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Virginia Giuffre memoir triumphs at British Book Awards

Virginia Giuffre memoir triumphs at British Book Awards

Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir Of Surviving Abuse And Fighting For Justice, written by the late Virginia Giuffre, has picked up two prizes at the British Book Awards.

From Slow Horse to smash hit, author heads Down Under

From Slow Horse to smash hit, author heads Down Under

From Slow Horse to smash hit, author heads Down Under

From Slow Horse to smash hit, author heads Down Under

Despite the bestselling Slough House novels and Slow Horses television series, author Mick Herron is pleasantly surprised to have an audience in Australia.

Book pulled over illustrator's Bondi massacre post

Book pulled over illustrator's Bondi massacre post

Book pulled over illustrator's Bondi massacre post

Book pulled over illustrator's Bondi massacre post

A university publishing house has cancelled a children's book, saying the illustrator's past comments breached its anti-Semitism policy.

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Titanic rewritten in heroic tale of Aussie survivor

Titanic rewritten in heroic tale of Aussie survivor

The story of nurse Evelyn Marsden, the only Australian to survive the sinking of the Titanic, has been told for the first time after being lost to history.

'More people, more books': tech to end audiobook debate

'More people, more books': tech to end audiobook debate

The question of whether audiobooks count as reading is about to get more complicated thanks to a feature from a major tech firm.

Children's book giving hope beyond family violence

Children's book giving hope beyond family violence

A children's storybook aims to offer hope to young people navigating grief and trauma following domestic tragedies.

No pants Penguin comedy show makes a triumphant return

No pants Penguin comedy show makes a triumphant return

The award-winning Classic Penguins returns to the comedy festival. Its star, Garry Starr, might need to put his pants back on - he's pitching for television.

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New Prince Harry book a 'deranged conspiracy'

New Prince Harry book a 'deranged conspiracy'

New Prince Harry book a 'deranged conspiracy'

New Prince Harry book a 'deranged conspiracy'

Prince Harry's camp has dismissed allegations in a new biography about him that claims Queen Camilla said he'd been brainwashed by his wife Meghan.

Sydney rules as Slow Horses author visits Down Under

Sydney rules as Slow Horses author visits Down Under

Sydney rules as Slow Horses author visits Down Under

Sydney rules as Slow Horses author visits Down Under

Spy novelist Mick Herron is among the authors coming to Sydney in a packed line-up for the city's writers' festival.

‘Predatory’ children’s author used fame to groom kids

‘Predatory’ children’s author used fame to groom kids

‘Predatory’ children’s author used fame to groom kids

‘Predatory’ children’s author used fame to groom kids

A bestselling children’s author who preyed on girls as young as 11 after visiting their schools to talk about his books has been jailed.

Kids' ideas spark inspiration for bestselling author

Kids' ideas spark inspiration for bestselling author

Kids' ideas spark inspiration for bestselling author

Kids' ideas spark inspiration for bestselling author

The author who's just been named Australia's next Children’s Laureate has revealed how his millions of young readers spark ideas for every book he releases.

Palestinian author to appear at rebel literary event

Palestinian author to appear at rebel literary event

Palestinian author to appear at rebel literary event

Palestinian author to appear at rebel literary event

Palestinian Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah will appear at a last-minute alternative to the now-cancelled Adelaide Writers' Week.

Author 'gobsmacked' by peak body funding crisis

Author 'gobsmacked' by peak body funding crisis

Author 'gobsmacked' by peak body funding crisis

Author 'gobsmacked' by peak body funding crisis

A peak body for writers may have to close after missing out on state government funding, and one author says she's "gobsmacked" by the situation.

'Their career is toast': writers' festival anguish

'Their career is toast': writers' festival anguish

'Their career is toast': writers' festival anguish

'Their career is toast': writers' festival anguish

The consequences of cancelling a major literary festival are far-reaching, publishers and writers say, despite a premier declaring there is no economic impact.

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Writers' festival drops Palestinian-Australian author

The board of a major festival has cancelled the appearance of a prominent Palestinian author citing 'cultural sensitivity' following the Bondi terror attack.

Virginia Giuffre's memoir sells one million copies

The posthumous memoir of Virginia Giuffre, a prominent accuser of Jeffrey Epstein, has sold one million copies worldwide.

Author horrified toddler taboo book seen as pedophilic

A Christian charity executive was shocked her book Daddy's Little Toy about an adult role-playing as a toddler was seen as pedophilic, a court has been told.

David Szalay's Flesh wins prestigious Booker Prize

British-Hungarian author David Szalay has won this year's Booker Prize for his novel Flesh, which the judges described as "extraordinary".

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Creatives celebrate copyright protection from AI mining

Labor's decision to rule out a controversial change to copyright laws that would allow AI models to scrape creative work for free has been widely supported.

Albanese walks in Whitlam's footsteps half a century on

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has lauded a titan of the Labor movement for significant reforms social and political reforms that changed Australia.

Watchdog urged to review claims against Prince Andrew

Britain's Prince Andrew faces more scrutiny as the posthumous memoir by Virginia Giuffre makes more claims.

Andrew's team 'tried to hire trolls to hassle accuser'

Virginia Giuffre wrote in her memoir that Prince Andrew tried to hire internet trolls to "hassle" her after she came forward with sexual abuse accusations.

Prince Andrew gives up his Duke of York title

Prince Andrew has stopped using his remaining titles and honours and will no longer be known as the Duke of York, completing his banishment from royal life.

'Pay up': artists, authors argue AI steals their work

Australian musicians, producers and authors want an AI data mining proposal to be scrapped, saying their life's work can be taken for nothing.

Winning author reveals perils of robodebt rabbit warren

An author has revealed how his three years working on a prize-winning robodebt expose left him feeling at times unwell and "in this kind of rabbit warren".

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