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Two panels. On the left is a black and white photo of Michelle de Kretser. She has short dark hair and is seated, wearing a printed dress. On the right is the cover of her book, 'Theory & Practice.' it's orange and has a Polaroid photo of the author as a young woman.
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Book review: Theory & Practice, Michelle de Kretser

A beguiling mix of fiction, essay and memoir.

Two panels. On the left is of author Peter Ames Carlin. He has dark hair and a dark shirt and tan trousers. He is seated. On the right is the cover of his book, 'The Name of this band is R.E.M' which features an orange background and 4 members of R.E.M when young and Michael Stipes still had hair.
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Book review: The Name of This Band Is R.E.M., Peter Ames CarlinĀ 

'Follow me, donā€™t follow me': the contradictions guiding ā€œThe Most Improbably Successful Group In The Worldā€ in this biography of…

A black and white portrait photo of Peter Rose, outgoing editor of 'Australian Book Review.' He is an older Caucasian man wearing a white shirt under a dark jacket.
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What I've learned: Peter Rose, Australian Book Review

After 24 years of sifting through countless books, Peter Rose will be leaving his post as the Editor of 'Australian…

Two panels; On the left is the writer Anna Go-Go, who is wearing a black and red print top and holding onto her black and white cat. On the right is the cover of her book. It's pink and features Anna Go-Go wearing pink and black leopard print top holding onto a tabby cat.
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Book review: Cat Lady Manifesto, Anna Go-Go

A jaunt through the history of that most maligned trope, 'the (crazy) cat lady', and a reclamation of its power.

John Marsden, an man with grey hair and a red jumper smiling. There are shelves of books behind him.
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Vale John Marsden

John Marsden, the author of the award-winning, best-selling YA 'Tomorrow' series, has died at 74.

Two panels. On the left is writer John Merkel. He has dark hair and is wearing a dark jacket with green shirt. On the right is the cover of the book 'Tomorrow There Will Be Sun', with an illustration of rising suns.
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Book review: Tomorrow There Will Be Sun: A Hope Prize Anthology, various authors

These excellent short stories reveal both the evil and the good in humanity.

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AI is ā€˜disruptingā€™ book publishing: do we want its 'art'?

The embrace of AI may produce some useful innovations and efficiencies in publishing, but will also impact on people working…

2024 Queensland Regional Art Awards, Emerging Artist Award winner, Teddy Horton, for 'Stars Align'. A black and white image of a cowboy chasing a ufo.
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Opportunities and awards

EOIs open for Melbourne Design Week and NT Performing Arts Development, plus winner of Emerging Playwright Commission, and more!

Two panels. On the left is Daneil Juckes, who has brown hair and is wearing a grey t-shirt. On the right is the cover of his book, 'The Moment of the Essay' which has an orange and pink column on the diagonal.
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Book review: The Moment of the Essay, Daniel Juckes

Some interesting analysis of Australian essayists, but greater breadth and depth would have been welcome.

Two panels. On the left is photo of Amanda Laugesen, who has blonde hair and is wearing a pink scarf over a violet top. On the right is the cover of her book 'Australia in 100 words', which features a black and white image of a man boxing with a kangaroo.
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Book review: Australia in 100 Words, Amanda Laugesen

The chief editor of the Australian National Dictionary explores the world of Australian English ā€“ and, in doing so, our…

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