Bill Perkins says parents should give kids their inheritance in their 20s instead of when they die
Bill Perkins, the hedge fund multimillionaire and best-selling author of Die with Zero: Getting All You Can from…
Eric Idle on the Monty Python rift: ‘Excuse me, I made you a million f—–g dollars’
The Pythons would almost certainly be lambasted today as the epitome of white male privilege. “I can’t really…
Rita Panahi: Miss Universe Australia Caity Worthington’s courage on trans issue
Australia is about to be represented on the world stage by an impressive young woman who displayed rare…
Cyber attack targeting Hachette Australia subsidiary hurts bookshops and authors
A cyber attack on one of the country’s major publishing distributors has left bookshops and authors struggling to…
Joyce Carol Oates Panned Emily Wilson’s Odyssey Pan
Photo-Illustration: By The Cut; Photos: Getty Images and Universal Pictures Much of the discourse surrounding Christopher Nolan’s The…
Claude, ChatGPT: AI labs buy, scan, shred millions of rare books
If you have retreated to physical books because the internet is too full of AI slop, bad news…
Bendigo Writers Festival council report recommends one-year hiatus amid reputational damage
A Bendigo council review of its ill-fated 2025 Writers Festival has recommended a one-year hiatus before returning in…
‘This Is Us’ author ‘felt forced’ to choose between Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively
“This is Us” author Colleen Hoover reportedly felt she had to choose between the film’s director, Justin Baldoni,…
Books and bonds: Leafing through favourite pages
Jayaseelan passed on the gift of reading to his grand-niece, Christyana Rose, who says, “My granduncle was a…
Disney’s “Meant To Be” authors delight fans at Las Vegas Book Festival
LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — The Las Vegas Book Festival brought a touch of Disney magic this year as…
Australia’s favourite authors share their favourite books of the 21st century
The first 25 years of this century have seen millions of books published worldwide. Of these, many have…
Jennifer Byrne on her best books of the 21st century
ABC Radio National is counting down the Top 100 Books of the 21st Century and you can help…