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Stephen Romei writes on books and films. He was formerly literary editor at The Australian and The Weekend Australian.

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Journalist Mark Mordue, winner of the 2010 Pascall Prize for critical writing.

Art of darkness

Ahead of the Sydney Writers Festival, a leading critic considers the books that cause him pain — and why he is grateful for them.

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A hint of bias? Not a sausage

A hint of bias? Not a sausage

As the announcement of the Miles Franklin shortlist looms, it’s worth revisiting the “sausagefest” brouhaha.

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Tony Judt, professor of history at New York University. Pic copyright John R Rifkin.

An exceptional historian

Writers as good as Tony Judt are rare; when they leave behind something extra, we, the living, celebrate.

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Flooded town of Numurkah. Floods. Flooding. Name to come (journo has the name) takes his horses up the flooded main street to safety Overnight he could only rescue 12 of th 18 horses, now the final 6 head to safety Greg mason with the horses

Of families and floods

The Mothers spans three quarters of a century in the lives of an extended family. The Horses is school fiction.

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