After the chaos of Trump’s loss and the Capitol Hill riot, the Republican Party is at war with itself, and the warning signs ...

Lian Hearn is a writer based in Goolwa, South Australia. She is the author of the Tales of the Otori series, which has sold more than 4 million copies. Lian Hearn is the pen-name used by children’s ...

Karen Hitchcock is a doctor and writer. She is the author of a collection of short fiction, Little White Slips, and the Quarterly Essay Dear Life: On Caring for the Elderly.

The English master novelist’s latest describes a boy’s sexual awakening with his piano teacher, and its lasting impact on his life ...

Fiona McGregor is a Sydney-based author and performance artist. Her books include Suck My Toes and Strange Museums. Her latest novel, Indelible Ink, won the 2011 Age Book of the Year Award.

Nick Bryant is a broadcaster and writer, who has just returned to Australia after covering the Trump years for the BBC. His latest book is When America Stopped Being Great: A History of the Present.

Nicolas Rothwell is an author and a journalist for the Australian. His books include The Red Highway and Journeys to the Interior, and his coverage of Indigenous affairs has earned him a Walkley Award ...

Jennifer Byrne is an award-winning journalist and a former reporter for 60 Minutes. She currently hosts the First Tuesday Book Club, is a regular panellist on The 7PM Project and a presenter on ABC ...

David Day is a prize-winning historian and an Honorary Associate in the History Program at La Trobe University. His books include Antarctica: A Biography, Andrew Fisher: Prime Minister of Australia ...

Andrew Quilty has been based in Kabul, Afghanistan, since 2013, working as a photojournalist, and winning seven Walkley Awards, including the Gold Walkley in 2016, as well as Polk and World Press ...

Delia Falconer is a novelist, journalist and non-fiction writer. She is the editor of The Best Australian Stories 2008 and 2009. Her books include The Service of Clouds, The Penguin Book of the Road ...

Peter Singer is a professor of bioethics at the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University. His books include Animal Liberation, The Ethics of What We Eat and The Life You Can Save: ...