Signs of Damage is ostensibly a realist novel, it stretches the limits of the genre, introducing psychological and mystical elements.
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Discretion, silences and underachievement marked Joan Lindsay’s life and work – despite writing an Australian classic. A new biography investigates her many mysteries.
In Groomed, Sonia Orchard reappraises the social and cultural factors that allow sexual exploitation to persist.
In their new collections, Jazz Money and Elfie Shiosaki tackle pressing themes of time, respect and resistance.
Mergers within the Australian publishing industry have significant implications for the literary culture.
Where the poetry of David Brooks and Jill Jones intersects is their detailing of domestic life and drawing attention to environmental changes.
Helen Garner is on song in her new book about the exploits of her grandson’s junior football team.
The books of Brian Castro are postmodern pantomimes that mug the dictates of genre, without ever quite escaping them.
Theory & Practice is a potent reminder that the purpose of art is not always distinct from the purpose of life: generating imperfect pathways towards empathy.
Threaded through the narrative is a powerfully posed question: what are our responsibilities as members of a community?
National identities are also the source of fierce loyalties and resistances. They elevate individual stories to the weight and scale of a national story.
Judith Beveridge’s poetic eye has
always been unblinking. She continues to stare even when the sight is shocking,
and she tells us exactly what she sees.
Juice is a radical departure that asks readers to think differently about the future.
We are accustomed to regarding history as linear, punctuated by moments, events and personages. What if this is not what is happening?
How would an official poet laureate “speak” to the spoken word, slam or hip-hop communities, or to bush poets, or to songwriters?
The six winners of the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards 2024 share an interest in identity and culture, form and innovation – and resilience and resistance.
The First Friend is a double-speaking black comedy with an all-too-serious agenda for these partisan times.
Engaging and scientifically accurate children’s books on Australian animals are sorely lacking. Fostering more collaboration between authors and scientists can enrich children’s literature.
We were dismayed to see no Australians on the New York Times Best Books of the 21st Century – so, with the help of 50 experts, we created our own, all-Australian list. You can have your say, too!
The discernment of different kinds of “echo” is only one of the challenges in Evie Wyld’s latest novel.
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Distinguished Professor Emerita of Creative Practice, Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra
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Professor, Chair of Australian Literature, The University of Western Australia
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Professor in Politics and Journalism, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Dean of Research (Creative), Adelaide University
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Associate Professor in Literary Studies, RMIT University
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Professor of English Literature, University of Southern Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in English Literature, Charles Sturt University
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Emeritus Professor of Creative Writing, The University of Melbourne
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Director of Creative Writing, Macquarie University
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Associate Professor of English, Australian National University
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Associate Professor, Creative Writing and Literary Studies, Victoria University
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Director of AustLit, Associate Professor in Digital Cultural Heritage, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Writing and Literature, Deakin University
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Associate Professor in Literary Studies, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer, Creative Writing and English, Edith Cowan University