Writing and Publishing
8 sizzling 2025 romance releases you need on your shelf
From fantasy dragon-riders to queer Napa Valley love stories, these are the 2025 romance releases setting hearts (and sales charts)…
20 pub quiz literary questions – the children’s and young adults’ literature version
So you tried the general literary quiz and the OzLit variation, here now is one devoted to children's and YA…
Book review: Autocorrect, Etgar Keret
Etgar Keret is back with 33 short stories about life, the universe and everything in between.
The book that changed your life
A selection of books that inspired and influenced, and left an indelible impression.
Book review: Hiroshige: artist of the open road, Alfred Haft
Experience the wonder of Hiroshige’s artistic imagination in this superb British Museum publication.
Book review: Blind Corners, Michael Collins
A thoughtful contemplation on ‘the art of fixing a shadow’.
10 pet peeves about books
Some of the little things that annoy readers before they even read a page.
10 expert tips on how to be a ghostwriter
Ghostwriting isn’t just writing for someone else. It’s shaping their story, capturing their voice and helping them say the things…
The broken midlist: why it’s harder than ever to be a ‘moderately successful’ author
Once the heart of the publishing industry, midlist authors now face dwindling advances, fading support, and a market obsessed with…
10 books people pretend to read (but don’t)
Let’s be honest – we’ve all nodded along in book club at least once. Here are 10 books people pretend…