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This week's arts news and trending topics
This week's top arts news stories and most read reviews.
![Woman in jeans and red jumper reading a book inside with warm drink.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/matias-north-Y74XgxhQaGE-unsplash.jpg?w=310)
Winter warmers: 18 new art books to curl up with
Warm up with these new art publications hot off the press.
![Two panels. On the left is a blonde woman with glasses and a black top. On the right is a cover of a book with 'The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands' written in black. The cover is black and tan with a picture of an incoming train.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/Untitled-design-341.jpg?w=310)
Book review: The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to the Wastelands, Sarah Brooks
A sweeping novel of strange lands, mysterious characters, and a train journey that will change the world.
![Two panels. On the left is a headshot of a man. He's tanned with short cropped grey hair and wearing a black top. On the right is the cover of a book with 'The Afterlife Confessor' in neon pink and 'Last call for tell all' in neon blue. There is a picture of tombstones in a graveyard in pink and blue shades.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/Untitled-design-331.jpg?w=310)
Book review: The Afterlife Confessional, Bill Edgar
A unique and heady mix of bereavement, repentance, revenge and regret.
![Mark Valenzuela, recipient of 2025 Porter Street Commission, in his studio. Photo: Rosina Possingham. A middle-aged man of Filipino descent with a shortly trimmed black beard smiling. He is wearing a brown cap with a green jacket and hands in his pockets. In the background is a studio setting with an array of objects on shelves.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/Mark-Valenzuela-Photography-Rosina-Possingham-e1719893500972.jpg?w=310)
Opportunities and awards
Music Victoria Awards open for nominations, ATYP casting, plus winners of ceramic prize, and more!
![Two panels. On the left is a brunette woman with long hair. She is smiling and standing in front of a bookcase. On the right is the cover of a book that says 'Love, Death & Other Scenes' in white font, will and illustration of a couple lying on a bed. You can only see the top of their heads and their arms.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/death.jpg?w=310)
Book review: Love, Death & Other Scenes, Nova Weetman
A memoir that tracks the love and loss of a long-term partner.
![Two panels. On left is a bald man wearing a floral short sleeve shirt standing in front of foliage. On the right is the cover of a book titled 'Aussie Rock Anthems" in red, blue, black and white colours.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/rock.jpg?w=310)
Book review: Aussie Rock Anthems: The Stories Behind Our Biggest Hit Songs, Glen Humphries
Music journalist Glen Humphries’ slick, passionate, photo-packed celebration of Australian rock hits some targets but misses others.
![A stack of six books. The tiles on their spines can be seen: 'Only Sound Remains', 'Hospital', 'Wall', 'Praiseworthy' and 'Anam.'](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/MF.jpg?w=310)
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.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/Untitled-design-301.jpg?w=310)
Book review: The Honeyeaters, Jessie Tu
Jessie Tu's second novel canvasses the relationship between mother and daughter, literary translation and betrayal and love.
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5 tips for debut authors
Congratulations on your first book. It's been a heady ride. But what now?