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BooksCommentsLiane Moriarty would rather not talk about selling 20m books

Moriarty has reached a level of success few authors can claim. She’s written eight bestsellers and several have been adapted for TV. Despite all that success, she shows little interest in becoming a brand. Why?

Elizabeth Harris

SINGALONG FUNPremiumNarrogin’s homegrown musician leads library sing-along

Narrogin’s homegrown musician met with Narrogin Primary School students and local families at the library on Thursday morning to dance and play to his two new sing-along children’s books. 

Hannah Whitehead

BooksRushdie draws parallels to 1984 after knife attack

Salman Rushdie has referenced room 101 in George Orwell's novel 1984 to describe the impact of a knife attack in 2022.

Staff Writers

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Classic texts culled in WA high school literature overhaul

A play by Australia’s only winner of the Nobel prize for literature and Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet are among works to be cut from a list of drama texts recommended for Year 11 and 12 literature classes.

Bethany Hiatt

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The WA Government’s hypocrisy in celebrating Book Week

Our State Government appears happy to celebrate books when it comes to putting out media releases about Book Week but not so much when it comes to coughing up some cash.

Kate Emery

Kate Emery

IN PICTURESPremiumVoices of the South launched at Albany Town Hall

The Albany Town Hall was packed with more than 170 people on August 7 for the launch of Voices of the South: Albany-Kinjarling and the Great Southern.

Georgia Campion

World PoliticsHow those who cross Xi Jinping disappear or end up dead

From top politicians to billionaires, no one is too powerful or rich to escape the baleful purges of China’s president, Michael Sheridan writes.

Michael Sheridan

LOCAL LEGENDSPremiumGreat Southern influential figures featured in new book

A children’s book spotlighting icons of the Great Southern and the importance of community connection is being launched this weekend.

Melissa Sheil

newsPremiumMajor move for outspoken senator

A first term senator who rose through Liberal ranks to become the face of the anti-Voice campaign will pen a memoir set to be released early next year.

Jessica Wang

WA NewsCommentsPremiumWhy WA children’s reading rates are among Australia’s worst

Australian children are reading for pleasure less than they used to, and WA kids are among the most reluctant readers.

Kate Emery

HELP ME HELP MY TEENCommentsPremiumMaggie Dent comes full circle, with new book for teens

Before Maggie Dent was a beloved parenting guru, she was a troubled teen. Now she’s taken that experience and everything she’s learned since, to write one final book, to help parents and their adolescents.

Katherine Fleming

BooksCommentsMt Lawley bookstore moves 50m via ‘human conveyor belt’

It’s one small step for a Mt Lawley shop owner but one giant step for her 14,000 books, which were moved on Saturday by a ‘human conveyor belt’. 

Gabrielle Becerra Mellet

BooksPremiumSporting hero’s surprise new career venture

The wheelchair sport champion and advocate hopes his latest venture will celebrate and normalise disability among young children.

Clareese Packer

Pulse TalksCommentsPremiumFrom stacking shelves to award-winning author

Holden Sheppard will share his inspiring career arc from stacking shelves at a Perth supermarket as a teenager struggling with mental health to his status as one of Australia’s brightest literary stars.

Simon Collins

Children’s storytellerPremiumJosh Langley presented at Telling Tales in Balingup

South West author and illustrator Josh Langley presented at Telling Tales in Balingup this month on letters to his younger self.

Anjelica Smilovitis

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A year for book lovers at Paperbark Merchants

“Reflecting on this after our latest book club session, I wanted to pause and celebrate how fantastic the first half of 2024 has been.” Paperbark Merchants manager Leisa Morton.

Leisa Morton

ENTERTAINMENTPremiumHollywood legend touches down in Aus

A Hollywood legend who starred in one of the best science fiction films of all time is among the star-studded line-up headlining Australia’s biggest pop culture event.

Emma Kirk

barking good readPremiumDianne Wolfer takes Premier’s Award for kids book

A beloved Albany writer has again leapt into the literary limelight, as her junior fiction novel took home a prestigious state award earlier this month.

Melissa Sheil

TravelPremiumTravel bucket list for bookworms: libraries and bookstores

MEGAN FRENCH reveals five of the world’s best bookstores worth travelling to.

Megan French

CommunityPremiumBilly goes to BRAMS children's book launches in Broome

The story of a young boy who visits Broome Regional Aboriginal Medical Service for a health check has been launched in a new children’s book, Billy goes to BRAMS. 

Katya Minns

ScotlandCommentsPremiumBookworm’s delight: Five literary highlights in Edinburgh

A UNESCO City of Literature, Scotland’s capital is a boon for bookworms and a reader’s delight.

Steve McKenna

BooksFirst German writer wins International Booker Prize

Kairos, a novel about a love affair between a younger woman and older man in 1980s Germany, has won this year's International Booker Prize.

Staff Writers

Indigenous AffairsPremiumIndigenous publishing house wins big on national stage

Magabala once again awarded the title of Small Publisher of the Year at the 2024 Australian Book Industry Awards. 

Natasha Clark

NEWSPremiumCouncil bans same-sex parenting books

Cumberland City Council has banned same-sex parenting books in its libraries, citing the “deep conservative values” of voters.

James Dowling