New Morning Books stocks an eclectic collection of fiction and non-fiction. Photo: Tony Lewis / InDaily

Books & Poetry

The never-ending story of Adelaide’s second-hand bookshops

Adelaide retains a resilient cluster of colourful second-hand and antiquarian booksellers who, driven by a labour of literary love, have defied the contemporary threats to the industry. And their stories suggest the printed book is far from dead.

Local

UniSA library shrinking as e-books take over

The University of South Australia has significantly reduced its collection of physical books as they are overtaken by electronic volumes, making way for new teaching and learning spaces.

News

Book import plans put Adelaide jobs at risk

The Australian book publishing and printing industry could disintegrate if the Federal Government goes ahead with plans to drop import restrictions, book publishers and printers have warned.

Books & Poetry

Book extract: The Convict's Daughter

Adelaide writer Kiera Lindsey’s historic tale ‘The Convict’s Daughter’ was inspired by her discovery of a newspaper clipping about a feisty relative who ran away from her family’s Sydney hotel in 1848 to elope with a “gentleman settler”.

Books & Poetry

Candice Fox on the twists and turns of crime writing

Award-winning Australian writer Candice Fox talks about the dark art of crime fiction and reveals what she has learned from her current collaboration with top US author James Patterson.