Over the past half a century, Australian women’s art has gone from the margins to the mainstream. A new book mapping this story is a flawed, colourful kaleidoscope.
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Detailed accounts from original documents offer insights into the secret operations of the CIA in Africa.
Mission, a series of Noel Pearson’s essays, speeches and eulogies, delves into many of the key parts of the author’s life and politics.
A new book exploring the history of Yothu Yindi examines the influential band’s humane vision of mutual respect and harmony.
Arthur Conan Doyle wasn’t the only author spinning tales of cunning detectives.
These books offer insights into building better cities, the stories behind major inventions, and the interaction between humans and machines.
Thanks to the public events and the scholarly engagement with her life and work, Charlotte Maxeke has become one of the most visible South African women from the 19th and 20th centuries.
Through 154 songs, Paul McCartney gives us an insight into his life. There is an elegaic feel to this book, which showcases the many sides to McCartney’s songwriting.
Author Hannah Kent’s new novel is a beautifully crafted look at the 19th century Old Lutherans who migrated from Prussia to the colony of South Australia.
Australian dramatist David Williamson’s new book is a mash up of memoir and autobiography, which casts himself as a former ‘plunderer’ of other’s lives.
True to the Land explores the history of the Australian continent through our diverse and changing cooking and eating habits.
Claire Roberts new book on Ian Fairweather looks at the influence of China on his art and ideas, and concludes the ‘Australian artist’ was free of any national allegiance.
A new Quarterly Essay explores the modern political exploitation of a long-standing Australian male image, that of the larrikin.
Criminal reads to warm your autumn nights.
Exactly when the ANC’s reign will end rides on what the party does or does not do between now and its elective conference in 2022.
Smallpox, tuberculosis, measles, syphilis … a new book describes how recurring epidemics nearly wiped out Australia’s First Peoples.
Each of this year’s shortlisted books shimmer with energy, tenderness and threads of optimism — and even occasionally joy.
A new book by an eminent anthropologist and archaeologist mounts a rigorous critique of Dark Emu, repudiating notions of ‘primitive’ hunter-gatherers.
Children need to connect with Australia’s bountiful variety of trees. New picture books are helping them to do so.
The founder of the Bell Shakespeare Company has written a book gleaning leadership wisdom from the bard. But figures such as Richard III and Julius Caesar are hardly ones to emulate.
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