Spectrum
How we turned an ‘unadaptable’ story into a blockbuster film
After a conversation with my friend more than 20 years ago, The Return is finally in cinemas.
- by John Collee
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Feted in France, the Australian artist you’ve never heard of. Until now
The Australian cubist potter, Anne Dangar, died in relative obscurity, but a new exhibition aims to resurrect her much-neglected reputation.
- by Linda Morris
This biting, bonkers metafictional caper is a wild ride
Jimmy O Yang and Ronny Chieng star in this sharp adaptation of Charles Wu’s novel
- by Kylie Northover
Loose, ghostly threads weave together in Rodney Hall’s new novel
The author’s 14th novel is perhaps his most ambitious yet.
- by Reuben Mackey
A space odyssey, evolutionary secrets, and other new books
Our reviewers cast their eyes over new fiction and non-fiction releases.
- by Cameron Woodhead and Fiona Capp
Life on other planets is ‘highly likely’ – just don’t expect to meet them
The search for intelligent life in other worlds has taken astrobiologist Nathalie A. Cabrol to extreme places, discovering life thriving in conditions that would kill us in seconds.
- by Pat Sheil
Two new works of poetry, one universal theme: the human condition
These two new works of poetry are written by writers whose only common trait is having been alive for a long time, seen a lot, and thought a lot about it.
- by Peter Kenneally
Ali Smith creates a dystopian near-future that is alarmingly familiar
In her new novel Gliff, Smith’s new normal is a dictatorial world where everyone is surveilled. Sound familiar?
- by Gregory Day
Alexei Navalny’s memoir is a reminder of literature’s true purpose
The posthumous memoir is a bittersweet portrait of Russia’s most prominent opposition figure.
- by Kurt Johnson
Sceptical about Taylor Swift? This book might just change that
Rolling Stone veteran Rob Sheffield’s deep dive examines the musical and cultural impact of the world’s biggest pop star.
- by Nathan Smith
Opinion
Real life
From soaping to shaving, our biggest secrets stay in the bathroom
The bathroom is still a private space, maybe the only one. No one really knows what others do in there.
- by Richard Glover
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