This Christmas, read a story aloud - you'll be surprised by the joy it brings
With many of us set to spend Christmas on Zoom or the phone, author Sarah Hall shares why dark and daring tales are perfect to read to others - and 10 great stories to try
November 2018
Junot Díaz welcomed back by Pulitzer prize after review into sexual misconduct claims
After ‘exhaustive’ independent review, the prize has restored the author’s position as chairman of the board
July 2018
Junot Díaz says alleged sexual harassment 'didn't happen'
Novelist insists accusation of impropriety is groundless and that he regrets not denying it immediately
June 2018
Author Junot Diaz cleared to teach at US university after investigation
Row over Junot Díaz sexual harassment claims divides US books world
May 2018
Junot Díaz steps down as Pulitzer prize chairman amid misconduct allegations
From 'himpathy' to power bottoms: six things we learned at Sydney writers' festival
Wide awoke
We can hold Junot Díaz to account – while still empathising with him
Chitra Ramaswamy
#MeToo revelations and loud, angry men: the feminism flashpoint of Sydney writers’ festival
Behind the literary lustre lie tales of power, secrecy and sexual abuse
Alex Clark
Junot Díaz withdraws from Sydney Writers' festival following sexual harassment allegations
April 2018
Junot Díaz reveals he was raped as a child in New Yorker essay
The Pulitzer prize-winning author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao addressed his essay to an unnamed reader who asked him at a signing if he had been sexually abused
January 2016
Books blog
Tips, links and suggestions: what are you reading this week?
The crush
Crush of the week: Junot Díaz
October 2015
Author Junot Díaz called unpatriotic as Dominican Republic strips him of award
Writer of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao loses order of merit award after campaigning on behalf of undocumented immigrants to his native country
June 2015
Junot Díaz and Edwidge Danticat condemn deportations of Haitians
Books blog
Emma-Lee Moss: How books took me on a journey back to China
April 2015
Two dozen writers join Charlie Hebdo PEN award protest
Authors including Junot Díaz and Joyce Carol Oates sign letter protest PEN America’s freedom of expression award for French magazine
January 2015
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao declared 21st century’s best novel so far
Junot Díaz’s mix of ‘history, comics, sci-fi, and magic realism ‘ tops BBC Culture poll of US critics on the best fiction since 2000
December 2014
Philip Roth tops the bill at PEN's annotated first edition auction
More than $900,000 was raised for charity by the sale of first editions annotated by the author at the First Editions, Second Thoughts auction
