Paperbark Merchants celebrating Love Your Bookshop Day
Upon walking into a bookshop, faced with that soft, pulpy smell of books, my mind is instantly piqued by the myriad possibilities of what I might find, of the places …
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Amazon Could Flag AI Books. AI-Detection Startups Say It Just Doesn’t
“Amazon is ethically obligated to disclose this information. The authors and publishers should be disclosing it already, but if they don’t, then Amazon needs to mandate it—along with every retailer …
TV presenter ‘feared for her life’ after break-up with husband, court hears
TV and radio presenter Yumi Stynes claims she was scared for her life after she broke up with her husband of nine years, who in turn argues she was violent …
Andrew Yang on why we should be scared about the 2024 election
Andrew Yang’s new book, “The Last Election,” marks the politician’s first foray into fiction. The political thriller, set on the 2024 presidential campaign trail, serves as a dire warning about …
Confessions of a Viral AI Writer
A thought experiment occurred to me at some point, a way to disentangle AI’s creative potential from its commercial potential: What if a band of diverse, anti-capitalist writers and developers …
Elon Musk biographer Walter Isaacson says mogul ‘can burn fast and flame out’
Walter Isaacson, who has authored bestselling biographies of Steve Jobs, Leonardo da Vinci, and Albert Einstein, speaks with On The Money about his new book on Elon Musk. Isaacson, 71, gives …
Logie award-winning Australian actress Joy Chambers-Grundy dies aged 76
Logie award-winning actress Joy Chambers-Grundy has died aged 76. Chambers-Grundy was a best-selling author, poet, philanthropist and businesswoman. She died in her sleep on Saturday morning, surrounded by loved ones. …
TikTok star Devrie Donalson on emotional baggage & losing her virginity
In a market flooded with self-help books, Devrie Donalson’s excellently titled “You’re Gonna Die Alone (& Other Excellent News)” (Blackstone) stands out. “You might think it is a trite, unimportant, …
If Elon Musk Had Been a Happy Child, Would He Still Be Launching Rockets?
I meet with Walter Isaacson in a small conference room in the offices of book publisher Simon & Schuster. The walls are festooned with framed covers, including of course Isaacson’s …
Book Club: West Girls by Laura Elizabeth Woollett
The shopping centres, secondary schools and backyards of Perth’s western and southern suburbs form the backdrop to tales of the cruelties of female adolescence and adulthood in West Girls, the …