When picking books to read this summer, reach out for the unknown. Here are five expert recommendations for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, for which deserved attention is just starting to shine.
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South African-Jamaican intellectual, activist and author Peter Abrahams died in January 2017. He will be revered for his contributions to the anti-colonial struggles in Africa and the Caribbean.
The gender of the writer can cause some readers to change their analysis of a novel.
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The writing process is different whether your instrument is a fountain pen, a crayon, a typewriter or a computer. What fingerprints does the technology leave on the product?
How to deal with copyright when books are digitised.
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Google has won again in its efforts to create a searchable digital library of books. But many author groups still believe the project infringes their copyright.
A new study examines the responses of Australian authors, publishers and readers to global changes in the contemporary publishing environment.
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A study into the responses of Australian authors, publishers and readers to global changes in the contemporary publishing environment suggests authors are being innovative, but financial rewards can be elusive.
Elena Ferrante’s searing portraits of women have won her international acclaim, though very little is known about the author herself.
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Italian novelist Elena Ferrante has been called “one of the great novelists of our time” and her Neapolitan novel cycle “an unconditional masterpiece”. But the author herself remains an intangible figure.
James Bond and Pussy Galore: Sean Connery and Honor Blackman film a scene for Goldfinger.
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The handwritten manuscript of Victor Hugo’s novel Les Misérables (1862) – from which the blockbuster stage show and numerous movies ultimately descend – has arrived at the State Library of Victoria (its…