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A stack of six books. The tiles on their spines can be seen: 'Only Sound Remains', 'Hospital', 'Wall', 'Praiseworthy' and 'Anam.'
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Miles Franklin shortlist 2024

Small press publishers dominate the shortlist at this year's Miles Franklin Award.

An Asian woman wearing glasses and a white shirt is standing in front of shrubbery. The Honeyeater.
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Book review: The Honeyeaters, Jessie Tu

Jessie Tu's second novel canvasses the relationship between mother and daughter, literary translation and betrayal and love.

debut authors. An open book is lit by a single beam.
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5 tips for debut authors

Congratulations on your first book. It's been a heady ride. But what now?

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This week's arts news and trending topics

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

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A literal smorgasbord of literary and culinary delights

This year’s Bendigo Writers Festival has a food theme that reflects its designation as a UNESECO Creative City and Region…

Noel McKenna, ‘William Nuttall with horses in field’, 2023 (detail). Image: Supplied. Painting with soft blues and greens depicting a serene landscape of a couple of horses with one human figure petting the head of a horse.
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Opportunities and awards

Call for artworks from refugee artists, plus winners at National Portrait Gallery, recipients of the Regional Arts Fund and more!

Two panels. On the left is a headshot of man with brown hair and a stubble. On the right is the cover of a book with 'Fool Me Twice' in yellow against a red background. "Benjamin Stevenson' is printed upside down.
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Book review, Fool Me Twice, Benjamin Stevenson

Two baffling mysteries in one book, one featuring a kidnapping, the other a reality TV show.

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Book review: Safe Space, Alyssa Huynh

A memoir that tracks the author's lived experience with racism as an Asian-Australian woman.

Two panels. On the left is the cover of the book with 'The Work' written on a diagonal slant in white and yellow against a skyscraper background. On the right is a blonde woman wearing a white blouse standing against large window panes.
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Book review: The Work, Bri Lee

Old and new art mix with old and new values in this debut novel from Bri Lee.

Festival of Dangerous Ideas return to Carriageworks. Photo: Courtesy of FODI. A chaotic stage with a person wearing an earth globe on its head and the signs ‘it doesn’t have to be THE END’.
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Can a festival provoke for all the best reasons?

At the Festival of Dangerous Ideas, nothing seems to be off the table – from a meditation on genocide to…

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