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
The wheelchair sport champion and advocate hopes his latest venture will celebrate and normalise disability among young children.
Clareese Packer
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
South West author and illustrator Josh Langley presented at Telling Tales in Balingup this month on letters to his younger self.
Anjelica Smilovitis
“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
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
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
MEGAN FRENCH reveals five of the world’s best bookstores worth travelling to.
Megan French
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
A UNESCO City of Literature, Scotland’s capital is a boon for bookworms and a reader’s delight.
Steve McKenna
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
Magabala once again awarded the title of Small Publisher of the Year at the 2024 Australian Book Industry Awards.
Natasha Clark
Cumberland City Council has banned same-sex parenting books in its libraries, citing the “deep conservative values” of voters.
James Dowling
Kim Scott was the first Indigenous author to win the Miles Franklin, an accolade that still sits uncomfortably. But belief in the power of Aboriginal storytelling to heal and connect continues to drive him.
Emma Garlett
In a book full of startling revelations, former Prime Minister Scott Morrison writes that Malcolm Turnbull advised him to go for the top job during the infamous ‘spill week’ of 2018.
Duncan Evans
Bestselling crime author Anna Downes wanted to write her next novel about the dark side of ‘van life’ and solo travel, so she hit the road. She shares the WA trip behind the highly-anticipated Red River Road.
Anna Downes
Rebel Wilson’s memoir will be published in Australia next month but there’s one dramatic change.
Kellie Balaam
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation has won a major international prize for children's literature in recognition of the work it does in remote communities.
Rudi Maxwell
The beloved artist has dropped the release date of his new book after recovering from a long health battle.
Madeleine Achenza
Aussie music legend John Farnham is gearing up to release his tell-all memoir which is set to give fans access to his personal and public journey like never before.
Australians hoping to get their hands on a copy of Hollywood actor Rebel Wilson’s highly anticipated memoir have been left disappointed.
Tess McCracken
JK Rowling’s comments about new anti-hate speech law in Scotland are a real bummer for any Harry Potter fan who isn’t threatened by the existence of transwomen.
Kate Emery
Following in the footsteps of other legendary Aussie athletes, captain of the men’s cricket team Pat Cummins has signed a massive new deal.
Grace Baldwin