Jonathan Swift's 1726 novel about a man who finds himself in fantastical lands populated by strange people is a genuinely funny and absorbing tale that undoubtedly deserves its reputations as a classic, writes Angela Meyer.
The West is broke, the Middle East is in flames, the world is going to hell on a hire bike, but let's get to what really matters -- the Booker Prize.
Australian poetry is suddenly the subject of considerable debate. While there's controversy over a new poetry anthology by UNSW Press, there's wider optimism over the health of poetry more generally.
A battle of the book lovers has broken out on model-turned-crime author Tara Moss's blog. There was some snarky back and forth with The Age's Cameron Woodhead, author Kerryn Goldsworthy and others, reports Amber Jamieson.
It's a tough call for every author: when to ditch your work and start from scratch. in a short essay novelist Tony D'Sourza explains how and why he went about it.
The multi-talented Dean Wareham has toured the world as the face of Andy Warhol's Superstars. He sits down for a chat with Kent MacCarther, discussing his new book Black Postcards and a long and distinguished career speckled with drugs and g-strings.
Legendary publisher Diana Gribble had the gift of seeing you in the round, with great and sometimes unsettling clarity, and she gave the impression of treating everyone as distinctive individuals, writes friend W H Chong.
UK online bookseller Book Depository offers free shipping worldwide and cheaper book prices than stores can offer here in Oz. But what does that free postage really cost? Eloise Keating investigates.
"Hey you’re a cartoonist, why don’t YOU enter the Climate Change Poetry Slam?" And with those words, my career as a performance poet began.
Diana Gribble was a legend in the book world, instrumental in creating two Australian beacons of independent publishing: McPhee Gribble, and Text. W H Chong pays tribute to his dear friend.
