Women writers’ work is getting lost in translation
British readers are missing out on a wealth of literature written by non-English women writers.
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As Harry Potter turns 20, let’s focus on reading pleasure rather than literary merit
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the first in the phenomenally successful series, turns 20 this month. Despite criticism of their status as 'literature', the books remain a magical experience for children.
Indigenous picture books offering windows into worlds
These books introduce children to Indigenous culture and experiences through colourful pictures and powerful storytelling.
Djuna Barnes: the ‘lesbian’ writer who rejected lesbianism
Unlike earlier lesbian and gay movements whose politics depended on visible identities, queer theory grew out of a critique of this – and perhaps that's where Djuna Barnes sits.
Time travel: a conversation between a scientist and a literature professor
Simon John James and Richard Bower chat about differing conceptions of what it is to travel through time.
Ivanka Trump’s deeply political tome
'Women Who Work' attempts to present itself as an apolitical work. But no narratives ever are – and it's especially the case for those that anxiously seek to appear that way.
Will Trump give working families a break?
The nation needs a more comprehensive approach to family leave and relief for parents with child care expenses. But the proposals the Trump team rolled out initially fell short.
Should the giving styles of the rich and famous alarm us all?
In 'The Givers,' author David Callahan warns that today's mega-rich philanthropists wield too much political clout. He may be exaggerating their power and lowballing the public's own strength.
Why you don’t need to write much to be the world’s bestselling author
James Patterson – one of the world's bestselling authors – may not principally be a writer.
Here is what makes some writing ‘world leading’
The conditions for originality in a piece of writing.
Guide to the classics: Neil Gaiman’s American Gods
American Gods imagines a US where ancient gods exist at "right angles to reality", asking why we have mythologies and why we need them.
Once upon a time: a brief history of children’s literature
Children’s literature may be a modern genre, but there is a long history of writing for children with some surprisingly unchanging elements.
What is fiction good for in a post-truth world?
Whether the ubiquity of fiction has devalued truth or enhanced morality has been in doubt for over 2,000 years.
Children prefer to read books on paper rather than screens
Research shows that providing children with eReading devices can actually inhibit their reading.
Awesome, erotic, everyday: the literary story of electricity
The way writers drew on electricity to weave their stories tells us much about the history of electricity itself.
Booksellers, the alt-right and Milo Yiannopoulos
Independent booksellers are increasingly seeing their role as, necessarily, an active, educative, political one.
Brave New World: the pill-popping, social media obsessed dystopia we live in
Alternative facts owe more to Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World than Orwell's 1984.
For the Edwardians, bookplates were as rebellious as modern day tattoos
Bookplates showed wealth, personality, status – and a sense of humour.
Guide to the classics: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Hunter S Thompson's 1971 book is a torpedo ride through some of the strangest scenes in American fact, or fiction. It's about greed, the souring of '60s idealism, the failings of journalism and much more.
Why children’s books that teach diversity are more important than ever
What stories can teach children about the world.
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Research fellow in English Literature, Deakin University
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Lecturer, School of Design, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor of Writing, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Lecturer of English, University of Liverpool
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Lecturer in Creative Writing, The Open University
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Associate Professor in Creative Writing, Macquarie University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics, Monash University
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Professor of Writing, University of Technology Sydney
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Emeritus Professor of Australian Literature, University of Sydney
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Academic Sessional, Victoria University
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Professor in English Literature, University of Liverpool
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Senior Lecturer in Languages and Cultures, Lancaster University
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