A good picture book is pure magic – and Australia has produced some of the best. Nominate your favourite here Nominations will close on Wednesday 3 December The best children’s picture books can be ...

Stories about distinctive wildlife, Aboriginal mythology and idyllic Australian childhoods. By Natasha Frost The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. Sign up to get it by ...

The deputy culture editor, Sian Cain, speaks to author Graeme Base about how he wrote his bestselling and beloved books Animalia and The Eleventh Hour, and why he set out to challenge curious kids ...

There's something magical about sharing a good book with a friend. The Reading Room by The Australian Women’s Weekly is a place where we share our love for books and recommend our favourite ...

The sequel to Runt, this is the top selling children’s book for the year: six weeks after the adorable Annie Shearer and her mutt, Runt, competed at the Krumpets Dog Show, Runt mysteriously goes ...

What about those that led to films or TV series, offering another outlet for our actors? Or the ones that captured something about our history or our character or our “she’ll be right” resilience.

After three consecutive years of growth, the Australian book market flattened out in 2023. In the year to June 17, 2023, Australian book sales totaled $548 million, up 0.6% on the same period in 2022, ...