Plan your reading in advance with our guide to new books published in Australia in August 2025. Have we missed some best books? Publishers, please send your advance book lists, in any genre, to our ...

Discover how you might (just!) save your granny from a runaway train, meet a girl struggling to come to terms with both the ...

Liu isn’t surprised to see mahjong on the rise, because she was raised around the game and knows its pleasures, but she has ...

Marvel at a stunning environmental adventure set in a threatened land filled with fantastical forests, icy landscapes and ...

West End-based Nadine Bates and Kristen Souvlis have produced seven feature animations since 2020, with more and bigger to come.

Afternoon tea is often seen as a grown-up activity – but there’s no reason it can’t be enjoyed by little ones too. Numerous ...

The Musical*, starring Sydnie Christmas as Cruella de Vil, now in performances at the Eventim Apollo to 30 August. Read more theatre reviews on LondonTheatre.co.uk.

A major new free family exhibition celebrating the work of Roald Dahl illustrator Quentin Blake has opened in time for the ...

Fox News remains a reliable supporter of the president, but the mogul’s WSJ has taken on Trump, triggering a legal battle.

Nietzsche shows us how to embrace our connection with nature – without denying its essential conflict, strife and suffering ...

Kevin Ayers co-founded Soft Machine, influenced Bowie, shared acid trips and girlfriends with Hendrix, and knew Syd Barrett better than most ...