This biting,bonkers metafictional caper is a wild ride

This biting,bonkers metafictional caper is a wild ride

Jimmy O Yang and Ronny Chieng star in this sharp adaptation of Charles Wu’s novel

  • byKylie Northover

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Who are we? Where did we come from? Settle in for a night like no other

Who are we? Where did we come from? Settle in for a night like no other

Archeologist and broadcaster Alice Roberts admits that explaining life on Earth in one evening is “a bit ambitious”.

  • byKylie Northover
Octogenarian’s 14th novel is his most ambitious yet

Octogenarian’s 14th novel is his most ambitious yet

Rodney Hall’s new novel invites readers to determine the meaning for themselves.

  • byReuben Mackey
New books:a space odyssey,a thriller,and answers to big questions

New books:a space odyssey,a thriller,and answers to big questions

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

  • byCameron Woodhead andFiona Capp
Life on other planets is ‘highly likely’ – just don’t expect to meet it

Life on other planets is ‘highly likely’ – just don’t expect to meet it

The search for intelligent life in other worlds has taken astrobiologist Nathalie A. Cabrol to extreme places,discovering life thriving in conditions that would kill us in seconds.

  • byPat Sheil
Two poets turn their gaze to the same universal theme

Two poets turn their gaze to the same universal theme

These two new works of poetry are written by writers whose only common trait is having been alive for a long time,seen a lot,and thought a lot about it.

  • byPeter Kenneally
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Ali Smith creates a dystopian near-future that is alarmingly familiar

Ali Smith creates a dystopian near-future that is alarmingly familiar

In her latest novel,Gliff,Smith’s new normal is a dictatorial world where everyone is surveilled. Sound familiar?

  • byGregory Day
Why Martha Stewart can be my boss any day
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Why Martha Stewart can be my boss any day

The new Netflix documentary just made me more determined to join her workforce.

  • byBrodie Lancaster
Alexei Navalny’s memoir is a reminder of literature’s true purpose

Alexei Navalny’s memoir is a reminder of literature’s true purpose

The posthumous memoir is a bittersweet portrait of Russia’s most prominent opposition figure.

  • byKurt Johnson
This ACMI exhibition shows us the tomorrow we want is ours to make

This ACMI exhibition shows us the tomorrow we want is ours to make

The Future and Other Fictions dares to imagine what might be to come for us all.

  • byJohn Bailey
Sceptical about Taylor Swift? This book might just change that

Sceptical about Taylor Swift? This book might just change that

Rolling Stone veteran Rob Sheffield’s deep dive examines the musical and cultural impact of the world’s biggest pop star.

  • byNathan Smith