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Artist interview: The Gospel According to Paul

Jonathon Biggins on the ‘honour and privilege’ of portraying former Prime Minister Paul Keating.Jonathan Biggins, the co-creator and star of Sydney Theatre Company’s The Wharf…

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Film and screen

Film review – Wicked: Part I

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo headline the long-awaited adaptation of the Broadway juggernaut that pays respect to its source material and the classic 1939 movie.Faithfully…

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Books

  • Book review: 2024 Booker Prize winner Orbital

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    A single day account which tells the earthly story of being alive.Orbital was today announced as the 2024 Booker Prize winner. The judges said “our…

  • Book review – The First Friend

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    Set in the Soviet Union during the peak of Stalinism, The First Friend is an absurdist comedy on the legacy of despots and blood-thirsty dictators.Author:…

  • Book review – The Waiting

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    Detectives Harry Bosch and Reneé Ballard join forces again in a new Michael Connelly page turner that delivers exactly what it promises.I am busy (but…

  • Book review: Nothing More To Tell

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    An immersive and gripping young adult thrillerPublisher: Penguin Books Australia Author: Karen M. McManus Karen M. McManus is a well-known author of crime novels. She…

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    Book review: Safe Haven

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    Shankari Chandran’s gripping and persuasive novel of asylum seekers, reads like an open wound.There have been many Australian publications about refugees and asylum seekers. Many…

  • Book review: The Leaves

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    Author: Jacqueline Rule Publisher: Spinifex PressJacqueline Rule is both a lawyer and a literature specialist, and her debut novel is infused with the finest qualifies…

  • Book review: The Vulnerables

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    Sigrid Nunez signs a COVID novel that has the same kind of humour, observation and literary references her fans recognise.Author: Sigrid Nunez Publisher: Hachette Australia…

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    Book review: Past Lying

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    The plot of a dead author’s half-finished manuscript eerily mirrors the real-life disappearance of a young woman. In an Edinburgh lockdown, McDermid’s cold case cop…