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Butter, a cult Japanese bestseller by Asako Yuzuki inspired by the real-life case of a serial killer convicted of poisoning three of her male lovers, is being hailed overseas for its exploration of misogyny, fatphobia and sexism in modern Japan.

How a Japanese book about a woman who murders her lovers became a global phenomenon

Met with a muted reception in her native Japan, Asako Yuzuki’s Butter won fanfare around the world.

  • Thomas Mitchell

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Novelist Torrey Peters.

Torrey Peters went off-grid and came back speaking lumberjack

And she doesn’t just talk the talk. Peters can walk the walk, or in this case, fell the trees.

  • Melanie Kembrey
Kaliane Bradley’s time-travel novel, The Ministry of Time, brings Graham Gore, who was on Sir John Franklin’s doomed Arctic expedition, back to life.

‘I went slightly nuts’: How a TV horror binge inspired this bestselling time-travel novel

A lockdown TV binge prompted author Kaliane Bradley to dig into polar exploration. Now the novel that came of it is being turned into its own series.

  • Jason Steger
Disagreement is not harm, says SWF artistic director Ann Mossop.

‘Disagreement is not harm’: Sydney Writers’ Festival reveals program after sudden resignation

Weeks after festival chair Kathy Shand resigned citing concerns about the range of opinions programmed, the 2025 line-up has been revealed.

  • Linda Morris
Kathy Shand has resigned from the writers festival.

Festival head quits as Middle East debate continues to split art world

The Sydney Writers’ Festival program is due to be announced in weeks but its chair Kathy Shand, who is Jewish, has sent her resignation to board members.

  • Paul Sakkal and Linda Morris
Laura Tingle, chief political correspondent of the ABC’s 7.30.

What price starting a culture war? For Laura Tingle it was just $600

The ABC stalwart’s comments at the Sydney Writers’ Festival kicked off a culture-war meltdown. In monetary terms it probably wasn’t worth the hassle.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
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Laura Tingle.

ABC management rebukes Laura Tingle over ‘racist country’ comments

The journalist was told her comments about Opposition Leader Peter Dutton would not have met ABC’s impartiality standards.

  • Helen Pitt
Laura Tingle, chief political correspondent of the ABC’s 7.30 current affairs television program

ABC’s Laura Tingle under fire after ‘racist country’ comments

ABC’s 7.30 chief political correspondent Laura Tingle has come under fire for comments she made criticising Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

  • Helen Pitt
Author Kate Manne at the Sydney Writers’ Festival at Carriageworks.

‘Misogynistic massacre’: Sydney Writers’ Festival closing address dedicated to Bondi Junction victims

A feminist author used her closing address to call out “himpathy”, where men who commit violence receive “disproportionate and undue sympathy”.

  • Helen Pitt
Angourie Rice and mother Kate discussed their novel Stuck Up and Stupid at this year’s Sydney Writers’ Festival.

Angourie Rice brings Hollywood star power to the Sydney Writers’ Festival

The talented young actor and her playwright mother Kate appeared on stage to discuss their debut novel, Stuck Up & Stupid.

  • Andrew Taylor

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