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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

Aug 9, 2024
Young Asian woman is sitting at a desk with a book open in front of her but gazing off to the right as if lost in thought. Romantasy.
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The rise of the romantasy genre, feminist fantasy and diversity in literature

With increasing positive depictions of Asian women in the media, it's time to also centre them in the romantasy genre.

Keshe Chow

Aug 9, 2024
There is a boom in AI creative writing tools.
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5 AI creative writing tools

There is a boom in AI creative writing tools. We've selected five essentials to get you started.

David Burton

Aug 9, 2024
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Book review: Cleaved, Jane Cafarella

A memoir about familial separation and living with disability.

Laura Pettenuzzo

Aug 8, 2024
Two panels. On the left is a grey-haired smiling woman in green. On the right is a cover of a book with 'My father's suitcase' and 'Mary Garden' in white font. There is an old photo of three young children in white/pale clothing standing in front of foliage.
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Book review: My Father's Suitcase, Mary Garden

A memoir that explores the rarely spoken about effects of sibling abuse.

Ashleigh Meikle

Aug 8, 2024
Two panels. On the left is a woman with grey hair wearing a short sleeve green top. On the right is the cover of a book with 'The Crag" written in yellow font and 'Claire Sutherland' in white font against a photo of a rock-climber hanging on to the edge of a cliff.
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Book review: The Crag, Claire Sutherland

A murder mystery set against the cliff faces of Mount Arapiles in Victoria brings new meaning to the term 'cliff-hanger'.

David Burton

Aug 7, 2024
Two panels: On left is a profile photo of a man with a brown hat, glasses and a white beard. On the right is a cover of his book with an illustration of an island in blue and green and the words 'Mark Heyward' and 'The Glass Islands' in white font.
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Book review: The Glass Islands, Mark Heyward

Spanning memoir, travelogue and historical non-fiction, The Glass Islands explores a life swapped from Tasmania to Lombok, Indonesia.  

Peter Hackney

Aug 7, 2024
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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

Aug 2, 2024
Two young boys are looking through a picture book in a field of grass. They are seated. The left one has an orange hat, the right one a blue one.
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Working with illustrators in children's literature

What are some of the processes behind collaborating with illustrators when you are writing a book?

Thuy On

Aug 2, 2024
Two panels. On the left is of a woman with short brown hair and a blue top looking to the side. On the right is a book cover with a swirl of yellow against a black background.
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Praiseworthy indeed: Alexis Wright wins Miles Franklin Award 2024

Alexis Wright wins the most prestigious literary prize in Australia for the second time.

Thuy On

Aug 1, 2024
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