Defying Expectations
When you’re young, all breakups feel like catastrophes. For this brief but key period of life, the question…
People Are Trying to ‘Deprogram’ Their MAGA Parents Through Book Clubs
The idea of starting a book club came to Valeen Heinle late one night in July. She was…
Book Week celebrates 80 years in Australia
Parents around the country will no doubt be spending a few late nights this week stitching together costumes…
What’s behind New York’s bookstore bar boom?
In New York, it’s hard to run a bookstore, and it’s hard to run a bar, with both…
A Noble Madness by James Delbourgo review – the dark side of collecting | Books
James Delbourgo, a professor of history at Rutgers University, New Jersey, says that his latest work is less…
The One Remaining (Paula McLean, Fearless Press)
Tuesday, 19 August 2025   Books+Publishing @booksandpublishing Paula McLean’s The One Remaining is a quiet, affecting novel about…
Helm by Sarah Hall review – a mighty epic of climate change in slow motion | Fiction
Even if Sarah Hall did not begin her acknowledgments by saying that it’s taken her 20 years to…
NCTE and SLJ Review 8 Challenged YA and Modern Classics | Defending the Canon
School Library Journal and NCTE continue to champion works that have long been taught in classrooms, including YA classics…
Small Rain by Garth Greenwell review – reflections from a hospital bed
Garth Greenwell’s Small Rain garnered worldwide praise on its release last year. Its paperback release should do wonders…
Two Books on the West and World Order
As the West’s domination of the world wanes, two new books tackle classic questions about the roles Europe…
HQ acquires Inoon’s second novel
Tuesday, 19 August 2025 Â Books+Publishing @booksandpublishing Harlequin Australia (HQ), a division of HarperCollins, has acquired world rights…
UNC student Blythe Klayner releases sci-fi book with local publisher –
During her first two years at UNC, Klayner said she learned skills that she is confident will improve…