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Author Leah Swann on the four books that changed her
Author Leah Swann on the four books that changed her.
- by Leah Swann
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Ashe Davenport's Sad Mum Lady isn't the story of every mum
In her debut memoir, Ashe Davenport captures the full gamut of motherhood.
- by Bec Kavanagh
Literature
A wave of COVID-19 titles is set to hit bookshelves – will people read them?
Publishers are racing to carve out a space in an increasingly crowded market.
- by Melanie Kembrey
Review
Non-fiction reviews: The Last Navigator and other titles
Memoir, sex work and indgienous history among this weke's non-fiction titles
- by Steven Carroll
Analysis
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Crisis talks: Why combating future pandemics needs a collective mind shift today
What is COVID-19 telling us about the spread of infectious diseases? Italian physicist and author Paolo Giordano says it shows there is worse to come.
- by Greg Callaghan
Review
An old hero returns in a very contemporary thriller
Michael Connelly brings back the crime-solving journalist Jack McEvoy, for the first time since 2009's The Scarecrow.
- by Sue Turnbull
Review
Fiction reviews: The Things She Owned and other titles
New novels from Katherine Tamiko Arguile and others.
- by Kerryn Goldsworthy
Literature
Gone With the Wind, the book, presents dangerous fare for young minds
We shouldn't be surprised if there's a rise in sales of Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel.
- by Jane Sullivan
Review
Disposession and settlement in the Hunter Valley
A meticulously researched account of the first encounters between the Hunter Valley's traditional owners, convicts and free settlers.
- by Pat Sheil
Review
Critique on 'new despots' lacks vital foundation
This in-depth exploration of despotic governments makes bold and spirited arguments but falls short.
- by Robert Manne
Review
Piecing together a complex life
Biographer Darleen Bungey turns her investigative eye to her own family history.
- by Candida Baker