A “ridiculous” emphasis on testing and grading is totally antithetical to the business of creativity and genuine learning, our Australian Children’s Laureate for 2026 and 2027 says.

The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction.

Australian Artists and Writers in the Far South, a major new exhibition opening at RMIT Gallery and Design Hub Gallery on 20 ...

Herefordshire Council has approved its budget which will see council tax rise by 5% in April and a series of vacant jobs ...

The brand new Peacock spy series Ponies, which stars Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson, is one of the best reviewed series of the year and while we await on an announcement on a second season, we ...

Book clubs are blooming both online and in real life. Dua Lipa’s Service 95, Reese Witherspoon’s Reece’s book club and the Queen’s Reading Room provide monthly inspiration, Eventbite has reported a ...

The much-loved children's author Andy Griffiths turns a new page as the Australian Children’s Laureate for 2026-2027.

After thousands voted every day in Guardian Australia's best children's picture book poll, we now have our winner. Alison Lester has won for her 1990 classic Magic Beach. Deputy culture editor Sian ...

Alison Lester’s illustrations are instantly recognisable – softly grainy drawings of cheerful characters, animals and natural landscapes. ‘Everything I do looks a little bit like a stuffed toy,’ says ...

Dan Chiasson has written a new book called "Bernie for Burlington: The Rise of the People’s Politician." The book is part memoir and part reporting on Bernie Sanders' time as mayor of Vermont's ...

Howard L. Lester, affectionately known to everyone as “Butch,” passed away at the age of 82. A lifelong resident of Ames, Iowa, Butch was a man who never met a stranger and lived life with a spirit ...