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A clever novel that isn’t afraid to poke fun at itself

A clever novel that isn’t afraid to poke fun at itself

Kaveh Akbar’s book Martyr! is a delight because it manages to embrace seriousness and irreverence, darkness and light.

  • by Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

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How a new generation embraced the complex sounds of the ’70s

Fifty years since peak prog, streaming has resurrected what punks tried to bury.

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This Australian psychological thriller examines death penalty with a horrific twist

This Australian psychological thriller examines death penalty with a horrific twist

Our reviewers cast their eyes over recent fiction and non-fiction releases, including an engaging account of the seven Cleopatras and Geoffrey Robertson’s crisply argued case for prosecuting Putin.

  • by Cameron Woodhead and Steven Carroll
Colin From Accounts returns for an excellent second season of hilarity and chaos
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Colin From Accounts returns for an excellent second season of hilarity and chaos

Two weeks on from the end of season one, Ashley and Gordon are determined to get back the mutt that brought them together. It’s easier said than done.

  • by Karl Quinn
This retelling of Huckleberry Finn is a masterful satire of race

This retelling of Huckleberry Finn is a masterful satire of race

Percival Everett tells the story of Mark Twain’s classic from the point of view of Jim, the runaway slave who befriends Huck.

  • by Declan Fry
The star of this shocking play about rape wishes you hadn’t been warned

The star of this shocking play about rape wishes you hadn’t been warned

Carolina Bianchi will be drugged and probed while on stage in her Rising performance. But that’s not what she’s annoyed about.

  • by Stephanie Bunbury
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This memoir on grief is a treasure chest of honesty and raw humanity

This memoir on grief is a treasure chest of honesty and raw humanity

When her partner of 25 years died, Nova Weetman found the necessity of work and her two children kept her connected to reality.

  • by Michael McGirr
They say nothing good happens after 2am, and I’m beginning to think they’re right

They say nothing good happens after 2am, and I’m beginning to think they’re right

I’ve locked myself away for a while. With no day job to show up to, time warps. The longer I’m alone, the wilder my stream of consciousness becomes.

  • by Genevieve Novak
Play School continues to affect everything I do: Noni Hazlehurst

Play School continues to affect everything I do: Noni Hazlehurst

The prolific actor has done everything from theatre, film to lifestyle presenting. But the beloved children’s show was one of the toughest.

  • by John Bailey
Colm Toibin didn’t think he’d write a Brooklyn sequel. So why has he?

Colm Toibin didn’t think he’d write a Brooklyn sequel. So why has he?

The Irish writer’s latest novel returns to the world of Eilis Lacey.

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Never mind the fat shamers, Garfield was my kind of guy

Never mind the fat shamers, Garfield was my kind of guy

As the lasagne-loving tabby returns to our screens, I’m glad he’s still happy to indulge.

  • by Nova Weetman