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‘A very prestigious location’: 350-seat auditorium to go under State Library reading room
The Mitchell Library has been awarded further funding for a new underground auditorium and photography gallery.
- by Linda Morris
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When sudden loss tips you off the straight, narrow and boring
Ella Baxter’s first novel follows the experiences of a funeral parlour cosmetician who experiences grief for the first time.
- by Thuy On
A self-described troublemaker, Kate Jennings was one of our finest writers
The writer, who died last week, is remembered by Elliot Perlman for her searing honesty and incisive writing.
- by Elliot Perlman
Pulitzer winner’s timely, tender response to solitude in the city
Jhumpa Lahiri’s new novel Whereabouts is poem-like in its patterning, intensity and pulse.
- by Felicity Plunkett
How a 1930s killing at Uluru uncovers truth about our violent past
Award-winning historian Mark McKenna’s investigation exposes how a man once described as a hero of the law committed a brutal killing.
- by Jeff Sparrow
It takes two to turn an ordinal indicator into something special
A spot of daydreaming at a birthday party sparked an interesting question about a boring problem.
- by David Astle
At Clunes it’s country versus town and everyone against Covid
Clunes’ annual festival returned but with some significant differences.
- by Jane Sullivan
The stories behind the people who wielded the blue pencils
Australian publishing has had its fair share of charismatic editors, as Craig Munro reveals in Literary Lion Tamers.
- by Susan Wyndham
Non-fiction: The Shortest History of China and three other titles
Linda Jaivin has a terrific eye for telling detail in her entertaining history of China.
- by Steven Carroll
Fiction: The Lamplighters and three other titles
Emma Stonex’s mystery about the disappearance of lighthouse keepers is atmospheric and evocative.
- by Kerryn Goldsworthy
Jacqueline Maley’s debut novel had me at hello
After reading the first sentence of The Truth About Her, I felt like giving up writing for the day. Yes, it’s a damn good sentence. The ones that come after it are pretty good, too.
- by Barry Divola