L'auteur australien Markus Zusak a évoqué l'impact durable de son roman La Voleuse de livres lors d'une récente interview marquant son 20e anniversaire.
La Voleuse de livres, narré par la Mort et se déroulant dans l'Allemagne nazie, suit la jeune Liesel Meminger alors qu'elle découvre le pouvoir des mots au milieu de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Zusak a décrit cette histoire comme celle d'une fille qui reprend des mots à son compte après qu'Hitler les a utilisés pour détruire des vies.
David Szalay, whose novel Flesh won the Booker Prize, is visiting Australia ahead of appearances at the Melbourne and Sydney writers' festivals. The author discussed his nomadic life and the inspirations behind his award-winning book during a recent interview. Szalay's work traces the rootless journey of a Hungarian man amid themes of displacement and violence.
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Lois Lowry, the acclaimed author of The Giver, has announced a new middle-grade dystopian novel titled Building 903, set for release in 2026. The story explores themes of censorship and book banning in a controlled society. An excerpt is available, alongside a deluxe edition of her classic work.
Author Helen Benedict discusses her novel 'The Soldier’s House,' the middle volume of her Iraq War trilogy, in a recent interview. Drawing from her nonfiction research on women soldiers' experiences, Benedict uses fiction to delve into the unspoken traumas of war. The book centers on American veterans and Iraqi refugees navigating life after conflict.
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Following the March 2026 wave of mystery and thriller adaptations (see our previous coverage), additional book-based series have launched this year on Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Apple TV, featuring obsessions, conspiracies, and family perils.