Literature

A children’s book featuring graphic illustrated depictions of sexual activity has won one of Australia’s highest literature awards.

In our increasingly disposable culture, poetry waves the flag of permanence. It musters memory against the onslaughts of ephemera.

Here are 3 ways that literature trains the mind and heart.

Benz tells Lee Smith how he became part of the history he’s writing

Since Aesop, our stories, especially for children, have included talking animals. Why?

The story of Atlantis is not unique to the ancient Greeks, as other cultures also have similar legends of landmasses that disappeared under the waves. One of these is the story of Cantre’r Gwaelod from Wales.