Education is at a crossroads, argues the author and academic. Should we embrace new technology in the name of efficiency, or is it time to fight back?

Christopher Nolan’s film has made the Odyssey a bestselling book again, but a slew of new poets are breaking sales records, and have more in common with the ancient Greek than you might expect ...

The author’s third novel to chronicle life in Sydney’s west follows a group of flawed friends trying to sustain meaning amid ...

A new blog post by the fantasy writer has outlined his recent difficulties, as fans continue to speculate on the elusive sixth book in his A Song of Ice and Fire series ...

The life of the hugely influential ‘people’s historian’ is explored in a wide-ranging new book that brings in everything from wars to civil rights to Matt Damon ...

Humans love to do stupid things to reach far-off places – but even the wildest frontiers on Earth have at least the possibility of a return home ...

A young woman is haunted by her childhood in this forcefully imaginative and unapologetically bleak novel from the author of Fire Rush ...

This brilliant account of attempts by the old guard to take back control captures the ludicrousness of it all beautifully ...

Poetry sales surpassed £8m in the first 30 weeks of 2026 and are expected to reach a record high this year thanks to blockbuster adaptation of Homer’s 2,700-year-old poem ...

An Indian mountaineer follows in the footsteps of explorers and conservationists in search of an enigmatic animal ...

With smartphones stealing our attention, we’re picking up fewer books than ever. A novelist shares her eight-week scheme to get you back into the habit ...

The nearly 2,700-year-old epic poem is flying off shelves at bookstores and libraries after the blockbuster film came out ...