Spectrum
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
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Who are we? Where did we come from? Settle in for a night like no other
Archeologist and broadcaster Alice Roberts admits that explaining life on Earth in one evening is “a bit ambitious”.
- 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
Opinion
Streaming
Why Martha Stewart can be my boss any day
The new Netflix documentary just made me more determined to join her workforce.
- by Brodie Lancaster
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
This ACMI exhibition shows us the tomorrow we want is ours to make
The Future and Other Fictions dares to imagine what might be to come for us all.
- by John Bailey
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
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