Culture
Books
A biting satire on cancel culture in the publishing industry
A young writer who’s been slogging it out for several years, being repeatedly rejected finds herself doing something she never thought she’d do.
- by Jessie Tu
Latest
A psychic told Lally Katz she could have it all – there was just one thing in her way
The prolific playwright has always mined her own life for her writing, but her new memoir is as personal as it gets.
- by Kylie Northover
Lovers, friends and therapists: The rise of AI chatbot relationships
A new book examines our growing reliance on AI to get us through life, emotional instability, and even grief.
- by Flynn Benson
A globe-trotting history of organised crime from the Mafia to the Yakuza
Historian Ryan Gingeras examines the history -- and hidden influences – of underworld gangs around the globe.
- by Ken Haley
Can this historic sentence help unite a polarised America?
American biographer Walter Isaacson explores the origins of the most revolutionary sentence in the Declaration of Independence.
- by Bruce Wolpe
Opinion
WordPlay
Schitt’s speak: How Catherine O’Hara turned the dictionary into a diva
Name any episode and you’ll meet the winsome litany of mercurial Moira-isms, winsome and mercurial included.
- by David Astle
‘The logic of the mob’: Why Zadie Smith withdrew from Adelaide Writers’ Week
The acclaimed novelist explains her decision and why she believes writers have a duty to speak.
- by Melanie Kembrey
‘Wuthering Heights’ is many things, but it’s not the novel Emily Bronte wrote
If you want a flashy romance with all the stops out, go and see the film. But if you want a darker, more complex story that echoes down the generations, read the book.
- by Jane Sullivan
The sinister signs of her husband’s crimes Gisèle Pelicot only saw after the trial
The French sexual abuse survivor has written a frank and fearless account of the assaults she endured and her decision to speak out.
- by Nathan Smith
From a fun feminist comedy to the history of innovation: 10 new books
Our reviewers cast their eyes over recent fiction and non-fiction titles
- by Cameron Woodhead and FIona Capp
Expert insights into the morally ambiguous fiction of John le Carre
Authors, scholars and even international relations experts offer their appreciation of le Carré’s meticulous research process for his novels.
- by Kurt Johnson