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Paul Theroux’s stylish reimagination of Orwell’s Burmese days
The great travel writer and novelist is in top form with the latest book about George Orwell.
- by Adrian McKinty
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There’s a mystery to be solved after the Black Saturday fires
Sarah-Jane Collins’ first novel centres on the puzzle of a dead body found in the aftermath of the Black Saturday fires.
- by Sue Turnbull
Monetising the moon: Humanity’s next big space race
Philosopher A.C. Grayling examines the view of the moon as undeveloped real estate and asks are there the checks and balances needed to protect it.
- by Pat Sheil
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Give peace a chance: The urgent need for trust in the Middle East
Jonathan Glover argues that there are certain fault lines that need to be overcome before people in the Middle East can “shuffle away from war”.
- by Raimond Gaita
Eight books: An intense thriller and a memoir of getting sober
Our reviewers look at recently released fiction and non-fiction.
- by Cameron Woodhead and Steven Carroll
Sisters, doubles and the brilliant career of Miles Franklin
Amy Brown’s novel imagines a sister’s view of the Australian author, a riff on her famous novel, and a consideration of writing and reading fiction.
- by Jo Case
The fantasy heroine who takes on all comers with a healthy dose of sass
American fantasy author Sarah J Maas’ latest novel has stormed the bestseller charts around the world.
- by Grace Biber
The pain of loss crafted into the angst of adolescence
Sarah Sasson’s first novel is narrated by a girl whose world is going to change irrevocably.
- by Jessie Tu
A masterful chronicle bears belated witness to the Holocaust
The translation of Auschwitz survivor Jozsef Debreczeni’s memoir from 1950 is a crucial addition to the number of important books about the Holocaust.
- by Michael McGirr
How two poets approach their struggles with colonisation and racism
Reading Jeanine Leane and Sara M Saleh’s work together illuminates intriguing mutual concerns.
- by Lyn McCredden
The storytelling in Margaret Atwood’s group novel is an escapist’s dream
Our reviewers cast their eyes over recent fiction and non-fiction publications, including Atwood’s experimental response to the dark days of pandemic lockdown.
- by Cameron Woodhead and Fiona Capp