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Li’l Petey and Dog Man in the new film of Dav Pilkey’s book, Dog Man.

A tail as old as time: Which are better, dogs or cats?

You might think you know what Dog Man creator Dav Pilkey will say in response. Think again.

  • Michael Idato

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Swiss author Christian Kracht.

This bonkers road-trip story is witty, boring and annoying. I loved it

Swiss author Christian Kracht’s novel follows a mother and son on a road trip across Switzerland squandering their riches.

  • Helen Elliott
Nicole Kidman as Nancy Vandergroot in Holland.

Nicole Kidman tiptoes through the tulips in sexy thriller Holland

In Holland, Kidman plays a woman whose fantasy life may be getting the better of her reality.

  • Karl Quinn

You don’t want to think of your doctor as human: Adam Kay

The former doctor turned author (turned humorist) says he “probably” has PTSD after the traumatic event at work that caused him to change professions.

  • John Bailey
Flynn tells the story of a global catastrophe through the prism of one small town in Orpheus Nine.

This gripping parable could only exist in a post-pandemic world

Chris Flynn’s new novel has the uneasy thrall of a lockdown-era nightmare.

  • Jordan Prosser
Broden Kelly’s Yabusele is on until April 20.

The best, the strangest, and the most daring of the comedy festival so far

From an Aunty Donna star to a performer who taps into Joan of Arc, here are our latest reviews of the comedy festival.

  • Cher Tan, Donna Demaio, Guy Webster, Hannah Francis, John Bailey, Karl Quinn, Lefa Singleton Norton, Mikey Cahill, Sonia Nair, Tyson Wray and Vyshnavee Wijekumar
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There’s a bumper crop of new books this April.

Steve Vizard probes the Gallipoli myth and Brooke Boney gets personal: This month in books

Plenty of new books hit the bookshops today, with more to come later in the month. Here are 15 of them.

  • Jason Steger
Romance author Sophie Lark.

Romance novel pulled over racism claims and character’s praise for Elon Musk

Bestselling independent author Sophie Lark was set to make her debut with a traditional publisher when early readers of her new novel pounced.

  • Jane Sullivan
Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter.

Graydon Carter’s adventures with Trump, Deep Throat and Anna Wintour

The legendary editor’s memoir is a heady account of the golden era of magazines.

  • Nathan Smith
Comedians Vidya Rajan and Mel McGlensey who have a show called ‘Greg’.

If you know a Greg or are a Greg then this show is for you

Greg is an hour of absurdist sketch, improv and character comedy, taking as its starting point a pair of comedians’ fascination for a completely ordinary name.

  • Will Cox

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