Test your knowledge of the latest literary news, new releases and book-world moments.
1. One of Peter Carey’s early novels is to be turned into a TV series. Do you know which? Hint: It has already been made into an acclaimed film.
2. Which giant of the cookbook world was photographed recently holding a copy of Charlotte Wood’s fabulous foodie memoir Love and Hunger which, along with the rest of her work, is being published in an attractive new edition?
3. Omar Musa won the 2026 Miles Franklin Literary Award but what was the title of the book?
4. The book industry loves testing my cognitive flexibility by coming up with new genres. Sleeper hit Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman is apparently LitRPG. What the hell does that mean?
5. You may have heard the news that Sarah J. Maas, high priestess of the church of ACOTAR, will be releasing two new books in the series. What are they called?
6. A million years ago Sarah Wilson, on discovering I drank a glass of orange juice each morning, implored me to give up my habit. Which I promptly did (you'll remember she was very anti-sugar at the time). Now she wants us all to “Live Fully and Beautifully in a Collapsing World” - the subtitle of her new book - what's the title?
7. Quite a few writers have been or still are booksellers. Hannah Kent, Laura Elizabeth Woollett, Rose Hartley and me, come immediately to mind. Can you name the bookseller who wrote The Turing Protocol and the newly published sequel, Nautilus?
8. Which beloved author recently launched their new book with a packed out event at the Sydney Opera House?
9. I am currently reading John Boyne’s excellent forthcoming novel, The Weight of Angels. It asks, what if a particular very famous real-life writer didn't try to sue their bully, get sent to jail and end up dying in a room in Paris with atrocious wallpaper? Can you guess who it might be?
10. This utter Jack Reacher tragic has already gobbled down the forthcoming Chain Reaction (it's awesome and Susan Turner is back!) so I welcomed the news that in March 2027 the first Neagley spin-off novel, Zero Margin will hit the shelves. But my question is - can Jack Reacher star Alan Ritchson act?
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