Books
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The week’s best TV, film, books and music
Classic TV – Parks and Recreation BBC This brilliant sitcom has back in the news in recent weeks, after its…
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Lord of the Flies real-life story shows how humans are hard-wired to help each other – philosopher
One of the most important was William Golding’s Lord of the Flies (1954), in which a group of young schoolboys…
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In his own words: Malcolm Turnbull on old battles, personal and political, and new beginnings
In private, he’s battled depression and suicidal thoughts. David Crowe The Sydney Morning Herald Learning to conquer those demons helped…
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Domestic abuse investigation by journalist Jess Hill wins Stella Prize for writing by Australian women
Louise Swinn, chair of the Stella Prize judging panel, said Hill’s book “meticulously dismantle[s] all of the lazy old lies…
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Guide to the Classics: Albert Camus’ The Plague
Unable to return to Australia, they were in lockdown. Matthew Sharpe The Conversation The hospitals were filling up fast, as…
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Colum McCann and the grief of two fathers for their slain daughters
Rami Elhunan’s 13-year-old daughter Smadar died when three Palestinian bombers blew themselves up in a Tel Aviv shopping street. Bassam’s…
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Stella Prize 2020: a readers’ guide to the contenders
Even as we retreat into our homes in this time of crisis, words can help us reach out to each…
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Fearless Leadership In Times Of Crisis: A Conversation With Bestselling Author Erik Larson
We had to settle for a phone call instead because we were both under stay-at-home orders on opposite ends of…
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Thomas Piketty: Confronting Our Long History of Massive Inequality
Thomas Piketty’s voluminous 2013 book, Capital in the Twenty-First Century, created a rare academic frenzy in this country and beyond. Daniel…
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The Multiple Challenges of COVID-19
This pandemic, as declared by the World Health Organization, entails multiple repercussions which affect all aspects of life. Chancellor Merkel…
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A man with an eye for a story
He is 10 years old, wears a patched grey suit, speaks fluent English and carries himself like an adult. Jane…
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30 Books and Series to Read While Social Distancing
As the COVID-19 outbreak continues and many of us are seeking entertainment while staying home, reading offers some respite. TIME…
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Literature for a lockdown
If you’re in angst-ridden quarantine, you’ll probably be finding it hard to take your mind off things. Paola Tamma and…
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An Epic Novel Haunted by the Ghosts of Colonialism
To whom does one life belong? As the man born Abel Paisley prepares to greet death, the question takes on…
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The First Novelist Accused of Cultural Appropriation
A couple of news cycles ago, I came upon a Facebook post about the Jeanine Cummins novel American Dirt that hit close…
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Our Bodies, Their Battlefield by Christina Lamb review – groundbreaking on women and war
As a junior researcher on a TV documentary in Uganda in 1986, I was told to ask a question that…
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