“What is the charge?” a moustachioed man booms as several police officers wrestle him into a car. “Eating a meal? A succulent Chinese meal?” The man casts his eyes to …
While writing official Doctor Who spin-offs and play scripts may be in Chris Thomas’ usual wheelhouse, the Perth author has branched out to release his first children’s picture book, Leonard …
An aspiring rapper has apologised after he threatened to violate media personality Yumi Stynes with razor blades in a repugnant online attack. Eli Engwicht appeared in Sydney Downing Centre Local …
Last week, the Authors Guild sent an open letter to the leaders of some of the world’s biggest generative AI companies. Signed by more than 9,000 writers, including prominent authors …
Let’s talk about sex ba-by. Let’s talk about you and me. Or. . . maybe not? In news to sadden the sex-positive Salt-n-Pepa, an Australian sex education book for tweens …
“I think it is so important that we know our origins,” says Peter Burke. “Not necessarily the version we learned at school, either; we should be prepared to relearn what …
Yumi Stymes has revealed the toll the furore over her book for teens on sexuality has caused, but she says there has been a surprise outcome. Welcome to Sex: Your …
Lauren Goode: Thank you. I mean, I do like to stay informed, it is what we do, we live in the news, we live in information, but—yeah, it’s almost like …
Previously best known for her award-winning fantasy series The Poppy War Trilogy, Rebecca F. Kuang scored a major hit when her fourth novel, Babel, was released last year. The historical …
Holden Sheppard is just back from the gym. He’s showered and grabbed a bottle of water but you can still hear the crackle of energy around him. He’s sent the …