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Punk icon Carrie Brownstein happy to see next-gen riot grrrls
The musician, actor, author and comedian is heartened to see young women adopting and reconfiguring the tenets of the movement she helped pioneer with punk trio Sleater-Kinney.
- by Michael Dwyer
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We show refugees the promised land but a new film reveals the truth
Some of the performers in Matteo Garrone’s acclaimed Io Capitano are reliving the greatest trauma of their lives.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
How one man turned the art of propaganda against Nazi Germany
Peter Pomerantsev tells the remarkable story of journalist Sefton Delmer, ‘the nearly forgotten genius of propaganda’.
- by Ken Haley
When an investigative journalist turns to crime, it’s a ‘sheer delight’
Louise Milligan’s first crime novel tells a dark and enjoyable story.
- by Sue Turnbull
From TV comic to wartime leader: The making of Volodomyr Zelensky
Simon Shuster’s biography of the Ukrainian president is informed by the time he spent covering his story long before the Russian invasion.
- by Sonia Mycak
Publish and be damned: The saga of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s last novel
Should Until August, which the great Colombian novelist didn’t want published, have seen the light of day?
- by Jane Sullivan
There’s only one thing to say about this novel – read it
Melanie Joosten’s third novel is a sure-footed story of two young suffragettes.
- by Helen Elliott
What would a city that housed the entire population of the world look like?
Australian architect and multimedia artist Liam Young presents a visionary scheme for a city which would allow the rest of earth to regenerate.
- by John McDonald
His music drives some of the world’s best films. In the latest, he is the star
Ryuichi Sakamoto scored – and even starred in – groundbreaking films. A year after his death, he is the subject of a loving tribute from the son he inspired.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
Why these best-selling authors are playing a dangerous game
On their way to Australia, Ann Patchett and Lauren Groff explain why selling certain books demands grit these days.
- by Jane Sullivan
Eight books: A smart and edgy thriller, and a memoir of Hiroshima
Our reviewers give their verdicts on recent fiction and non-fiction releases.
- by Cameron Woodhead and Fiona Capp