The multimillion copy-selling children’s author on his freewheeling childhood, the joy of being unproductive and life after the Treehouse series

In its 25th year, the National Simultaneous Storytime event is inviting children from Australia and beyond to read a gentle story of migration, belonging and family – starring an inquisitive cat and a...

In its 25th year, the National Simultaneous Storytime event is inviting children from Australia and beyond to read a gentle story of migration, belonging and family – starring an inquisitive cat and a...

Verse novels have been a particular strength of Australian writing for children and young adults over the past few decades. Little Bones, a lyrical and eerie debut middle-grade verse novel by Sandy Bi...

Meanjin writers share their favourite books of 2024.

Meanjin writers share their favourite books of 2024.

From award-winning poet Eileen Chong comes a dazzling book-length poem, comprising 101 interconnected fragments that can be read in any order, inviting the reader to construct multiple interpretations.

Santilla Chingaipe’s debut work of ‘Australian’ history is a work of rigorous research that reframes the historical narrative of the continent, reminiscent of the cultural reckoning brought on by t…

When I was still doing my job, I noticed I had begun to explain myself. ‘I’m literary editor of the Sydney Morning Herald … I run our coverage of books: commission book reviews, interview authors, …

The first in the highly anticipated post-Treehouse series delights in silliness, imagination and problem-solving

From Who Sank the Boat? to Alexander’s Outing, Allen’s picture books are beloved. But after losing her husband she’s written a new book to ‘re-establish my sense of worth’

From Who Sank the Boat? to Alexander’s Outing, Allen’s picture books are beloved. But after losing her husband she’s written a new book to ‘re-establish my sense of worth’

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Mainstream Australian news organisations are failing to hold accountable those responsible for the atrocities in Gaza.