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Book review: Birnam Wood, Eleanor Catton

What happens when a gardening guerrilla group becomes entangled with a billionaire?

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Book review: Clytemnestra, Constanza Casati

An unforgettable feminist reimagining of a mythologically-maligned Spartan queen.

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Small presses shine in Stella shortlist

Six ‘culture shifting’ books have been shortlisted for the $60,000 Stella Prize, which recognises the best books by Australian women.

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Book review: The Invisible, Peter Papathanasiou

Some momentum is lost to digressive detail in this otherwise entertaining tale.

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Regional theatre company, Lab Kelpie, wins prestigious theatre award   

Katy Warner's 'Reasons To Be Invisible' will be developed by Lab Kelpie thanks to the Australian Children’s Theatre Foundation and…

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Book review: Dark Mode, Ashley Kalagian Blunt

Put down your phone and read this book instead about the dangers of the dark web.

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Book review: Funny Ethnics, Shirley Le

A debut novel that tracks the life of a young Vietnamese-Australian caught between two worlds.

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Book review: I'll Leave You With This, Kylie Ladd

A heart-breaking, spirited story about the strength of a brother’s legacy

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Book review: Once a Stranger, Zoya Patel

An intergenerational story about family and loss, tradition and rebellion.

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To update or not to update, that is the question...

If Roald Dahl books are being altered to suit current sensibilities, what could that mean for today's writers in the…

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