Books

Many of us have felt it, and now it’s official: ‘brain rot’ is the Oxford Dictionary’s word of the year.

Australia’s pick for the 2024 Word of The Year is in, and you may not have ever heard it, but you definitely feel it.

Jamie Oliver’s children’s novel has been pulled form bookshelves after a controversy over his depictions of a First Nations girl. Here’s where it all went wrong for the celebrity chef.

Jamie Oliver’s book has been described by the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Corporation as ‘disrespectful and damaging’.

Eight years before Wicked debuted on stage, it was a novel that reframed The Wicked Witch of the West as an activist fighting against fascism and populism.

Australian music legend John Farnham has shared disturbing details about the extreme manipulation he endured in his career.

The singer said she was ‘excited’ to make the announcement ahead of kicking off the final leg of her The Eras Tour.

‘It’s about finding joy in what you have, even as you mourn what you have lost.’

Reese Witherspoon’s book club is a big deal. Perhaps she’ll pick her upcoming novel with Harlan Coben as one of her monthly recommendations.

Former First Lady Melania Trump has announced she is ready to tell ‘the truth’ after a ‘deeply personal’ journey.

George R.R. Martin is a man of many words, and he’s used more than 2000 of them to outline exactly why he’s pissed off at the TV writers behind House of the Dragon.

Elle Macpherson has revealed why she refused treatment for breast cancer and what her ‘holistic’ treatment plan included.

LINDA KELSEY: Women’s sexual imaginations appear to know no bounds, and that is also true for Gillian Anderson’s latest project.

From top politicians to billionaires, no one is too powerful or rich to escape the baleful purges of China’s president, Michael Sheridan writes.

Francine Pascal died over the weekend. If you were a girl growing up in the 1980s and 1990s, that name means something special to you.