It’s Pride month, and you know what that means: It’s the perfect excuse to buy a bunch of new quirky books. To get you started, I’ve highlighted seven weird books that check out the 2026 Read Harder Challenge tasks, including a non-fiction book about the resistance, a recent Gothic novel, a fabulist book, a book
Pepper Trident/Getty Images I have this daydream where I go to the park and read under a tree. The sun is shining. It is not very hot. The ground beneath me is comfortable. I have snacks, I’m hydrated, and I’m enthralled by the book in front of me. The problem is that it doesn’t usually
Billboards mounted on trucks featuring AI-generated images of Victoria’s Prime Minister Jacinta Allen, which have been traveling around Melbourne for several weeks, have attracted considerable scrutiny. It depicts Allen wearing a black pointed hat with the phrase ‘Dutch the Witch’. Victorian Upper House MP for the Animal Justice Party georgie purcellWoman who faced sexual abuse
When news broke that Australia would buy only second-hand nuclear submarines from the US, it signaled a major change in the AUKUS deal. it has made emma shortisDirector of International and Security Affairs at the Australia Institute, asks: What are some secondhand subs between friends?
Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Here are the biggest headlines from last week. Persepolis author Marjane Satrapi dies at 56 Iranian French writer Marjane Satrapi dies at 56. The cause and location of his death have not been shared, but