What do professional readers choose to read on holiday? The answers include romance fiction, science-fiction classics, a French detective, Japanese assassins … and War and Peace.
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These two new romances starring bold, culturally connected heroines from Redfern and Western Sydney break the genre mould – but remain faithful to what readers love about romance.
As conversations about literary representation evolve, so does the Stella Prize. Five of the 12 authors on the tenth Stella Prize longlist are Indigenous, one is non-binary, and genre is in the mix.
Many important Australian books have found themselves out-of-print and hard-to-find. The Untapped project aims to change that, bringing classics to a library near you.
Author Anita Heiss speaks with Professor Jacinta Elston about her new anthology of essays from First Nations writers spanning the breadth of Australian society.
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Professor in Writing and Literature, Deakin University
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ARC Future Fellow; Professor; Director, Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Professor, Monash University
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Postdoctoral Fellow, 'Untapped: the Australian Literary Heritage Project', The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer, Creative Writing, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor in Publishing and Communications, The University of Melbourne
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Writer, author, journalist, Associate Lecturer in English & Writing, University of Tasmania
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Emeritus Professor of Creative Writing, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer, Writing, Department of Media and Communication, Swinburne University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Writing, Literature and Culture, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer in Literary Studies and Creative Writing, Monash University
