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‘It will be dire for readers’: the disappearing voices of Australia’s independent publishers

Many local award-winning authors first found a home at a small publishing house, but as yet another is subsumed by one of the ‘big five’, there are fears for the writers of the future

The Guardian - AU · Jan 27, 2025

Finally, The Witcher 3 with the fat cut out: They're releasing a physical Gwent board game for true connoisseurs

All killer, no filler.

PC Gamer · Dec 6, 2024

The Thinning by Inga Simpson review – apocalyptic thriller offers glimpse of a better world

Two teens embark on a race against time across a ravaged Australia in this stunningly wrought dystopian novel

The Guardian - AU · Nov 14, 2024

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Music memoirs, cooking classes and squatting at Kanye’s: the best Australian books out in November

Each month Guardian Australia editors and critics pick the upcoming titles they have already devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on

The Guardian - AU · Nov 3, 2024

‘It could disappear for ever’: Anger over sale of George Orwell archive

Businesses are selling off priceless documents piecemeal, after publisher gave the order to ‘get rid of’ them

The Guardian - UK · Aug 17, 2024

Why this Canberra woman had to reclaim her original name to feel whole

Growing up Asian in the 90s in the ACT was very different.

The Canberra Times · Mar 22, 2024

‘Bold’, ‘extremely fun’, ‘luminously written’: the best Australian books out in March

Each month Guardian Australia editors and critics pick the upcoming titles they have already devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on

The Guardian - AU · Mar 5, 2024

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The best Australian children’s books of 2023: Alice Pung, Davina Bell, Sean Avery and more

From picture books to young adult novels and nonfiction, one teacher-librarian picks her favourite reads

The Guardian - AU · Dec 10, 2023

Free speech groups criticise German ban on Russian journalists’ book

Russian businessman claims book defamed him, while authors say aim is to destroy their reputation

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2023

Silverchair’s Ben Gillies and Chris Joannou on rifts, Daniel Johns and finding closure: ‘We’re still in indefinite hibernation’

The two former bandmates reflect on their ‘brutally honest’ memoir, life after superstardom and why grievances about songwriting credits remain unresolved

The Guardian - AU · Oct 20, 2023

Internet Archive's digital library has been found in breach of copyright. The decision has some important implications

“Information wants to be free” – but at what cost?

The Conversation · Aug 23, 2023

The indie publishing mavericks shaking up the UK books world

Last year, all of literature’s big prizes went to small publishers. In a risk‑averse climate, edgy debuts and ‘tricky-to-sell’ foreign titles have found a home at the likes of Fitzcarraldo Editions and Sort Of Books

The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2023

Hachette has withdrawn a policeman's memoir due to accuracy concerns. Should publishers do more fact checking?

Australian publisher Hachette has withdrawn from publication the memoir of a retired police officer, after concerns were raised about its accuracy. Christophe Glasl spent 16 years in Victoria Police before writing his tell-all memoir, Special Operations Group, named after the elite force he was a member of for four years.

The Conversation · Jul 11, 2023

Publisher withdraws former police officer’s memoir after force questions Port Arthur massacre claim

Victoria Police says Christophe Glasl was not in Tasmania at the time of Port Arthur massacre, despite his claim to have been involved in its resolution

The Guardian - AU · Jul 10, 2023

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The Guardian - AU · May 9, 2023

‘Candid’, ‘gripping’, ‘compulsory reading’: the best Australian books out in May

Each month, Guardian Australia editors and critics pick out the upcoming titles they’ve already devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on

ABC News · Mar 31, 2023

The best new books released in March, as selected by avid readers and critics

Short stories by Margaret Atwood, a thriller from a Booker Prize winner, and an interrogation of our cultural obsession with true crime are among our favourite new books.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 17, 2023

Examination of USC doctor’s earlier books finds more troubling instances of plagiarism

LOS ANGELES — With just days to go before the publication of his already-bestselling title, “The Book of Animal Secrets,” Dr. David Agus said he was surprised to learn that at least 95 passages appeared to be copied from other uncredited sources, sometimes word for word.

The New Daily · Mar 4, 2023

From Aussie politics to catering funerals: Here are 10 new books to check out in March

Looking to lose yourself in a crime thriller or learn about one of Australia's top politicians, this month's new releases have you covered

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The New Daily · Dec 31, 2022

From life lessons to family ties: Here are 10 reads for this summer

If you're looking for books for that upcoming summer trip or simply have a New Year's resolution to read more in 2023, we've got you covered.

The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2022

The UK reined in Rupert Murdoch. Why can’t we stop Vincent Bolloré in France?

The billionaire is poised to gobble up titles like Paris Match and publisher Hachette. Europe must intervene to uphold media freedom

The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2022

‘Childhood holidays everyone wishes they had’: the Famous Five return in a musical

Enid Blyton’s adventurers roam the stage in a new show that considers the climate crisis, gender identity and the impact of the pandemic on children

The Guardian - AU · Sep 15, 2022

Marshmallow by Victoria Hannan review – a tender evocation of the trauma of losing a child

The Kokomo author’s second novel interrogates the bizarre realm of grief in a beautifully tuned story about inconsolable loss

The Guardian - AU · Aug 13, 2022

As a cancer patient, I felt dismissed by doctors. As a doctor, I am desperate for the system to change

When Ben Bravery began studying medicine after surviving bowel cancer he found something missing from the curriculum – patients

Daily Mirror · Aug 13, 2022

Enid Blyton biographer says she would be 'horrified' at changes made to 'racist' books

The prolific children's author may have captured the hearts of generations of children - but 'by today’s definition she was both racist and sexist' and publishers have made edits to her classic books

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2022

Antitrust trial puts book publishing industry in the dock

The Justice Department’s legal effort to block the merger of book publishing giants Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster is more than just a showcase for the Biden administration’s tougher approach to corporate consolidation

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