Dementia, war, migration and loneliness are among the themes of the six novels selected for this year’s Miles Franklin award, Australia’s most esteemed literary prize, worth $60,000. Announced on Wednesday, the 2026... Read more »
âMy dream is that peopleâs eyes will be opened instinctively to their surroundings,â says Simon Jenkins at the end of his new book. âI want people to point at buildings, laugh, cry... Read more »
In the eighteenth century, tens of thousands of travelers journeyed to Italy on the Grand Tour. These travels in the age of Enlightenment contributed to a massive reimagining of politics and the... Read more »
Maryse Condé, the Guadeloupean author of more than 20 novels, activist, academic and sole winner of the New Academy prize in literature, has died aged 90. Condé, whose books include Segu and... Read more »