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And you thought the Taylor Swift tour was bonkers...

And you thought the Taylor Swift tour was bonkers...

A new book celebrating 60 years since The Beatles toured Australia is the deepest dive into the Fab Four you could imagine.

  • by Michael Dwyer

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A darkly funny debut novel and the inner life of teenage girls

A darkly funny debut novel and the inner life of teenage girls

Our reviewers cast their eyes over recent fiction and non-fiction releases.

  • by Cameron Woodhead and Steven Carroll
Ten great books we’re excited to read in July

Ten great books we’re excited to read in July

From a highly anticipated poetry collection to a mind-bending debut, here are the books we’re looking forward to this month.

  • by Melanie Kembrey
First timers and indie publishers dominate Miles Franklin shortlist

First timers and indie publishers dominate Miles Franklin shortlist

This year’s shortlist is a celebration of innovation and diversity in Australian fiction.

  • by Nick Galvin
For years, Michael Robotham was advised not to set novels in Australia

For years, Michael Robotham was advised not to set novels in Australia

The celebrated crime writer’s new novel, Storm Child, is the fourth in a series featuring forensic psychologist Cyrus Haven.

  • by Susan Turnbull
Bestselling author’s sweet novel explores the human need for love

Bestselling author’s sweet novel explores the human need for love

A safe escape from the world, Alexander McCall Smith’s new novel, like all his works, is grounded in an optimistic world view.

  • by Kerryn Goldsworthy
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An Australian mystery – the pie with no source

An Australian mystery – the pie with no source

A pastry named after Ned Kelly is just one of the local linguistic enigmas investigated this week.

  • by David Astle
Editing secrets of literature’s greatest authors

Editing secrets of literature’s greatest authors

From Jane Austen’s abandoned novel to the first line of John le Carre’s Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, manuscripts give us fascinating insight into the creative process.

  • by Simon Caterson
This novel is a fable of language, silence and connection to the land

This novel is a fable of language, silence and connection to the land

Lia Hills’ moody new novel is an intricate tale of the land and the people in it.

  • by Helen Elliott
Tale of a difficult childhood is part memoir, part redemption story

Tale of a difficult childhood is part memoir, part redemption story

Poet Kevin Hart’s memoir traces his childhood as a “backward boy” in a poor part of London to his life in Australia.

  • by Geoff Page
The birthday cakes of your childhood will feature in a Rare Book Week display

The birthday cakes of your childhood will feature in a Rare Book Week display

This year’s Melbourne Rare Book Week features everything from vintage Women’s Weekly cookbooks to Virginia Woolf first editions.

  • by Jane Sullivan