Spectrum
Female spies have come in from the cold. What took Hollywood so long?
The screen’s newest undercover agents give James Bond a run for his money (and there’s not a bikini in sight).
- Jordan Prosser
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I’m done with dystopian fiction – reality is scary enough
You know things are bad when Severance looks like a dream scenario.
- Genevieve Novak
Nobel laureate Han Kang examines South Korea’s painful history
Han’s new novel moves from realism to a literary form that marries historical testimony and surreal devices.
- Flynn Benson
It took a lot to play Pansy. Dropping the morning run was just the start
Marianne Jean-Baptiste quickly realised that being too peppy during rehearsals for Hard Truths was never going to work.
- Stephanie Bunbury
How a simple daily habit made the music world stop and listen
Writing about everything from video games to toxic men, MJ Lenderman has found himself on all the top-10 lists that matter.
- Barry Divola
Cocaine, electronica and glamour: This is not your average World War I drama
This new BBC drama’s set in Soho at the end of WWI, but is full of music, colour and style.
- Kylie Northover
Medieval women, 1970s suburbia and modern divorce: Eight new books
Our reviewers cast their eyes over new fiction and non-fiction releases.
- Cameron Woodhead and Fiona Capp
Spies? They’re a lot like actors, says Cate Blanchett
Playing an undercover agent in Black Bag was a familiar journey into ambiguity.
- Stephanie Bunbury
This ballet master feels half his age. Loving your job will do that
Legendary choreographer John Neumeier celebrated his 86th birthday in Melbourne last week, but he says when he closes his eyes he’s “about 42”.
- John Bailey
A century-spanning tale of family, art and money
Brian Castleberry’s epic novel uses interview scripts, magazine articles, memoir chapters, university essays, blogs and even text messages.
- Daniel Herborn
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