Australia’s literary scene in 2025 was a dynamic blend of gripping thrillers, evocative literary fiction, and ambitious debut novels. From commercial bestsellers that dominated bookshelves to ...

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Just in time for last-minute gifts: Guardian Australia critics and staff pick out the best books of the year, featuring Helen Garner, Dominic Amerena, Evelyn Araluen and more Which Australian books ...

What about those that led to films or TV series, offering another outlet for our actors? Or the ones that captured something about our history or our character or our “she’ll be right” resilience.

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 ...

The sequel to Runt, this is the top selling children’s book for the year: six weeks after the adorable Annie Shearer and her mutt, Runt, competed at the Krumpets Dog Show, Runt mysteriously goes ...