Number 3 chiller
The daily routines of famous creative people, now in handy infographic form.
Was J. Alfred Prufrock the original hipster?
Banned books through history, yep, in handy infographic form.
We're all out of panettone, so the holidays are well and truly over. Luckily, there's a lot to look forward to in 2015—browse our January–June catalogue to see what's in store. Below, Text staff talk about some of the books they’re working on and looking forward to.
'Text has done Australian readers a service putting Rohan's book back in print.' The Sydney Morning Herald on Criena Rohan's The Delinquents, now a Text Classic.
Here you’ll find a collection of links to various ‘Best Books of 2014’ lists featuring titles we’ve published this year. This post will be updated regularly.
Age: Australian Writers Pick the Best Books of 2014
(including Helen Garner's This House of Grief, Ron Rash, J. M.
It's the last #fridayfrivolity of 2014! We'll be back next year. In the meantime, stay frivolous.
51 of the most beautiful sentences in literature.
The most popular books of all time, now in handy infographic form.
Your peer group has associate members. Read more
Mary Costello's Academy Street has won Book of the Year in the Irish Book Awards! Listen to an interview with Mary on ABC Radio National's Books and Arts Daily.
'Like pushing an elephant into a Volkswagen': Read more
23 maps and charts on language.
Our youngest, John Jr., is an exceptional student and was given responsibility for the class pet, a turtle. We were not surprised when it died, for the crops were bad that year. Seasons greetings from the Steinbeck family!
There will be a lot of small rectangular presents under the Text Christmas tree, and not just because we're lousy at wrapping anything without straight edges. Read on to see what staff are hoping Santa brings them, and what books they'll be getting for friends and loved ones.
'This novel is a masterpiece of war fiction.' Text Classic The Long Green Shore reviewed in Publishers Weekly.
'Productive writers reject the notion of "writer’s block" the way others shun gluten.' Read more
