Good Witch, an investigation of Europe and North America’s infamous witch hunts, is good on historical empathy, but too hard on men in general.
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In our age of ‘hyperpolitics’, what does meaningful change look like? Anton Jäger’s buzzy new book has some answers – but could go harder on neoliberalism.
There is no such thing as ‘Judeo-Christian values’. The term hides essential differences between Judaism and Christianity.
Language loss is often a reluctant choice made to escape violence, not a willing choice made to gain benefits.
David Malouf declared John Forbes ‘the most elegant and inventive poet’ of his
generation.
Geetanjali Shree’s writing is an audacious blend of literary Hindi and an array of local dialects.
Cory Doctorow wants you to hate AI – but it’s here to stay, and booing won’t protect you from it.
Read together, these very different books ask a question: do we have to choose between hope for the future and accepting life in all its bizarre banality?
Bret Easton Ellis’ books seem perfect for the screen, but there’s an art to translating books like The Shards and American Psycho. Which adaptations worked – or didn’t?
Comic-art makers and avid readers agree: if the great Australian graphic novel exists, what makes it great just might surprise you.
Harrison Young has held senior banking jobs around the world, from the US and UK to China and Australia. In Prudence and Ambition, he shares what he’s learned.
Five Bells is an elegy for Kenneth Slessor’s friend Joe Lynch, an artist who drowned in Sydney Harbour in 1927 after falling from a ferry.
Fierceland, the energetic, adventurous winner of this year’s Miles Franklin, asks what it means to inherit a world already being dismantled.
These Miles Franklin shortlisted novels offer six very different answers to the question: what can Australian fiction be – and do?
The science of reading shows there is a limit to what our eyes can process – and it’s far less than 1,000 words per minute.
International hit Sorrow and Bliss is a tough act to follow. Sophie, Standing There, a book-loving novel about loss, is less funny – but has its own, quieter merits.
Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey has been criticised for simplifying its complex characters – particularly women. We asked an expert to fill some of the film’s gaps.
Oodgeroo’s debut collection We Are Going was the first ever book of poetry published by an Aboriginal person.
What’s the best way to get boys reading more? The answer might actually lie in less focus on gender.
Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan’s excellent book Regime Change reveals the depth and consequences of Donald Trump’s obsession with fame and power.
The Queer Bookshelf, a personal journey and quest to document queer writing, is smart and generous – but has some surprising omissions.
Shida Bazyar’s novel, shortlisted for the International Booker, revives the voices of Iranians silenced by forces beyond their power and control.
Richard Meagher was a talented orator and a savvy political operator. Yet he was dogged by suspicions about his moral character.
When the Odyssey first began to circulate in ancient Greece, no one knew its author. So how did ‘Homer’ become the name on the book’s cover?
In a time of eco-grief, rewilding projects around the world – from reseeding giant kelp to letting farms return to their natural state – offer hope.