Books

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’

Defamation laws are having a chilling effect on non-fiction so those keen to get behind a story like Depp v Heard are likely to be left wanting

Diversity in publishing workplaces is good for our books, but exactly how diverse is our publishing industry?

A new book explores the history and culture of Timor-Leste from the outside in, weaving together the past, present and future of an island divided by colonialism and conflict

New research looks at how the human face is represented in writing from the medieval to contemporary eras, revealing how we have interpreted human emotion for centuries