Books
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Beverley Farmer and the solitude of the writing life
In February 1987, when she wrote these words, Beverley Farmer was the author of two collections of short fiction and…
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Poirot at 100: the refugee detective who stole Britain’s heart
That man, of course, was Hercule Poirot, who made his debut in Christie’s first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles,…
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Who Voted for Hitler?
Back in May of 2017, over drinks, The Nation’s Don Guttenplan recommended to me an out-of-print book from the early 1980s…
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You’re using the term Orwellian wrong.
Chances are, you’ve seen George Orwell’s name thrown around a lot in the past week on social media, either by…
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Racists tried to ban this book. How ironic that Ireland might now shun it
To Kill a Mockingbird is part of many Irish childhoods. Should it supply moral instruction? Niamh Mulvey The Irish Times…
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The irresistible rise of John F. Kennedy, the great campaigner
Its sluggish currents hide the rusted hulks of 50 Japanese and American warships sunk during night battles while savage fighting…
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‘No migrants here!’: the Galway families transplanted to Meath’s Gaeltacht colony
Twenty-four families boarded two buses in Clonbur, Co Galway on March 29th, 1940, to make new homes as part of…
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George Orwell is out of copyright. What happens now?
George Orwell died at University College Hospital, London, on 21 January 1950 at the early age of 46. DJ Taylor…
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The most anticipated books of 2021
There was a hunger for new voices, new stories and new perspectives that the fiction and non-fiction in 2021 continues…
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Hit the road, Jack: 5 epic literary road trips that are not by Kerouac
A book is still your most faithful companion on summer journeys, even if that trip is limited to the journey…
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Teen summer reads: how to escape to another world after a year stuck in this one
Like many people, Australian teenagers have experienced higher rates of psychological distress this year as a result of the COVID…
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EU humiliated as Barack Obama pinpoints ‘unresolved contradictions’ at heart of bloc
The EU is going through arguably its greatest crisis of confidence. Tom Evans Express Regardless of the current state of…
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Prime Minister’s Literary Awards: The Yield and The Lost Arabs throw fragile lines across cultural and linguistic divides
I wrote an enthusiastic review of this novel earlier in 2020, and my admiration has not abated in the months…
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Hot off the presses: Good Weekend’s best summer books
What better way to further warm the heart than with a good book on the beach? Nicole Abadee WA Today…
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Peace in the age of chaos – Finding a new approach
Peace is a prerequisite for the survival of society as we know it in the 21st century, writes Steve Killelea…
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10 ‘lost’ Australian literary treasures you should read – and can soon borrow from any library
Effectively, they have become inaccessible and invisible — even including some Miles Franklin award winners by authors such as Thea…
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