Forget the drugs, the more fascinating aspect of the Ben Cousins story is his narrative addiction, writes Mark Tomlinson.
Richael King's novel about a vintage-dress-wearing tattooed taxidermist writing a thesis about gothic literature cleverly pays homage to the gothic tradition, with hints of romance and dark and complex things, writes Angela Meyer.
Published by Hachette Australia Things Bogans Like is an example of a relatively new phenomenon: the blog-to-book publishing project.
The internet is turning us into “pancake people” -- flat and wide, with no depth to our thought, according to Nick Carr. But is that shallow thinking? asks Ben Gook.
I am going to read 20 classic, modern-classic or cult books in 2011 to help fill the gaps in my reading, declares Crikey book blogger Angela Meyer. First up: The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James and The Berlin Stories by Christopher Isherwood. Want to join in?
The recent floods throughout Queensland and other parts of Australia have had a massive impact on many lives. But there are some literary-minded ways you can help out, such as buying books from Queensland auctions, writes Angela Meyer.
Literary creation Holden Caulfield, the young protagonist of JD Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, is set to return to the page in an unofficial sequel blocked from release in the US and Canada. They may have a bad rep but unofficial sequels aren't necessarily a bad thing, writes David Barnett.
In a recent appearance on Lateline, Jonathan Franzen confessed he doesn't much like to watch television at night. Instead, the lauded author favours a period of quiet, literary contemplation before resting his head, writes Alexandra Patrikios.
What can you say about the small number of people out there who can’t stand Corinne Grant? writes Cameron Shingleton.
One of the strongest impressions that Megalogenis's Quarterly Essay Trivial Pursuit conveys is that no one in the current parliament is motivated by anything resembling a political idea, as opposed to, say, a vague sense that ideas are . . . probably a good thing, writes Bryan Cooke.
