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Book review: Wifedom: Mrs Orwell’s Invisible Life, Anna Funder

Conspicuously missing from male-centric biographies, Eileen O’Shaughnessy is the true Orwellian hero.

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Book review: The Year My Family Unravelled, Cynthia Dearborn

How do you go about looking after an ailing aged parent when you are halfway across the world from each…

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Magazine review: Meanjin Winter 2023, edited by Esther Anatolitis 

The intensity of this edition creates a real sense of urgency in the reader.

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Book review: A Real Piece of Work, Erin Riley

An insight into the life of a queer trans writer through a series of essays.

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Moral panic over sex-ed book overlooks real value of teen sex education

The moral panic over a sex education book for teens has seen Big W staff abused, and ignores the ways…

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Decolonising the written word

As an editor, a relatively new part of my brief is to be on the alert for colonial exceptionalism. What…

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Book review: Aphrodite's Breath, Susan Johnson

A mother-daughter trip to the birthplace of Aphrodite. What could possibly go wrong?

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Book review: I'd Rather Not, Robert Skinner

Amusing tales of a dilettante.

Book review: Personal Score, Ellen van Neerven

Ellen Van Neervan's latest book is a non-fiction about the nexus between sport, culture and identity.

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Book review: Vinyl Dreams, Tony Wellington

A book that attempts to capture the tumultuous musical styles of the time, but its approach lacks rigour.

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