Culture
Books
The Freedom Circus: a World War II story of survival
Sue Smethurst's story of her husband’s late grandparents is a traumatic tale of an escape to freedom.
- by Jessie Tu
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Pop culture
'Unbelievably amazing': The strange growths Tim Flannery loves to read about
The scientist and writer is fascinated by the "third kingdom" and the hundreds of species of fungus on our feet.
- by Lenny Ann Low
Culture wars
Are all white people racist? Why Critical Race Theory has us rattled
Its opponents see it as a major threat to Western civilisation. But just how dangerous is Critical Race Theory?
- by Karl Quinn
Good Weekend
Struggling while others thrive? This sombre read may be a welcoming stiff drink
Ewa Ramsey’s personal experience with anxiety gives a sharp but perfect edge to the punchlines in her debut novel, The Morbids.
- by Bri Lee
Review
A timely examination of the Pearl Harbor attack
Told from the Japanese point of view, Takuma Melber's examination of Pearl Harbor is a timely dissection.
- by Steven Carroll
Review
Taut psychological work interwoven with political implications
Ghost Wall autor Sarah Moss's new novel roves across a wide cast of characters, dipping into internal worlds marked by anxiety.
- by Cameron Woodhead
Opinion
WordPlay
My lingo imbroglio in limbo
We all have a metaphoric eggplant that haunts us, writes David Astle.
- by David Astle
Review
Beloved children's author Paul Jennings lifts the lid on his own childhood
The Round The Twist author's memoir unravels much of his personal history, but still remains something of an enigma.
- by Cat Woods
Review
Faced with catastrophe, David Attenborough and Tim Flannery search for a cure
Two new books address the increasingly urgent issues of human activity on Earth.
- by James Bradley
REVIEW
Literature
Witty and ferocious: Hilary Mantel's collected essays
Booker Prize-winning author Hilary Mantel's essays show a woman of barbed wit and a novelist’s eye for subtleties of human character.
- by Cameron Woodhead
Literature
Why journalists are trading fact for crime fiction
"You can't understand Sydney unless you understand its crime," says Michael Duffy, chair of this weekend's BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival.
- by Robert Moran