Across porcelain terrain
In The White Road, Edmund de Waal delves poetically further into his love affair with porcelain.
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Grandeur by design
Jay Parini’s biography of Gore Vidal is a poignant portrayal of a great man descending into decrepitude.
Memoir of a spirited woman
Jane Caro’s endearing personality shines through in a memoir that chronicles her highs and lows.
Critical questions
The standard of literary criticism in Australia is back on the agenda, with Tim Flannery giving a scathing assessment.
The fun of the fair
In this short story from a new collection by Elizabeth Harrower, a girl’s birthday celebration takes a strange turn.
Critical questions
The standard of literary criticism in Australia is back on the agenda, with Tim Flannery giving a scathing assessment.
Games of luck
Andrew Leigh mounts a persuasive argument that a bit of bad luck can derail even the most powerful politicians.
Horror of horrors fails to chill
Guillermo del Toro wanted to make an old-fashioned horror film, but this Mia Wasikowska starrer just isn’t scary.
Making sense of the sorrow
Nigerian-American author Teju Cole wants to understand the reasons for the rage in the world.
Dickens disciple wins Booker
Marlon James has received the £50,000 ($105,000) Man Booker prize for his fourth novel, A Brief History of Seven Killings.
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