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Two panels. On left is Sally Rooney, who has shoulder-length brown hair, a grey top and black trousers. On the right is the cover of her book, 'Intermezzo' in shades of blue and black. A small figure of a man is seen between the larger, up-close legs of another figure. There is a chess piece on the right hand corner.
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Book review: Intermezzo, Sally Rooney

Sally Rooney's latest novel more than lives up to expectations.

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Opinions & Analysis

Does generative AI and AI for book editing spell the end of professional editors?

In the world of AI for book editing, professional editors are more than just nit-pickers looking for typos, say the…

Two panels. On the left is Yves Rees, with short blonde hair and a dark top. On the right is the cover of their book, 'Travelling to Tomorrow' with an illustration of a woman in shades of orange and blue.
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Book review: Travelling to Tomorrow, Yves Rees

The stories of pioneering Australian women who sought adventures across the Pacific a century ago.

Paul Guest Drawing Prize 2024 finalist, Sarah Crowest, ‘Hot Potato (several small fires), 2024’. Potatoes with eyes around a fire.
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Opportunities and awards

Grants for experimental practice, plus winners of the Shane and Catherine Brennan Prize, finalists of the churchie emerging art prize,…

Two panels. On the left is a black and white photo of author Sebastian Smee. He is a wearing a white shirt and fair hair. Balding. On the right is the cover of his book, "Paris in Ruins.' A French flag is waving in a watercolour painting.
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Book review: Paris in Ruins, Sebastian Smee

Sebastian Smee argues that Impressionism was a reaction to Paris under siege in 1870.

Two panels. On the left is a portrait of a young man with brown wavy hair and a blue shirt, Robbie Arnott. On the left is the cover of his book, 'Dusk", There's a picture of a landscape.
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Book review: Dusk, Robbie Arnott

Robbie Arnott's fourth book tracks predator and prey in the Tasmanian highlands.

‘How Art Works’ by Chloe Watfern. Watfern is shown in a photo on the left, a woman with pale skin and tied back brown hair, wearing large circular earrings and a blue and white circular scoop neck top. On the right is a cover of the book with a. Series of black and white prints with faces drawn on, and the title ‘HOW ART WORKS’
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Book review: How Art Works: Stories from Supported Studios, Chloe Watfern

Spotlighting artists with intellectual disabilities and their ways of art-making, ‘How Art Works’ is an insightful must-have for every arts…

2024 Fauvette Loureiro Memorial Scholarship recipient Leigh Rigozzi in front of 'The Complete Works of Pieter Bruegel 2022-2024'. Rigozzi is a man with fair skin, short cropped brown hair and a graying beard, wearing black rimmed glasses and a speckled shirt, smiling at the camera and standing in front of a series of colourful illustrations.
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Opportunities and awards

Canberra Theatre Centre seeking performance makers, 2024 Victorian Museums and Galleries Awards winners and ARA Historical Novel prize shortlist, plus…

A young man with fuzzy brown hair and dressed in shades of blue is standing up and reading from a book among a seated crowd of people.
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Story Week 2024's program to foster 'Common-Unity'

This festival wants to close the distance between artist and audience.

Two panels. On the left is a smiling woman, Jumaana Abdu, wearing a taupe and white hijab. On the right is the cover of her novel, Translations, which features a woman also wearing a head veil. Her face is overlaid with some intricate patterns.
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Book review: Translations, Jumaana Abdu

A psychological journey that canvasses the depths of identity and trauma and explores the gaps of language.

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