Australian author and screenwriter Charlotte McConaghy joins Los Angeles Times Book Club readers at 7 p.m. Pacific to discuss “Migrations,” a novel set in a near-future fraught with extinctions. McConaghy will be in conversation with environmental reporter Rosanna Xia in

FOUR books from Australia are among the contenders for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, with the announcement coinciding with the 250th anniversary of the author’s birth. The longlist has 11 books in contention for the

Facebook’s cooperation is a major victory in Australia’s efforts to make two major gateways to the internet, Google and Facebook, pay for the journalism that they use — a faceoff that governments and tech companies the world over have watched

22 February 2021 @booksandpublishing The longlists for the Australian Book Design Awards, presented by the Australian Book Designers Association (ABDA), have been announced. Longlisted titles in some of the categories are: Best Designed Commercial Fiction Cover All Our Shimmering Skies (Trent Dalton, Fourth

Georgina Godwin speaks to celebrated Australian writer and broadcaster Richard Fidler, best known for presenting ‘Conversations’ on ABC Radio, which is one of the most popular podcasts in the country. Having also forged a successful writing career, Fiddler’s latest book,

In recent years, Japanese literature has earned a reputation abroad for its edgy, socially-conscious fiction, which translator Stephen Snyder, 63, has had a hand in encouraging. Snyder has translated titles like “Coin Locker Babies” by Ryu Murakami, “Out” by Natsuo

CANBERRA, Australia -- Rupert Murdoch's News Corp said it has struck a deal for Google to pay it for news as the digital giant rushes to negotiate generous deals with big and small Australian media companies.Australian lawmakers are considering forcing

ENTER NOW TO WIN – 12 FRACTEL HATS BEING GIVEN AWAY. HURRY COMP CLOSES SOON There is a boom in Australian distance running, and it’s making global headlines. Last weekend Charlie Hunter, Oliver Hoare, and Morgan McDonald all broke Australian indoor records;

Covering a century of Australian literature, author and editor Craig Munro has assembled a somewhat motley crew of characters, to celebrate a handful of key figures from the world of publishing and editing. From A.G. Stephens, the “three initialled terror”

‘A bookstore in the middle of a paddock’  BENEATH shelves of rare antique books, Leo Berkelouw sits at his rustic wooden desk surrounded by a sprawling 200-acre property. Each tome is a cherished find that the antiquarian, now in his 80s, has