Liane Moriarty: ‘I was wondering, “How is everyone on this plane going to die?”’
We love to dissect our ‘private lives’, but is forgoing privacy the only way to prove I am a human being?
Jumaana Abdu
Australian book reviews
Highway 13 by Fiona McFarlane review – atmospheric stories linked by a murderer’s crimes
I did MDMA therapy before it was legal. For me it was transformative – but I have some concerns
Rebecca Huntley
‘You need to think of history like a sausage’: Rodney Hall devours one momentous year in his new novel
A poem by Ali Cobby Eckermann: ‘The entire continent is sacred land’
Three things
Three things with Michael Klim: ‘If times get really tough, I can always sell my Olympic medals’
History repeats: ‘We are entering a new age of savagery and organised lying’
Dennis Glover
Young Hawke by David Day review – a gritty, disturbing addition to former prime minister’s story
A poem by Lang Leav: ‘Cabramatta was dubbed Australia’s drug capital. But it was also a place of refuge’
Australian book reviews
The Land of Lost Things by Andy Griffiths review – a madcap adventure for young readers
A poem by Jazz Money: ‘There are times I want to run away but I know my responsibility is to the here and now’
Australian book reviews
Woo Woo by Ella Baxter review – an art world satire brimming with fury and flair
Praiseworthy: why Alexis Wright’s ‘staggering’ epic is sweeping prizes – and challenging readers
Bookmark this
New Andy Griffiths, Korean slow food and a frontier war epic: the best Australian books out in August
Australian book reviews
If You Go by Alice Robinson review – what would you do with a second chance at life?
Australian arts in focus
Alexis Wright wins second Miles Franklin prize for Praiseworthy
July 2024
Australian arts in focus
No longer pale, male and stale: your guide to the 2024 Miles Franklin shortlist
Astrid Edwards for the Conversation
Over the past two years the Miles Franklin shortlists have showcased the most diverse groups of writers in the prize’s history
I don’t do much reading in book clubs – there are too many interesting strangers to meet
Alison Edwards
Every book group has someone who records every book they have ever read, a housewife with an alarming knowledge of literary murders, and a guy who just wants to meet women
Australian book reviews
The Honeyeater by Jessie Tu review – this biting tale of backstabbing uber-egos will stay with you
Tu’s second novel, charting a young translator’s messy relationship with a two-faced academic couple, brilliantly dissects power and whiteness
