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2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (380+ words) The Queenscliffe Literary Festival (QLF) has launched its 2026 festival program, packed with storytellers, authors, moderators and performers to fill two weekends in October. The festival has become one of the biggest cultural events on the Bellarine and, now in its…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (514+ words) The book, entitled "In The Blink Of An Eye: Short Stories To Keep You Up At Night," contains 30 of her micro, flash and short fiction stories, many of which originally appeared in magazines, ezines, anthologies and blogs, beginning in 2020. Almost…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (69+ words) The Times This ‘magnificent’ novel about dementia would be a worthy Booker winner Switzy by Emma Cline is a deeply moving story about a dying man flying to a Zurich euthanasia clinic — it’s The Death of Ivan Ilyich of the…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (427+ words) Elana Rabinovitch the Executive Director of Giller Prize stands on stage during the awards ceremony in Toronto, Nov. 18, 2024.Chris Young/The Canadian Press Nine newcomers and a couple of usual suspects made the longlist of 14 authors nominated for this year’s…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1797+ words) Portrait of Emily Rauh Pulitzer, pencil on paper by Phong H. Bui. Emily Rauh Pulitzer: It’s the library of collectors—not of an institution—because there are great strengths and weaknesses. It goes back to books that Joe—Joseph Pulitzer Jr....

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (312+ words) John of John by Douglas Stuart A Douglas Stuart novel making an appearance on the 2026 Booker longlist makes it almost impossible not to pick it up. His books are rarely easy reads, they are intense, intimate and hold you in…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (215+ words) The shortlists for the NT Book Awards have been announced. Shortlisted titles in each category are: The NT Book Awards recognise writers who “reflect the immense richness and importance of the stories, cultures, and histories of the NT”. This year’s…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (462+ words) WHAM Art Center is accepting submissions for the second annual Walking Through Words through Oct. 13. Published and self-published authors from throughout Arizona, representing all genres, are invited to submit their books for the opportunity to be featured in this gallery…...

3+ week, 16+ hour ago   (384+ words) Thinking is a sport, not a chore: Why children’s literature creators will win the war against AI Supreme Court orders refund of fine paid by Art of Living for Yamuna floodplains damage ‘The truth of science is transitory, literature searches…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (258+ words) Aug. 21, 2026, 10:44 a.m. ET Children of Wolves, by Lawrence Osborne (Simon & Schuster/Summit Books) Lawrence Osborne’s fiction revolves around travelers losing their way in foreign lands. In his latest novel, an American private investigator gets out of his depth while on an…...