White men block women getting top media jobs,says former NYT editor

White men block women getting top media jobs,says former NYT editor

Former New York Times editor Jill Abramson is fascinated and worried by Rupert Murdoch

  • byJason Steger

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Sydney Writers'Festival:Deceptions,truths and damned lies

Sydney Writers'Festival:Deceptions,truths and damned lies

Leading international authors explore the lies we tell ourselves,ahead of this year's Sydney Writers'Festival.

  • byLinda Morris
Sydney Writers'Festival sells fast

Sydney Writers'Festival sells fast

Local authors are proving popular among Sydney Writers'Festival-goers.

  • byLinda Morris
Deep Time Dreaming captures imaginations and literary award

Deep Time Dreaming captures imaginations and literary award

The NSW Premier's Awards book of the year shows how archaeological discoveries have upended notions of Australian ancient history.

  • byLinda Morris
'If you read just one book,I would make it this one'

'If you read just one book,I would make it this one'

While she says she"shouldn't play favourites",the Sydney Writers Festival's artistic director,Michaela McGuire,reveals her pick of this year's authors.

  • bySarah Keoghan
The Sydney Writers'Festival's young guns

The Sydney Writers'Festival's young guns

The youngest nominee of the Man Booker Prize leads nine twenty-something authors headed to the Sydney Writers'Festival.

  • byLinda Morris
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Niviaq Korneliussen on growing up gay in Greenland and her breakout book

Niviaq Korneliussen on growing up gay in Greenland and her breakout book

In Greenland,if you sell 300 copies of a book you are considered a bestselling author. Niviaq Korneliussen has sold 3000.

  • byMelanie Kembrey
Wide collection of voices challenges stereotype of African Australians

Wide collection of voices challenges stereotype of African Australians

This compelling compilation offers a timely counterpoint to headline-grabbing politicians.

  • byMelissa Phillips
David Vann's grim incarnation of his father strays too close to home

David Vann's grim incarnation of his father strays too close to home

The writer's seventh novel,Halibut on the Moon,often devolves into long,intricate ruminations on the meaningless emptiness of American life.

  • byJo Case
Melina Marchetta on her new novel The Place on Dalhousie

Melina Marchetta on her new novel The Place on Dalhousie

A contested house is at the heart of Melina Marchetta's new novel.

  • byMelanie Kembrey
Winnie Dunn was told she couldn't write – now she helps others tell their stories

Winnie Dunn was told she couldn't write – now she helps others tell their stories

Winnie Dunn was tired of being told by teachers that she needed to get away from Western Sydney and her Mount Druitt community if she wanted to be taken seriously in the literary world.

  • byCandice Chung