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Arthur Boyd’s renowned landscape paintings shown together for the first time
The artist’s suite of large-scale landscape paintings will be shown in the place they were made.
- by John McDonald
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You might not know it, but you’re probably a ‘citizen scientist’
The term might be controversial, but the practice has become vital to most research fields.
- by David Astle
Striking debut novel with echoes of David Foster Wallace
Reading Ask Me Again is like a long catch-up phone call with an old friend.
- by Eddie Hampson
The Victorian madame whose name lives on in popular culture
Madame Brussels made her reputation running a brothel in Melbourne. Today, she has a laneway and cocktail named in her honour.
- by Simon Caterson
Love historical crime fiction? This sensual novel will grip you
Jane Sullivan’s Murder in Punch Lane is elegantly structured and moves deftly between fact and fiction.
- by Carmel Bird
Murder mystery and wartime survival: Eight books to read this weekend
Our reviewers cast their eyes over recent fiction and non-fiction releases.
- by Cameron Woodhead and Steven Carroll
The Serpent Queen returns, more venomous than ever
Samantha Morton is just as deliciously wicked in the new season of this account of the life of Catherine de Medici.
- by Kylie Northover
She just played Wembley with Taylor Swift. This pop sensation’s rise has been dizzying
With her debut album Vertigo, British pop star Griff is navigating intense new heights.
- by Nick Buckley
Can lessons from the past improve our lives? This book says yes
In his new book, Australian social philosopher and historian Roman Krznaric explores 10 impressively diverse “social innovations” relevant to today.
- by Kurt Johnson
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A critic’s pick of the best and worst of the Archibald Prize portraits
A handful of works stand out from a selection that seems to have been made for variety rather than quality.
- by John McDonald
Help! My daughter is starting to remind me of myself
What are children if not divine vengeance?
- by James Colley