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Do you live in one of Australia’s most oddly named towns?
Show me the way to Peter the Swede.
- David Astle
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Fungi, snakes and Virginia Woolf: 10 new books
Our reviewers cast their eyes over new fiction and non-fiction releases.
- Cameron Woodhead and Fiona Capp
On his new album, Harry Styles finally shatters the teen idol fishbowl
Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally is weird, brave and singular.
- Tom W. Clarke
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- Health and nutrition
I traded my knee for a lifetime of telling people how brave I am
How to yelp with just enough stoicism to secure a sympathy snack.
- Richard Glover
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If you miss The Office, Steve Carell’s new show is a must-watch
The Office star’s new comedy sits between the wholesome comedy of Ted Lasso and the slightly darker-but-still-kind tone of Shrinking.
- Kylie Northover
Their mythical story was wild enough to be a movie, and now it is
Over four decades since forming as kids in Los Angeles, Redd Kross reflect on their strange journey to cult status.
- Barry Divola
‘I want to look him straight in the eye’: Gisèle Pelicot’s quest for truth
After a decade of unimaginable betrayal, the woman who changed French law wants a confrontation in prison with her former husband to demand answers about his crimes.
- Philippa Hawker
Conmen, crims and crooked cops: a rollercoaster ride through Luna Park’s history
Helen Pitt unearths wonderful anecdotes and tantalising trivia in her history of the famous amusement park.
- Pat Sheil
How two women changed the patriarchal world of Australian publishing
Hilary McPhee’s memoir is the story of how she and Diana Gribble discovered a new wave of local voices, such as Helen Garner and Tim Winton.
- Helen Elliott
Louise Milligan’s follow-up to Pheasants Nest is vivid and haunting
The award-winning journalist continues the story of her protagonist Kate Delaney in her second novel.
- Sue Turnbull