Culture
Books
Miles Franklin Award makes history with 2025 winner, Siang Lu
The winner of the coveted $60,000 literary prize was blown away to make the longlist. Taking out the award has left him lost for words.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
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The shady side of storytelling: Why we fall for literary hoaxes
The dark secret of publishing is that the fakes and frauds we know about are only the ones that have been uncovered and publicised.
- by Simon Caterson
Looking for something to read? Here are 10 new books
Our reviewers cast their eyes over new fiction and non-fiction titles.
- by Cameron Woodhead and Fiona Capp
This old bloke’s guide to happiness has one golden rule
Former journalist Geoff Hutchison’s book for ageing men is not interested in culture wars – it deals instead with emotional shrinkage, a stubborn stand-off with acceptance.
- by Michael Dwyer
This author visited one of the world’s most dangerous countries for research
A self-described “weird little freak” this emergency physician and author makes sense of the world through writing.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
Series
Literature
Book Reviews
What’s good, what’s bad, and what’s in between in literature this year? Here we review the latest titles.
The 300-year-old sex manual for sale at the Melbourne Book Fair
An annotated version of what is believed to be the world’s first sex manual written in English is on display – and on sale – at the Melbourne Book Fair.
- by Jane Sullivan
Forget scholars – this guide to filmmaking goes straight to the sources
Film critic and academic Adrian Martin’s new book allows filmmakers to speak for themselves in ways that open up connections between them that might never be apparent from their work.
- by Tom Ryan
Perspective
Lunch with
The River: Chris Hammer, crime writer, returns to the source
The author of Scrublands is among Australia’s top crime writers. But his fiction may never have emerged without his early non-fiction. And a jolt from the man who would become the celebrated master of crime novels, Peter Temple.
- by Tony Wright
Opinion
Literature
Young men have stopped reading books – and these are the reasons why
New data shows just 10 per cent of young men read books these days. And an industry that likes to play it safe isn’t helping matters.
- by Brandon Jack
Opinion
Language
Do Australians have the best possible version of English?
For a start, there are the many varieties of the word “mate”, ranging from the convivial to the downright threatening.
- by Richard Glover
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