"Theatre Renegades" Gob Squad bring their playful take on War and Peace to the Melbourne Festival

From Peter Pan to Storm Boy - Robert Ingpen's illustrations have helped define the way we view the worlds of our childhood.

Delve into the history and secret culture of the Queen Victoria Market

A crime novel that doesn't linger on the crime; a historical novel that's also queer; a literary novel of the city.

A breathtaking collection of short stories has been translated from various Indonesian languages into English, revealing not just great writing, but a deep insight into modern life in our northern neighbour.

Making an Elephant Happy by Eka Kurniawan is a dark and whimsical tale of an elephant who is on a mission to find his way inside a refrigerator to stay cool.

Ochre Contemporary Dance Company's latest work, Kaya, combines traditional Noongar dance with Indian, Maori, contemporary and classical styles.

The Museum of Modern Love by Australian author Heather Rose is a novel about the performance artist Marina Abramovic and her most famous piece The Artist is Present.

What motivates a woman to become pregnant with someone else's child? Playwright Jane Cafarella and novelist Angela Savage have both explored the motivation to become a surrogate in their work.

Literary wunderkind Jonathan Safran Foer on his latest novel Here I Am.