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The Beach Boys tell their own story of triumph and tragedy

The Beach Boys tell their own story of triumph and tragedy

It’s not all good vibrations, as our reviewers reveal in this week’s pick of fiction and non-fiction releases.

  • by Cameron Woodhead and Steven Carroll

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Only the lonely can make the distance in David Nicholls’ new romcom

Only the lonely can make the distance in David Nicholls’ new romcom

This novel, by the author of One Day, is a celebration of the rare connection that can lift people out of seemingly intractable loneliness.

  • by Daniel Herborn
The top 12 books you should read in May

The top 12 books you should read in May

This month brings lyrics from Kazuo Ishiguro, a Miles Franklin winner’s latest novel, the return of Miranda July, a surprise sequel from Colm Toibin and spacey stories from Ceridwen Dovey.

  • by Jason Steger
His book was rejected 13 times, now it’s a hit TV show

His book was rejected 13 times, now it’s a hit TV show

Viet Thanh Nguyen’s novel The Sympathizer won him a Pulitzer Prize and employs cinematic tropes, but that doesn’t stop him being a fierce critic of the Hollywood machine.

  • by Kurt Johnson
Top writers boycott State Library Victoria over accusations of censorship
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Top writers boycott State Library Victoria over accusations of censorship

Some of Australia’s highest profile writers, including a dual Miles Franklin winner, have announced they will no longer work with the library.

  • by Kerrie O'Brien
This twisty Western mystery will beguile you

This twisty Western mystery will beguile you

Tana French’s The Hunter brings back the Chicago detective who has taken refuge in the west of Ireland.

  • by Sue Turnbull
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Dramatic novel asks pertinent questions about mental health treatment

Dramatic novel asks pertinent questions about mental health treatment

Anne Buist’s experience as a perinatal psychiatrist informs the novel she has written with Graeme Simsion.

  • by Jessie Tu
This classy detective novel marries weighty concerns with playful delight

This classy detective novel marries weighty concerns with playful delight

Steven Carroll’s latest novel represents a shift in genre after his prize-winning books about T.S. Eliot.

  • by James Bradley
A scathing portrait of London, a society steeped in corruption

A scathing portrait of London, a society steeped in corruption

Andrew O’Hagan’s latest novel is a sprawling bit of social realism that exposes the inner workings of a society.

  • by James Ley
Sacha Baron Cohen chapter cut from Australian version of Rebel Wilson book

Sacha Baron Cohen chapter cut from Australian version of Rebel Wilson book

Rebel Wilson’s book will finally be published in Australia, but the chapter about Sacha Baron Cohen will be missing.

  • by Jason Steger
I may never eat fish again after reading this new book

I may never eat fish again after reading this new book

James Bradley’s epic non-fiction book Deep Water explores the world’s oceans and our interconnectedness with them. And it may change your thinking about many things.

  • by Kylie Northover