Literature
How these five Brisbane writers have changed the literary landscape
From Trent Dalton to Melissa Lucashenko, Brisbane is blessed with a host of Australia’s best writers.
- by Jason Steger
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The 12 best books to read in August
From a young Rupert Murdoch to talking organs - here’s what to read this month.
- by Jason Steger
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My kid’s favourite picture book keeps me awake at night
This widely accepted children’s classic is absolutely terrifying, so why can’t I stop reading it?
- by Thomas Mitchell
You don’t need to leave the comfort of your couch to get lost in faraway places
The best books to inspire your next trip.
- by Georgie Gordon
Three novels that delve into sex, consent and power after #MeToo
Second novels by three award-winning women writers disrupt familiar narratives.
- by Jo Case
Got that sinking feeling? That means death in this classy mystery
Margaret Hickey’s third book Broken Bay takes the reader to the SA coastal fringe littered with dangerous sinkholes and caves.
- by Sue Turnbull
‘Trojan horse’ novel tackling colonisation and war wins Miles Franklin
Never judge a book by its cover. That’s certainly true about Shankari Chandran’s award-winning novel.
- by Jason Steger
Speed-watching TV shows? The slower the better for me
According to new research, a quarter of people now stream television at a higher playback speed at least some of the time.
- by Richard Glover
Tech companies ‘operate like Don Draper’s world in Mad Men’
Developments in tech are moving at a rapid pace and that poses serious human rights issues, says journalist Tracey Spicer.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
Biting humour drives heady story of life on the fringes
Libby Angel’s unsettling second novel Where I Slept paints a beautiful picture of merriment and abandon, at first.
- by Sonia Nair
Meet the Australian women who wrote World War One poetry – from home
Why don’t we know more about the Australian women who defied the image of the soldier-poets of the conflict?
- by Jane Sullivan