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Books That Changed Me: Amra Pajalic
Amra Pajalic responded to Looking for Alibrandi because she could relate to its main character growing up with migrant parents.
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Literature
Collision of two worlds creates an unlikely friendship
Doctor-writer Melanie Cheng's first novel, Room for a Stranger, explores the issues of loneliness, ageing and generational and cultural divisions.
- by Thuy On
Sydney Writers' Festival
'If you read just one book, I would make it this one'
While she says she "shouldn't play favourites", the Sydney Writers Festival's artistic director, Michaela McGuire, reveals her pick of this year's authors.
- by Sarah Keoghan
Good Weekend
Dicey Topics: George Saunders talks death, money and religion
The Man Booker Prize-winning author discusses the topics we are told to keep quiet.
- by Benjamin Law
Good Weekend
The memoir Imperfect explores how appearances matter, despite what we say
Lee Kofman looks beyond the scars – physical and emotional – that have shaped her life.
- by Nicole Abadee
Sydney Writers' Festival
The Sydney Writers' Festival's young guns
The youngest nominee of the Man Booker Prize leads nine twenty-something authors headed to the Sydney Writers' Festival.
- by Linda Morris
Spectrum
The boom of the audiobook: readers have become listeners
The Australian Book Industry Awards shine a spotlight on the rapidly surging audiobook market, fanned by the rise of smartphones and abundance of accessible content.
- by Melanie Kembrey
Review
Wordplay: Cryptic challenges that step outside the box
A tattooed tribute for a departed gran; a clever solution for a famous artist. Puzzling conundrums for our crossword compiler DA.
- by David Astle
Sydney Writers' Festival
Niviaq Korneliussen on growing up gay in Greenland and her breakout book
In Greenland, if you sell 300 copies of a book you are considered a bestselling author. Niviaq Korneliussen has sold 3000.
- by Melanie Kembrey
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Review
Bookmarks: Power to a green adventure
Mardi McConnochie's green surprise; write for The Big Issue; a double wicket; and Mueller's big publication
- by Jason Steger
Literature
Turning Pages: Reviving the struggles and work of a forgotten poet
A new book relates the life and poetry of a troubled English writer and her connection to Australia.
- by Jane Sullivan