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John Neumeier

The world’s longest serving artistic director has no plans to retire

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

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Brian Castleberry’s novel spans a century of American history.

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
Kara Swisher: “This is the politics of selfishness – when the wealthiest people on earth pretend they’re victims.”

Kara Swisher on tech’s ‘sad, little, victimised, arrested-development men’

Kara Swisher’s memoir about her decades spent interviewing the biggest names in the tech industry was fascinating when it was released a year ago. Now that the US is seemingly run by tech billionaires, it’s essential reading.

  • Kylie Northover
Marcia Langton 1982 Juno Gemes (b. 1944) gelatin silver photograph Purchased 2004

Juno Gemes’ powerful photographs capture 50 years of fighting

This compelling collection makes visible the battle for justice fought by First Nations peoples for the past half-century.

  • Candida Baker
Andrea Goldsmith's Invented Lives is a novel bursting with references to books.

This skilfully braided novel has a breathtaking finale

Andrea Goldsmith’s new novel is a story of friendship, love, faith – and death.

  • Carmel Bird
Kalkani Crater at Undara Volcanic National Park.

This novel about Australia was written in 1676 but has a curiously modern resonance

Defrocked monk Gabriel de Foigny imagined Australia - then known only as the “southern land” - in a novel that has similarities with Thomas More’s Utopia.

  • Declan Fry
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Mandy Beaumont.

Real-life tragedy informs Mandy Beaumont’s serial killer thriller

The author’s new novel is based on Australian serial killer John Wayne Glover, who was known in headlines as “The Granny Killer”. But it also draws on a personal tragedy.

  • Jenny Valentish
Robert De Niro as former President George Mullen.

Robert De Niro’s first TV role is a conspiracy thriller for troubled times

A cyberattack that throws the US into chaos is the spur for a virtual suspension of democracy in Zero Day.

  • Karl Quinn
Christopher Walken, master of the happy accident, in Severance.

Christopher Walken has always been the bad guy. Now we’re seeing a different side

After a 60-year career thick with oddballs, playing a regular character comes as a welcome relief for the Oscar winner.

  • Karl Quinn
Rosanna Raymond of the Pacific Sisters.

The Pacific Sisters want you to don your Melbourne Cup best, then add nan’s lace and some bling

This Aotearoa-based arts collective has been blending ancestral Pasifika power with fashion, music, performance and fun for over 30 years.

  • Kerrie O'Brien

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