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Book review: First Year, Kristina Ross

Award-winning debut fiction about a young actress navigating her way around an education in the performing arts.

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Book review: Taking Apart The Bird Trap, Amanda Anastasi

This poetry collection explores life, loss and death in the western suburbs of Melbourne.

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Opportunities and awards

A $60,000 moving image commission opens, plus the winner of the MECCA x NGV Women in Design and finalists of…

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When I left school I made a terrible career choice

Why I became an electrical engineer and did a 180-degree turn, becoming a published author...

Two panels. On the left is author Andrea Goldsmith wearing all black. She has short curly brown hair and is holding one palm to her chin. On the right is the cover of her boo, "The Buried Life' that has a profile cut out of a woman's face and upper body. Inside of which is the sea. The Buried Life by Andrea Goldsmith
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Book review: The Buried Life, Andrea Goldsmith

Three people form an unlikely bond in this tale about messy relationships across generations.

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Book review: Elegy, Southwest, Madeleine Watts

A road trip that meanders around love and loss.

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Arts news watch: this week's trending topics

We report it – you read it. Keep your eye on this week's top arts news stories.

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Why do we cosy up to crime fiction?

What are some of the tropes of cosy crime fiction and why is it so popular?

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Book review: Eat Your Heart Out, Victoria Brownlee

A literary amuse-bouche that will leave romance readers happily sated.

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