LifestyleBook review: Becalmed in a time of great changeBritish writer Margaret Drabble is beloved by generations of readers, especially women.04 Oct 05:00 PM
Lifestyle'It's good to be slightly crazy'Norwegian crime writer Jo Nesbo talks to Jake Kerridge about his latest Harry Hole novel and his fascination with what makes ordinary people do evil things.28 Sep 05:00 PM
LifestyleBook review: Doctor SleepBring me all the Stephen King novels in the land. Yes, all of them. I know, I know. I'll build a new bookcase. I'll buy a bigger house.28 Sep 05:00 PM
LifestyleBook review: We Need New NamesNoViolet Bulawayo was born in Zimbabwe, a year after the country gained independence from British rule.28 Sep 12:15 AM
LifestyleBook review: The Signature Of All ThingsFrom the author of <i>Eat, Pray, Love</i> comes a remarkable new novel - a total deviation from Elizabeth Gilbert's 2006 bestseller, although just as likely to become a chart-topper.27 Sep 06:00 PM
LifestyleBook review: Snake BiteSince the novel <i>Puberty Blues</i> first scandalised the complacent Australian middle classes in 1979, there have been a couple of updates.21 Sep 06:00 PM
LifestyleLucky breakTalent and hard work are important but chance plays a big part, economist Tim Harford tells David Larsen.20 Sep 06:00 PM
LifestyleBook review: The Young Desire ItAs a coming-of-age story, this first novel by a young Australian writer would alarm those who leaped to condemn Ted Dawe's <i>Into The River</i>, which recently won this country's Young Adult Fiction award.20 Sep 06:00 PM
LifestyleBook review: Let the games beginConsumer Alert: this novel has nothing to do with the Olympics - except for one thing I'll mention later.13 Sep 06:00 PM
LifestyleBook review: ConstanceBased in New York, British writer Patrick McGrath has published seven novels and two short-story collections.07 Sep 06:00 PM
LifestyleBook review: The Virgin And The WhaleHe's a contender, Carl Nixon. He's an acclaimed playwright, has won significant awards for his short stories and he's come close with his novels, too06 Sep 06:00 PM
LifestyleBook review: Max GateIn fictionalising Thomas Hardy’s life, Damien Wilkins discovers some outrageous truths, writes Rebecca Barry Hill.06 Sep 06:00 PM
LifestyleBreaking out of his own prisonIt took a hellish long time for best-selling writer Matthew Quick’s overnight success to come, he tells David Larsen.30 Aug 06:00 PM
LifestyleBook review: Frederick's CoatJohno Ryan is doomed, it seems. He's barely out of short pants when his father and his grandfather sit him down and explain that their family are criminals: that's what they do.23 Aug 06:00 PM
LifestyleBook review: The Sound Of Things FallingPeople who read a lot of novels develop certain discriminations.23 Aug 06:00 PM
LifestyleAfter the silenceA family’s story can be far more tumultuous than any blockbuster, as Linda Herrick discovers in a conversation with author Lloyd Jones.23 Aug 06:00 PM
TravelBook review: <I>The Travel Book</I>Unless you're a gazillionaire signed up for one of those trips into space, your next holiday is somewhere inside these pages.23 Aug 03:00 AM
