Reading Wilson’s Iliad, one senses something of the chant of Homer’s verse, even through the written word.
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A deep philosophical exploration of the subjective nature of historical knowledge and memory runs through Anne Michaels smart and poignant new novel.
Australia’s housing crisis shows no sign of abating, but planning reforms to increase supply is only part of the solution.
Politica is set in an unnamed town where past is ever present, and the present is barely tolerable in the absence of a hopeful future.
The Undertow tells how the cultural divisions in American society could allow events like the Capitol storming to happen – and how, despite this, Trump is the Republican frontrunner for president.
In her prose and her poetry, Sara M. Saleh renders unique the ways people resist, transcend, adapt, make the best of things, compromise, endure, and lose hope and faith.
The evolution of sexual behaviour is a long and complicated tale. Taking a long view involves a degree of speculation.
With an election on the horizon, it’s the perfect time to curl up with one of our expert recommendations.
The Wolves of Eternity is remarkable – and deliberately challenging. Ranging across time and space, it muses on thinking trees, Putin’s Moscow, a Norwegian heatwave and the undead.
Evidence suggests that writing was probably invented in southern Iraq sometime before 3000BC. But what happened next?
A Memoir of My Former Self is a celebration of one of Britain’s most beloved and celebrated novelists.
In Women and Children, Tony Birch is unequivocal about domestic violence: when everyone knows someone is in trouble, there is a collective duty to do something about it.
Twenty two essays marking the tenth anniversary of the Sydney Review of Books make for a diverse, thoughtful collection.
Some leftists today forget the need for a politics of redistribution alongside one of recognition. But a new book fails to show the left is beholden to a cartoon version of identity politics.
A wild and fun ride through the wackier bits of Medieval life.
Alex Miller is a man of humble origins, adventurous journeys, and a slow-burning but ultimately impressive literary career.
Alan Kohler’s Quarterly Essay lays out how the policies of successive governments have not only failed to address housing problems, but actively created them.
What does capitalism do to our ability to connect with other people? Lydia Davis’ stories suggest it hollows out our words – but that the exaltation of the ordinary can connect us.
A major new history of the Australian novel is shaped by the recent renaissance in Indigenous writing, but there are some notable omissions.
James O'Hanlon’s easy and humorous style makes Silk and Venom a readily digestible and satisfying meal for anyone with an interest in the natural world.
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