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Are smartphones damaging our young people? This book says yes

Are smartphones damaging our young people? This book says yes

Jonathan Haidt says parents are overprotective in the real world and underprotective in the virtual world.

  • by Andrew Leigh

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The rejection letters Toni Morrison sent to aspiring writers

The rejection letters Toni Morrison sent to aspiring writers

We have a glimpse into the letters of an editor who was frank, fair and often very encouraging – and went on to become a literary giant herself.

  • by Jane Sullivan
Taylor Swift’s poetic licence: why all the fuss around her new album title?
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Taylor Swift’s poetic licence: why all the fuss around her new album title?

Grammar pedants have been swift to judge, but pop often plays loose with punctuation.

  • by David Astle
How Francis Ford Coppola beat the odds to become a cinematic genius

How Francis Ford Coppola beat the odds to become a cinematic genius

Sam Wasson sees the director’s films as reflections of his mode of being, his temperament and moral character.

  • by Tom Ryan
Did Salman Rushdie foresee the attack that nearly killed him?

Did Salman Rushdie foresee the attack that nearly killed him?

Three nights earlier, the acclaimed author had a disturbing dream. It was not his first eerie premonition.

  • by JP O'Malley
In praise of the eggcorn, the English language’s most logical mistake
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In praise of the eggcorn, the English language’s most logical mistake

Suffering from rumourism? You’ll need a courtesan shot for that.

  • by David Astle
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This crime novel has a red-hot narrative that keeps its heat to the very end

This crime novel has a red-hot narrative that keeps its heat to the very end

Candice Fox has set her latest crime novel in the world of New York firefighters.

  • by Sue Turnbull
A zombie with an existential crisis and a twist on the detective story

A zombie with an existential crisis and a twist on the detective story

These two very different books are the joint winners of the Novel Prize.

  • by Brooke Boland
Eight books: A gothic novella and a passionate memoir of the `80s

Eight books: A gothic novella and a passionate memoir of the `80s

Our reviewers consider recent fiction and non-fiction releases.

  • by Cameron Woodhead and Fiona Capp
Can Miranda Kerr and a chimp make economics more interesting? Turns out, yes

Can Miranda Kerr and a chimp make economics more interesting? Turns out, yes

Andrew Leigh, a federal minister who is also a long-distance runner, races readers through the history of economics in his latest book.

  • by Shane Wright
Exploring decades of literary friendship: Joyce Carol Oates’ Letters to a Biographer

Exploring decades of literary friendship: Joyce Carol Oates’ Letters to a Biographer

Joyce Carol Oates has written more than 70 books. Her latest is a selection of letters that eventually led to her correspondent writing her biography.

  • by JP O'Malley