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‘The bogans were adorable’: Miriam Margolyes on burnouts and her new TikTok fame
The “extremely foul-mouthed” actor and TV presenter never watches herself on screen - and even fell asleep at the Harry Potter premieres.
- by Kylie Northover
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‘Wine helps’: Top crime writers share their secrets for a bestseller
What prompts thriller authors to start their books? BAD Sydney’s online festival asked five about their latest books.
- by Jane Sullivan
What to read: ‘Bizarre’ animal tours and why you should walk in winter
Of Marsupials and Men and 52 Ways to Walk lead our wrap of new book reviews.
- by Lucy Sussex and Steven Carroll
Reds versus whites brings four years of horror to Russia
The Russian Revolution unleashed a period of civil war distinguished by its ferocity and terror.
- by Ian Cummins
Yassmin Abdel-Magied reckons with her psychic wounds in new essays
The Australian writer quit the country after concerted attacks on her views. Now she reflects on that and other matters in Talking About a Revolution.
- by Declan Fry
Yearning from afar for a broken country
Zaheda Ghani’s novel is about the emotional pull a homeland holds over refugees.
- by Vanessa Francesca
From prison to Prisoner: the heartbreaking life of a girl sent mad
More than 20 years after she died, Sandra Willson’s memoir of her long imprisonment has been published.
- by Jenna Price
‘I’ll never do that again’: The Clouds’ Jodi Phillis finds a silver lining
The Melbourne-born musician is a long way from ’90s grunge as her new albums settles on something dreamy.
- by Michael Dwyer
Two women changed our art scene in the 1900s. Why did we forget them?
Ethel Spowers and Eveline Syme came from rival publishing families and were determined to forge their own creative paths. Not everyone was happy.
- by Tiarney Miekus
‘They’re a lovely couple’: Harry and Meghan’s wedding cellist wowed 1.9b people, then went home to study
On his way to Australia with his equally talented siblings, Sheku Kanneh-Mason looks back on the moment that changed his life – sort of.
- by Richard Jinman
Here are the year’s best books for younger readers
There have been some wonderful children’s books published so far this year. Here are a few of the highlights that really caught our attention.
- by Michael Earp