We have a glimpse into the letters of an editor who was frank,fair and often very encouraging – and went on to become a literary giant herself.
She felt “itchy”,like a prisoner,and unsuited to making the speech on the Queen’s death,Liz Truss writes in her memoir.
Uncertainty surrounding the Melbourne Writers Festival has revived talk of merging it with the Wheeler Centre and State Library Victoria.
Joyce Carol Oates has written more than 70 books. Her latest is a selection of letters that eventually led to her correspondent writing her biography.
For two decades the National Young Writers’ Festival has been a crucible for Australian literary talent,but its future is now in doubt.
The actor’s controversial memoir has been held back by publishers in Australia and the United Kingdom.
The book industry is in full swing anticipating cooler weather and more time to read.
Should Until August,which the great Colombian novelist didn’t want published,have seen the light of day?
Roland Allen’s history of the notebook looks at the writers and artists who used them over hundreds of years,and the object itself.
The internet has decided reading is sexy,but no one actually looks good doing it.
The Brisbane Writers Festival returns from May 30 to June 2,bringing the likes of Mirandi Riwoe,Bryan Brown,Anna McGahan and an “intellectual all-you-can-eat” to the city.