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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas author's latest work, The Elements, is a series of four linked stories examining child abuse from different perspectives.

This month's best new releases shine a light on growing up queer in a small town, the social inequity of the US college system, and dealing with the double whammy of an unfaithful husband and a cancer diagnosis.

Fairytales written centuries ago continue to inspire readers, novelists and artists who dabble in "the imagination business".

Siang Lu has won the Miles Franklin Literary Award for his book Ghost Cities, about a Chinese translator who loses his job because he can't speak Mandarin.

Dominic Amerena takes on the literary-industrial complex in his satirical debut offering set in Melbourne's western suburbs, I Want Everything.

Brandon Jack draws on his time as a peripheral player in the AFL in his raucous new novel, Pissants.

In outback Queensland, where the arts can be seen as "niche", a writers' group is giving young creatives a safe space to flourish. 

Andy Lee is no stranger to TV, but when it came to turning his best-selling kids' book into a show for the ABC, it was a process unlike anything he had experienced before.

ABC experts unpack the shortlist of Australia's biggest book prize: who made it, who missed out and who they think will win.

Holden Sheppard was feeling frustrated by restrictions of young adult fiction, and by being told he couldn't write about certain things. This time he's written a novel for adults, and he's pleased that nothing has got in his way.

The star of Mystery Road exposes a dark chapter of Australian history in her second novel, I Am Nannertgarrook.

The therapeutic benefits of writing can go far beyond the stereotypical journalling exercise. These writers share their stories.

Three years after the sudden death of her husband, author Geraldine Brooks retreated to Flinders Island to do the work of grief.

A revealing memoir from one of Australia's most beloved authors and an exciting debut about a literary fraudster in the tradition of Helen Demidenko are among this month's best new releases.

The 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' books have sold 300 million copies and delivered a movie franchise. Author and illustrator Jeff Kinney talks with News Breakfast about why he thinks his books have been so successful.

After her debut novel YA novel Royals, Blue Mountains-based author Tegan Bennett Daylight had no intention of writing a sequel. But her protagonists had other ideas.

Theory & Practice, Michelle de Kretser's novel exploring the "messy gap" between art and life, has won one of the nation's top literary awards.

Charlotte McConaghy's latest novel, Wild Dark Shore, is a propulsive literary thriller set in one of the world's most remote and rugged locations.

At the 2025 NSW Literary Awards, Nam Le took out Book of the Year for his second book, while Hasib Hourani won the poetry prize with his debut.

Tóibín is one of the most revered figures in Irish literature, and he's visiting Australia to discuss his latest novel, Long Island.