Books
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Column: He warned democracy was in peril. And that was before the Capitol riot
It’s not as if Tom Mann is happy to say I told you so. Mark Z. Barabak Los Angeles Times…
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Tasmanian author Amanda Lohrey wins prestigious Miles Franklin Literary Award for The Labyrinth
Two of Lohrey’s previous novels (Camille’s Bread in 1996 and The Philosopher’s Doll in 2005) have been shortlisted for the…
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Friday essay: trees have many stories to tell.
As tree scientist, I am fascinated by the magnificent biology of trees. I also find it enthralling and encouraging that…
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For eight years I’ve served Australia. The racist hate and disgusting abuse still crushes me
I’ve been called a maggot, a cockroach, a whore and a cow – but I’m not going anywhere. Mehreen Faruqi…
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Best book club bets: the must-read books for winter
This gripping novel is the story of Lex, a New York lawyer with a dark past. Georgie Gordon The Age…
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Miles Franklin Literary Award 2021 shortlist announced
Australian-Indian author Aravind Adiga, who won the Booker in 2008 with his debut The White Tiger, is one of six…
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Growing up with trees: new books use story and science to connect kids with nature
But it really means I spend a lot of time thinking and finding out about people’s relationships with the natural…
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Book review: Geoffrey Robertson makes the case for naming and shaming human rights abusers
His latest book, Bad People – and How to Be Rid of Them, explains the history of international human rights…
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Who’s Afraid of Antiracism?
It seeks to rectify and repair, not terrorize and destroy. Chelsea Stieber Public Books Yet you wouldn’t know that if…
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Words perfect: favourite new books for Mother’s Day
If your mum loves Australian fiction, here are three that should please. In Claire Thomas’s The Performance, three women from…
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‘Have you met the Whitlams?’: growing up as Gough’s neighbour
The man who would become the most visionary and polarising political leader in Australia relocated his family from Cronulla in…
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The Stella shortlist: your guide to 2021’s powerful, emotional books
Good. Authors The Conversation We’ve come a long way. We’ve a long way to go… The Stella shortlist:…
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This former surgeon’s work ethic was maniacal – but it wasn’t enough for her to succeed
We are both Asian. Jessie Tu The Sydney Morning Herald We are both achievement focused. We didn’t get hugs as…
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Shoeshops, tailors, TV repairs: a photographic homage to Melbourne’s vanishing small businesses is a form of time travel
Small Business, his new book of photographs, transports us to Melbourne’s vanishing architecture of interior workplaces created by largely working-class,…
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How to unlock music as key to the art of remembering
During that time, people have regularly approached with me a similar set of befuddling stories and questions. Lisa Genove The…
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Israel’s Failed Response to the Armenian Genocide: Denial, State Deception, Truth versus Politicization of History
This book follows the author’s gutsy campaign against his government and his quest to successfully hold the conference in the…
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