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Six years, 21 drafts earn hip-hop poet top book prize

Six years, 21 drafts earn hip-hop poet top book prize

Author and hip-hop artist Omar Musa moved to Borneo to write his second novel Fierceland, which has taken out Australia's premier literary award.

Defendant in Rushdie stabbing trial declines to testify

Defendant in Rushdie stabbing trial declines to testify

Defendant in Rushdie stabbing trial declines to testify

Defendant in Rushdie stabbing trial declines to testify

Salman Rushdie, the prize-winning author of novels such as the controversial The Satanic Verses, testified about the 2022 attack that left him blind in one eye.

Version of Australia's famed MONA destined for Bangkok

Version of Australia's famed MONA destined for Bangkok

Version of Australia's famed MONA destined for Bangkok

Version of Australia's famed MONA destined for Bangkok

Hobart's Museum of Old and New Art has announced plans to develop MONA Bangkok on the banks of the Chao Phraya River.

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Darkroom find shines light on remote-learning pioneers

Darkroom find shines light on remote-learning pioneers

An exhibition shows how bilingual teaching inspired a new generation of Indigenous storytelling, and a collaboration between two of Australia's greatest bands.

Sneak peek at MONA's $100m underground library

Sneak peek at MONA's $100m underground library

After more than four years of construction, Tasmania's MONA will open its new library containing owner David Walsh's personal collection.

Charity worker appeals conviction over child abuse book

Charity worker appeals conviction over child abuse book

An author placed on the sex offenders register for writing a taboo novel about explicit toddler sexual role-play has filed an appeal against her conviction.

AI controversy swirls around Trinidad and Tobago author

AI controversy swirls around Trinidad and Tobago author

A prize-winning Caribbean writer from Trinidad and Tobago is embroiled in controversy involving a short story and allegations AI was used to write it.

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Randa Abdel-Fattah among authors on Miles Franklin list

Randa Abdel-Fattah among authors on Miles Franklin list

Randa Abdel-Fattah among authors on Miles Franklin list

Randa Abdel-Fattah among authors on Miles Franklin list

The longlist for the Miles Franklin Literary Award includes a book by a Palestinian-Australian author, who has been embroiled in free speech controversies.

Plausible mistakes: Wikipedia boss says don't trust AI

Plausible mistakes: Wikipedia boss says don't trust AI

Plausible mistakes: Wikipedia boss says don't trust AI

Plausible mistakes: Wikipedia boss says don't trust AI

Artificial intelligence could make our lives better, according to Wikipedia's founder, but it's still far from being a reliable source of information.

Taiwan's Yáng Shuāng-zǐ wins Booker Prize

Taiwan's Yáng Shuāng-zǐ wins Booker Prize

Taiwan's Yáng Shuāng-zǐ wins Booker Prize

Taiwan's Yáng Shuāng-zǐ wins Booker Prize

The first Taiwanese writer and her translator have won the International Booker Prize for a novel that explores themes of colonialism, power, class and love.

In Stella Prize first, a graphic novel draws the win

In Stella Prize first, a graphic novel draws the win

In Stella Prize first, a graphic novel draws the win

In Stella Prize first, a graphic novel draws the win

The $60,000 Stella Prize has gone to a graphic novel by a transgender author, in two firsts for the coveted book award.

Books banned as publisher cuts ties with guilty author

Books banned as publisher cuts ties with guilty author

Books banned as publisher cuts ties with guilty author

Books banned as publisher cuts ties with guilty author

Author Craig Silvey's publisher has moved to cut ties after he admitted guilt to child exploitation charges, while WA schools have permanently banned his books.

Author Craig Silvey admits child exploitation crimes

Author Craig Silvey admits child exploitation crimes

Author Craig Silvey admits child exploitation crimes

Author Craig Silvey admits child exploitation crimes

Australian author Craig Silvey has pleaded guilty to possessing and distributing child exploitation material, as prosecutors dropped two other charges.

Gasps as ex-charity worker avoids jail over abuse book

Gasps as ex-charity worker avoids jail over abuse book

Gasps as ex-charity worker avoids jail over abuse book

Gasps as ex-charity worker avoids jail over abuse book

An author will be placed on the sex offenders register after penning a novel found to describe the sexual abuse of a child through explicit toddler role-play.

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Award-winning Aussie literary figure David Malouf dies

One of Australia's most celebrated literary figures, David Malouf, who published multiple prize-winning works, has passed away at the age of 92.

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.

'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.

'Exquisite' illustrations show efforts to save language

An exhibition celebrates the decades-long drive by the remote Western Desert community of Papunya to keep culture and language alive.

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Author now accused of producing child abuse material

The author of Jasper Jones and other popular novels for young readers has been slugged with more child exploitation charges, including producing the material.

Jill Biden book outlines husband's re-election decision

Jill Biden says her book scheduled to be published in June will discuss her feelings about the three-week stretch when her husband ended his political career.

Library loses literary awards after 'martyr' blowback

A library has lost its role managing a state's literary awards, after an Indigenous writer was criticised for her comments about a slain Hamas leader.

Indigenous poet claims richest state book prize

A poet's latest work has been lauded for its emotional intelligence, while Palestinian-Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah has won an award by popular vote.

Literary journal Meanjin back from the dead

The axed literary journal Meanjin is back, to be run out of the city where it was originally founded 85 years ago.

Ex-charity staffer penned ‘offensive’ child abuse novel

A former Christian charity executive could face jail for child abuse material over a taboo book describing a woman role playing as a toddler with an older man.

Author's NZ sexual assault lawsuits dismissed in US

US federal judges have dismissed three lawsuits accusing award-winning British author Neil Gaiman of sexually assaulting his children's nanny in New Zealand.

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