Books

As the US faces a potential ban on TikTok, the viral success of Rebecca Yarros’ Empyrean series shows just how influential the BookTok community has become

Part Two of the books, podcasts, TV series, poems, footy matches and more that inspired us in 2024

The books, podcasts, TV series, poems, footy matches and more that inspired us in 2024

Three prize winners, two predictions and one tribute – this book list has your summer reading sorted

A new book explores the many – often surprising – connections between Walt Disney and Australia, most of which have faded from modern memory

Carrie, Pennywise and other Stephen King horrors endure because his stories are grounded in an authentic depiction of suburbia

A new book on the history of dental health in Victoria calls for a greater focus on prevention and more government-funded dental services

While ideas of family are changing, from Charles Dickens to Harry Potter, absent parents endure in children’s literature

A new book explores the more-or-less forgotten crime novels of one of Australia’s most successful authors, George Johnston

In the 1950s, the Hollywood Western came to Australia, but the cast and crew needed somewhere to stay. The South Australian government came up with ‘Zanuckville’