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Duchess of York to headline new Perth festival of bestselling authors

Duchess of York to headline new Perth festival of bestselling authors

A new festival has been announced – in a surprising location, with an unexpected focus, and an even more unexpected guest headlining a star-studded lineup.

  • by Emma Young

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Literature and music in harmony in Kazuo Ishiguro’s new book

Literature and music in harmony in Kazuo Ishiguro’s new book

The Nobel Prize–winning author’s new book is a gorgeously illustrated volume of lyrics written for the jazz singer Stacey Kent.

  • by Peter Craven
An intimate portrait of life – and death – as Joan Didion’s assistant

An intimate portrait of life – and death – as Joan Didion’s assistant

As an aspiring author in his 20s, Corey Leadbeater landed what should have been a dream gig as an assistant and confidante to the legendary American writer. But his own life was unravelling.

  • by Nathan Smith
Amor Towles creates an alluring world in his noirish short stories

Amor Towles creates an alluring world in his noirish short stories

The author of A Gentleman In Moscow has written a collection of six stories set in the Golden Age of Hollywood, as well as an experimental novella.

  • by Luke Slattery
‘I was bored - it was tedious’: How Deborah became a dealmaker for the stars

‘I was bored - it was tedious’: How Deborah became a dealmaker for the stars

She’s been literary agent to a host of household names, but she started out in a less glamorous job.

  • by Helen Pitt
Umm-ahh! Whatever happened to this popular childhood taunt?
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Umm-ahh! Whatever happened to this popular childhood taunt?

Once a playground staple, the story behind the uniquely Australian gibe remains a mystery.

  • by David Astle
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This novel offers a bold feminist reimagining of Australian history

This novel offers a bold feminist reimagining of Australian history

Our reviewers cast their eyes over new fiction and non-fiction releases, including a novel that delves into the silencing and suppression of women’s stories and a biography of “the Barrier Reef’s first martyr”.

  • by Cameron Woodhead and Fiona Capp
This tale of grief and sibling love is heartrending

This tale of grief and sibling love is heartrending

Despite some crowded imagery, Kate Kruimink’s second novel explores a poignant struggle between sibling love and misunderstanding

  • by Brooke Boland
Bestselling author of One Day on why his new novel is his funniest yet

Bestselling author of One Day on why his new novel is his funniest yet

Already a bestselling author, romcom specialist David Nicholls has a bigger readership than ever after the massive success of Netflix’s One Day adaptation.

  • by Kylie Northover
The man who fought for a safer and fairer financial future

The man who fought for a safer and fairer financial future

The story of Australian banker Ian Shepherd, who invented a system for the trading of derivatives, is as much about finance as it is about the very nature of ideas.

  • by Pat Sheil
Myths, spin and outright lies: the truth behind the logging industry

Myths, spin and outright lies: the truth behind the logging industry

Scientist David Lindenmayer confronts the entrenched myths around the Australian logging industry and our native tall forests.

  • by Kurt Johnson