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Cover of Moonglow
‘Moonglow’ by Michael Chabon
Fourth Estate; $39.99
By Helen Elliott
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Cover of Lincoln in the Bardo
‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ by George Saunders
Bloomsbury; $29.99
By Kevin Rabalais
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Still from The Salesman
Backstage drama
The domestic disquiet of Asghar Farhadi’s ‘The Salesman’ gives way to suspense
By Luke Davies
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Image of Cat Marnell
Unapologetic
Cat Marnell’s ‘How To Murder Your Life’ is an addiction memoir with a difference
By Jenny Valentish
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Image of Wrest Point casino, Sandy Bay, Tasmania
Tasmania got gamed
James Boyce’s ‘Losing Streak’ investigates how one family came to rule the state’s poker-machine industry
By Amanda Lohrey
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Image of PixCell-Double Deer#4 (2010), by Kohei Nawa
Sweet celebration
‘Sugar Spin’ at GOMA aims to please and to challenge
By Sebastian Smee
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Cover of The Undoing Project
‘The Undoing Project’ by Michael Lewis
Allen Lane; $45
By Michael Lucy
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Cover of Transit
‘Transit’ by Rachel Cusk
Jonathan Cape; $32.99
By Kevin Rabalais
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Image of Bruce Springsteen
Who’s the boss now?
Bruce Springsteen is the consummate live performer
By Anwen Crawford
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Still from Toni Erdmann
A German comedy?
Maren Ade’s ‘Toni Erdmann’ is one of the most misread movies of the year
By Shane Danielsen
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Image of the Pilbara, Western Australia.
This storied land
Mark McKenna’s ‘From the Edge’ tells four fascinating stories of Aboriginal and settler interaction through the history of place
By Frank Bongiorno
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Image of Helen Tufts and Helena Born
Climax isn’t the point
Emily Witt’s ‘Future Sex’ and Sheila Rowbotham’s ‘Rebel Crossings’ approach the concept of free love from different perspectives
By Anwen Crawford
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Instructions for a lover
A poem
By Sarah Holland-Batt
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Nostalgia
A poem
By Sarah Holland-Batt
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Cover of A Woman Looking at Men Looking at Women
‘A Woman Looking at Men Looking at Women’ by Siri Hustvedt
Sceptre; $32.99
By Kevin Rabalais
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Image of Hans Bellmer’s The Doll
‘Nude: Art from the Tate Collection’
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, until 5 February
By Julie Ewington
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Image of Prince
Towards joy
Pop music is more than lyrics on a page
By Anwen Crawford
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Still from Black Mirror
Through the dark glass
Netflix’s ‘Black Mirror’ is ‘The Twilight Zone’ for our tech-obsessed times
By Luke Davies
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