Spectrum
Olive Kitteridge returns in Elizabeth Strout’s stunning new novel
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author continues her intricate world building, and brings back characters that her fans will love.
- by Michael McGirr
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Why making a film about Donald Trump turned into a minefield
Ali Abbasi sees The Apprentice as a study in naked ambition, but his subject isn’t the only one who’s not happy.
- by Karl Quinn
These women were extraordinary. So how did we forget about them?
They were saints and scholars, radicals and trailblazers. Finally, their stories are being told.
- by Emily Maguire
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Lady Gaga
‘I’m not sure who I am,’ says Lady Gaga – but there are clues in Joker
The superstar channels her inner rebel as the complex Harleen “Lee” Quinzel in Joker: Folie à Deux.
- by Michael Idato
The controversy that revealed how AI has become a red rag to a bull for many authors
National Novel Writing Month, better known as NaNoWriMo, has become mired in controversy over its stance on AI.
- by Jane Sullivan
From cosy crime to anonymous female fantasies: eight new books
Our reviewers cast their eyes over new fiction and non-fiction releases.
- by Cameron Woodhead and Fiona Capp
This tale of a 19th-century engineering marvel is a cracking yarn
The story of how Charles Todd connected Australia to the world has violence, tragedy, obsession and more.
- by Pat Sheil
Sophie Turner trades Game of Thrones gowns for shoulder pads in Joan
This cracking story is based on the real-life story of Joan Hannington, a master jewel thief in 1980s London.
- by Kylie Northover
Can Tim Winton’s new book save us? With six grandkids, he had to try
The acclaimed author’s 500-page novel is something of a departure – a cli-fi thriller set 200 years from now.
- by Jane Sullivan
How pop star Kim Wilde became an award-winning gardener
As a singer, she broke records in the 1980s – then gave it all away. But Wilde, who tours Australia in October, couldn’t stay away from music for long.
- by Michael Lallo
Nobody Wants This is a rare gem: a funny romcom with serious stakes
Loosely based on creator Erin Foster’s real-life experiences, this 10-part series finds a hot rabbi and a tiny blonde shiksa falling for each other.
- by Karl Quinn
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