Declared a national living treasure in 1997, he wrote poetry and short stories but was best known for his nine novels, ...

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The first 25 years of this century have seen millions of books published worldwide. Of these, many have made an indelible cultural impact. But is there a single book that has captured the hearts and ...

For the first time in the nine-year history of the Stella Count, and perhaps in the entire history of Australian book reviewing, gender equality has become the norm in Australia’s books pages. Our new ...

It promises to be a marvellous year ahead for OzLit, with new books from the likes of Kate Grenville, Siang Lu, Antoinette Lattouf, Shaun Micallef, Judith Lucy and more Get our weekend culture and ...