Who dares to wear the Israeli flag?
A mountain of mail about euthanasia for patients with dementia; and who would dare show solidarity with Israel at the Sydney Writers Festival?
Caroline Overington
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Do we need more books by white male writers?
A furore over a bookseller’s claim that she has no books by men on the shelves anymore; update your writers festival diary and look out Qantas, Joe Aston is on your red tail.
Have straight white men been pushed off bookshelves?
A bookstore owner’s social media posts on the publishing industry’s ‘woke agenda’ sparked controversy. But she says she’s been misunderstood.
The Australian’s Book of the Year 2023
This story is a sublime work of fiction. It’s literature, but also philosophy. And it’s The Australian’s Book of the Year 2023.
This book is the best $18 you’ll spend all year
This book landed on my desk last week. It comes in hardcover; it’s 47 pages long and it costs just $18. It’s sublime. Just beautiful.
Summer’s hottest cultural offerings
We’ve put together a summer program of festivals, exhibitions, films, and live shows to get you through this holiday season.
How Hoges ribbed the PM at John Brown’s book launch
Last week I promised to go along to the launch of the new memoir by former federal minister John Brown and I knew you’d want me to report back, so here goes.
The Minister for Good Times reveals all
Here for a good time: John Brown, Minister in the Hawke government, launches his tell-all book, with a chapter titled ‘About That Desk Business.’
Come Writers & Critics
Raising bronze for women, new prizes and poems, and a word about grace in this week’s Come Writers and Critics column.
What to read this week
A memoir of childhood by John Clarke’s daughter Lorin; two Pulitzer Prize winners, and new Australian poetry feature in this week’s Notable Books.
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