Vignettes map dad’s memories
The connection between Etgar Keret’s short stories and these nonfiction pieces can be seen in their brevity.
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The real James Dean
It’s James Dean but not as you know him. These photos capture the actor unguarded and unglamorous on his home turf.
Early defender of Aborigines
A scholarly work uses the life of Mary Bennett, an early crusader for indigenous rights, to reflect on race relations.
Novel treatment for the Bard
The Hogarth Shakespeare project involves well-known writers turning the Bard’s plays into novels.
Colliding with the world’s fist
Pulitzer prize-winning poet Tracy K. Smith’s memoir begins where language collapses under the pressure of mourning.
Thrillers to keep you awake
Michael Robotham, Tony Cavanaugh and Peter Doyle live up to their reputation as fine Australian crime writers.
Convict saved his own neck
Hobart’s convict hangman was the last person to look into the eyes of more than 200 men and women.
Novel treatment for the Bard
The Hogarth Shakespeare project involves well-known writers turning the Bard’s plays into novels.
Across porcelain terrain
In The White Road, Edmund de Waal delves poetically further into his love affair with porcelain.
Grandeur by design
Jay Parini’s biography of Gore Vidal is a poignant portrayal of a great man descending into decrepitude.
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