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A new book delves into the species that live in, on and near Melbourne’s Yarra: from the millions of humans who rely on it for water to creatures such as owls, wallabies and flying foxes.
Jessica Kirkman introduces readers to her Deaf grandparents’ experience – and to Deaf culture – in her memoir. And Sam Drummond recalls growing up with pseudoachondroplasia (a form of dwarfism) in his.
Online reading communities have been around for a while but none of them have captured the attention of readers, publishers and retailers quite like BookTok.
Perception and reality collide when a mother and daughter are compelled to live in the shadow of a monstrous artist.
Zadie Smith evokes the complexities of race, class and colonisation in her novel about a scandal that titillated Victorian England.
Multinational corporations can dictate how resources are allocated, territories are governed, and justice is defined.
Martin Puchner’s engaging new history argues that every culture has its backstory of influences
Leigh Sales’ new book shares the insights of more than 30 prominent and experienced Australian journalists, including Laurie Oakes, Samantha Maiden and Trent Dalton, about their craft.
God Forgets About the Poor is one part family saga, one part autofiction, one part Proustian journey through memory.
The hunt for sleep has become a global industry, with apps, drugs, self-help remedies. In a new book, author Marie Darrieussecq contemplates the curse of insomnia.
An irresistible history of the OED reveals that English is a global language in its sources, its reach and its ownership.
Laura Elizabeth Woollett’s fourth novel cracks open the toxic power dynamics between a privileged huddle of ‘Blondes’ and the culturally diverse girls they seek to marginalise.
A new book designed to interest potential and beginning readers also offers plenty of new ideas to interest well-versed Murnanians.
Donald Horne’s genius was his ability to capture on the page a personal intellectual journey that reflected one the nation was also taking.
Megalodons are having a cultural moment. What do we know about them? And might further scientific discoveries reveal more about the true shape and size of these creatures?
No matter how much we believe our knowledge and our technological capabilities have evolved, pandemics prove we are still at the mercy of the natural world.
The early Nelson comes across as a man consumed by insecurity and ambition, plagued by inner strife and anger.
Lorin Clarke’s account of growing up with her famous father is a loving, often funny portrait.
Some fairy tales tell the brutal truth, others offer the hope of a happy ending. Immaculate raises the possibility of both.
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