I spent far too long squinting at Dungeons and Dragons' Ravenloft previews, so I can tell you what to expect from the first book of the year.

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Written by Mem Fox with illustrations by Judy Horacek, Green Sheep was recently voted third-best Australian picture book of all time by Guardian readers Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email ...

People burning alive in a giant humanoid structure is the most iconic image in Brigid Ehrmantraut’s small-format hardback. Many more gorgeous, green-tinted illustrations embellish this factually ...

This is an edition of the Books Briefing, our editors’ weekly guide to the best in books. Sign up for it here. A writer is a kind of magician. Their job is to create living, three-dimensional people ...

For most of history, magic was not practiced by ordinary people but guarded by elite scribes who believed writing itself held supernatural power. Ancient grimoires were treated as living objects ...

Experts say Australian stories do more than entertain — they help shape a child’s sense of identity and belonging in this country. So put one of these homegrown books into the hands of a curious child ...

LAIKA‘s films possess a truly distinctive, dreamy quality, driven by their pioneering approach to stop-motion animation. Since their official arrival on the scene with the dark fantasy masterpiece, ...

POGO (182 pp.)—Walt Kelly—Simon & Schuster ($1). Ever since Cartoonist George Herriman died in 1944, and Krazy Kat disappeared from the back fence of literature, the comic strips have suffered an ...

If you’re drawn to worlds where magic isn’t just a tool but a force that shapes destinies, these seven books offer stories worth exploring. Each one features characters who navigate treacherous paths, ...