We found out the favourite 2025 books of 35 expert readers – and the Books & Ideas team shares our own picks, too.
- Vice Chancellor's Fellow, English literature, University of Sydney
Literature is full of dysfunctional families. We asked critics to nominate their least favourite mothers.
Literature is full of dysfunctional families. We asked critics to nominate the most troublesome fathers.
Jane Austen paid attention to the women novels had been invented to ignore, allowing readers to see their thoughts far more clearly.
An expert in literary classics recommends 5 rich, classic page-turners to read over summer – and explains why they’re still relevant today. She also shares her favourite lines.
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