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Books
Making A Meal Of It review: Brian McFarlane's love of film and its people
Making a Meal of It showcases the extent and depth of Brian McFarlane's engagement with British, Australian and American film.
- by Simon Caterson
Latest
Madeline Miller: My obsession with classical Greek poetry and myths
Madeline Miller has followed up her prize-winning novel about Achilles with another reimagining of a figure from classical Greek literature, Circe.
- by Jane Sullivan
The Only Story review: Julian Barnes' powerful requiem for a love lost
Julian Barnes is at the height of his powers in his latest, heartbreaking novel.
- by Peter Craven
Top 10 books: Raymond E. Feist's King of Ashes leads science fiction chart
Raymond E. Feist tops the science fiction bestsellers chart with King of Ashes.
Opinion
Feminism
Nobel book scandal will be no loss to literature
Usually, what the Nobel Prize seems to award above all is the possession of a penis.
- by Amanda Craig
Canberra life
A love of reading: tips to make storytime a success
Anyone who has ever tried to nurse a squirmy toddler knows story time can be fraught with danger. Here's how to do it right.
- by Karen Hardy
Book reviews
The Honey Farm: seductive, menacing thriller overflowing with secrets
Harriet Alida Lye has written a book that stirs the imagination and the soul
- by Karen Hardy
Sydney Writers' Festival
Sydney Writers' Festival wrap: Writer tired of secrets
American writer Zinzi Clemmons was asked why she had gone public with her claims of sexual harassment against the Pulitzer Prize-winner Junot Díaz.
- by Linda Morris & Helen Pitt
Arts
The science of hoarding is a novel idea for Emily Maguire
Emily Maguire has won a year-long fellowship to study hoarding, the subject of her next book, with Sydney's leading scientists and researchers.
- by Linda Morris
Cooking
Seeking a mealtime makeover? These books have you covered
The latest culinary tomes deliver inspo and insight from Copenhagen to California - and our own backyards. Georgie Gordon lines up 16 fresh favourites.
- by Georgie Gordon
Jessie Cole: Writing her way out of darkness and tragedy
After tragedy engulfed her family, novelist Jessie Cole started writing her memoir as some sort of therapy.
- by Susan Chenery