By Tim Bollinger

I’m not one for justifying comic books as worthy literature on the grounds that they are now “graphic novels” and have an adult audience. Just about all my favourite comic books I fell in love with when I was a child. Here’s a few of my favourites. Read more »

Five Books that Made (and Keep) Me an Anarchist

By SAM BUCHANAN

Comet in Moominland (Puffin Books, 1971) was the first of the Moomin books I read as a child. Some of Moomin Valley’s inhabitants, notably hemulems, still show a fondness for authority, but this is regarded as a character flaw by sensible people. Read more »

This week, with the country’s books pages filled with reviews of books released to coincide with ANZAC Day, we thought we would recommend five books documenting those brave souls that risked their lives and/or liberty resisting war. This is the first of an ongoing series of lists recommending five books on a theme. Upcoming lists include: Five Books that Made (and Keep) Me an Anarchist, by Sam Buchanan, and Five Comics that Changed My Life, by Tim Bollinger. Read more »