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This week's arts news and trending topics

We report it – you read it. This week's top arts news stories.

Gina Fairley

Nov 1, 2024
A photo of a bookshelf full of books.
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International report on book-buying trends

How does Australia compare to other countries in terms of book purchasing habits?

Thuy On

Nov 1, 2024
Two panels. On left is author Zoe Kean. She is wearing a brown hat and black top. She has brown hair and is smiling. On the right is the cover of her book, 'Why Are We Like this?' the font is dark pink, the background light green. There are fish swimming across it.
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Book review: Why Are We Like This?, Zoe Kean

This wonderful book offers a super abundance of insights into why we are the way we are.

Erich Mayer

Nov 1, 2024
Two panels, On the left is photo of Rupi Kaur, an Indian-Canadian woman. She has long black hair and is wearing an off the shoulder green top. On the right is her book, Milk and Honey, in red and pink. There are bee illustrations on it.
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Book review: Milk and Honey: 10th Anniversary Collector's Edition, Rupi Kaur

The bestselling Instapoet returns with an anniversary edition of her debut book.

Thuy On

Oct 31, 2024
A bar, with stools and lots of bottles and shelving.
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WA Literary Coasters initiative

A call-out to WA writers to submit work to appear on coasters around the state.

Thuy On

Oct 31, 2024
a group of young people in a room comparing notes on computers. a red-haired woman is in the foreground putting sticky notes on a whiteboard. writers' room
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Inside the writers' room

Getting a toe in the door of the writers' room can be challenging , but these successful writers share some…

Daniel Herborn

Oct 31, 2024
Two panels. On the left is author Lucy Jane Wood, a blonde woman smiling and wearing a white T shirt and jeans. On the right is a picture of her book, 'Rewitched.' It features an illustration of a young woman as seen from an attic window. She has her back to us and is reading.
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Book review: Rewitched, Lucy Jane Wood

An aesthetically pleasing cosy fantasy about discovering your powers and finding community. 

Jemimah Brewster

Oct 30, 2024
Karla Dickens, '#2 Rise and Fall', Inkjet prints. Recipient of the 2024 Windmill Trust Scholarship. A brown-skinned woman in a witchy outfit sitting on a shopping trolley filled with plastic waste as teh ground around them is flooded.
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Opportunities and awards

Scholarship for landscape artists, winners of The Reading Prize and more!

Celina Lei

Oct 30, 2024
The Patrick White Literary Award for 2024 has been award to Melbourne poet Π.O. Photo depicts a grey-hair Greek-Australian man of advancing age looking into the camera impassively.
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Greek-Australian poet Π.O. wins 2024 Patrick White Literary Award

A champion of performance poetry and spoken word as well as his fellow poets, Π.O. has been honoured for his…

Richard Watts

Oct 28, 2024
Two young women in white loose clothing and veils on their heads looking at one another.
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A festival showcasing the diversity and strength of Muslim women

Over a weekend in November, Muslim Agenda will feature an extensive program of talks and workshops.

Thuy On

Oct 28, 2024
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