Meet six of the NSW finalists for the Archibald Prize 2026
The Archibald Prize drew an enormous pool of NSW entrants this year. Of the 2524 entrants to the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2026, 1650…
By Cat Woods - 6 min read
Artist interview: The Gospel According to Paul
Jonathon Biggins on the ‘honour and privilege’ of portraying former Prime Minister Paul Keating.
By LSJ Team - 4 min read
Film review: Wolfram (plus ticket giveaway)
Warwick Thornton’s sequel to Sweet Country continues to explore the Australian outback between World Wars through an essential First Nations point of view.
By Francisco Silva - 3 min read
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Book review: Night of the Living Rez
By Reuben Fourt-Wells - 3 min readWith plenty of dark humour, Morgan Talty’s Night of the Living Rez explores fractured family life on the Penobscot Nation in Maine.
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Book review: Hooked
By Vincent Barry - 3 min readAfter the thunderous success of Butter, Asako Suzuki’s sixth novel finally receives an English translation.
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Book review: Styled
By Anna Fischer - 4 min readSally Mackinnon’s Styled explores body image, fashion advice, and the journey toward more intentional, confident personal style.
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Book review: People With No Charisma
By Reuben Fourt-Wells - 3 min readA bleak, emotionally draining novel that explores life’s trivial anxieties with humorless precision—reading it feels like enduring depression on the page.
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Book review: Heart Lamp
By Caroline Wagner - 3 min readHeart Lamp, the first Kannada-language winner of the International Booker Prize, is a powerful collection of stories by Banu Mushtaq, exploring women’s lives under patriarchy…
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Book review: Yilkari: A desert suite
By Vincent Barry - 3 min readA lyrical journey through the Australian desert, Yilkari: A Desert Suite is a meditative, genre-defying reflection on Country, connection, and the echoes of memory scattered across…
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Book review: Audition
By Amy Dale - 2 min readKatie Kitamura’s new novel is a puzzling, and compelling story that continues to explore the themes of marriage she introduced in her previous work.
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Book review: Twist
By Vincent Barry - 3 min readCollum McCann’s new novel is an compelling thriller set in the world of “underwater cable repairs” that remains with its reader for a while.