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Tock-sick aclockalypse: When a hangover meets daylight savings
My post-party blues were made far worse by the household clock jumping forward.
- by David Astle
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Why can’t crime be funny? How Benjamin Stevenson combined his skills
As his bestselling book is adapted into a series by HBO, this Australian author relishes finding the humour in crime.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
‘Great idea at the time’: Australian poet spills the beans on fractious literary tour
What happens when you put four very different poets on the same trip? PiO has thoughts.
- by Geoff Page
What to read: Japanese magical realism and the question of justice
Cameron Woodhead and Fiona Capp cast their eyes over recent fiction and non-fiction releases.
- by Cameron Woodhead and Fiona Capp
Are Richard Osman’s cosy books a boon or disaster for crime fiction?
The British writer’s crime novels are hugely popular, but they don’t delight everybody.
- by Jane Sullivan
This magnificent and radical novel asks tough questions about life
Charlotte Wood’s latest novel imagines a woman turning her back on her life in the search for something meaningful.
- by Helen Elliott
Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy faces prosecution in India
Roy faces prosecution under laws relating to promoting enmity, over a speech she gave 13 years ago about the Kashmir region.
- by Sakshi Dayal
‘Perhaps you can carry on’: Billy Connolly hopes death won’t stop him
As a “wee boy”, the Scottish comedian was cast adrift. Now, at 80 and struggling with Parkinson’s, he contemplates the final journey to come.
- by JP O'Malley
‘Hollywood is a hellhole’: The book digging up the dirt on Tinseltown
Maureen Ryan points to a range of resentments that have been simmering away for years in the film and television business.
- by Tom Ryan
Exclusive subscriber offer: John Silvester’s Naked City
Get your copy of the new book by Australia’s longest-serving crime reporter for a special discounted price.
- by John Silvester
JK Rowling’s detective romance still burns bright
Robert Galbraith’s Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott are back to fight crime and their attraction to each other.
- by Kerryn Goldsworthy