If you've got a particularly bookish Mum, you'll know how difficult it can be to find the perfect pick for her. We've found some books which any Mum can love - whether it's crime fiction, epic Australia history, time-travelling romance, or an ode to imperfect parenting. Sometimes the best gift you can give the mother figure in your life is a cup of tea and a quiet day of reading. READ MORE

Mother's Day is a very special day on the calendar. We've selected a few beautiful, uplifting and inspiring stories to help you celebrate the wonder and complexity of motherhood - you might be a new mother yourself, or be helping a friend gain confidence in motherhood, or you might even be a newly minted grandma! However 'new motherhood' applies to you, we hope you find something on this list to guide you or make you smile. READ MORE

Gill Sims is  the author and illustrator of the hugely successful parenting blog and Facebook page 'Peter and Jane'. Her bestselling books Why Mummy Swears, Why Mummy Drinks and the newly released Why Mummy Doesn't Give A... are hilarious first-hand accounts of the reality of parenting. READ MORE

One thousand years ago, a wish was made to the Harbinger of Change and a sword of rage and lightning was forged. Kamigoroshi. The Godslayer. It had one task: to seal away the powerful demon Hakaimono. Now he has broken free. Start reading the epic sequel to Shadow of the Fox now: READ MORE

Treasure hunting has never been more dangerous... Tomb Raider meets Poison Study! New York Times bestselling author Maria V. Snyder begins an action-packed new fantasy series. Read an exclusive extract now: READ MORE

Victoria Purman, author of The Land Girls, writes about the vital, and often forgotten, role Australian women played during WWII. READ MORE

Unsurprisingly, first impressions are important when convincing publishers to take a chance on a manuscript. But there's a fine art to a good opening, and even the best story can be let down by a bad first page. Anna Valdinger, our Commercial Fiction Publisher, reads a lot of submission letters. So she knows a thing or two about what makes a manuscript stand out. We asked her to share a few top tips for writers to consider when submitting their work for The Banjo Prize. READ MORE

  Commercial Fiction Fellowship for First Nations Writers Guidelines   Flinders University of South Australia, Harlequin— a division of HarperCollinsPublishers Australia — and Writers SA invite applications for a Commercial Fiction Fellowship for First Nations Writers. In recognition of the scarcity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices in Australian commercial fiction, this Fellowship offers a unique opportunity for a writer to work closely with a leading industry expert and a major publishing house to bring a commercial manuscript for a novel to publishable standard. Writers SA and Flinders University will offer additional mentorship and support. READ MORE

    Mary-Anne O'Connor, author of In a Great Southern Land, writes about the historical background of her latest novel set around the Eureka Stockade, and the importance of women's perspective on historical events.  READ MORE

International Women's Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. READ MORE