Bookshelves as decor were trends in the 19th and 20th-centuries, too. So were book-of-the-month clubs and popular media on books. They helped make reading popular.
- Professor Emeritus, Australian Literature, The University of Queensland
Discretion, silences and underachievement marked Joan Lindsay’s life and work – despite writing an Australian classic. A new biography investigates her many mysteries.
A timely biography of an important Australian novelist delves into the complexities of her personal and political life.
We asked almost 1500 Australians about the art they liked and disliked. Then we mapped middlebrow culture. We found plenty to enjoy there.
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