Peach review:Emma Glass'confronting tale of sexual assault

Peach review:Emma Glass'confronting tale of sexual assault

Emma glass'heroine,Peach,tells her story in broken sentences that reveal the influence of Eimear McBride.

  • byKerryn Goldsworthy

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The Librarian of Auschwitz and The Tattooist of Auschwitz are works that re-establish the bond between compassion and truth.

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An American Marriage review:Tayari Jones on the fragility of black lives

An American Marriage review:Tayari Jones on the fragility of black lives

Roy and Celestial's marriage is derailed when he is jailed for a crime he didn't commit.

  • byKerryn Goldsworthy
Tayari Jones:How a bit of eavesdropping helped me write An American Marriage

Tayari Jones:How a bit of eavesdropping helped me write An American Marriage

When Tayari Jones wanted to write a novel about innocent men in prison,she had all the facts but not a story that lived. Then she overheard a conversation in a food court.

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Interview:Emma Glass on her debut novel Peach

Interview:Emma Glass on her debut novel Peach

Despite what teachers,parents and bosses might preach,Emma Glass is proof that leaving things to the last minute doesn't always end in tears.

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Joining the dots of depression

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Grace review:Paul Lynch's beautiful journey through the Irish famine

Grace review:Paul Lynch's beautiful journey through the Irish famine

Grace is the story of a 14-year old girl who has her hair cut off by her mother in the hope she might be thought a boy and help support the family during the Great Famine.

  • byFrank O'Shea
Sydney's arts companies are on the move

Sydney's arts companies are on the move

Pretty much every one of Sydney's major arts organisations will be forced to decamp over the next few years in a period of unprecedented upheaval brought about by massive renovations to key parts of the city's cultural infrastructure.

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Marieke Hardy named as new artistic director of Melbourne Writers Festival

Marieke Hardy named as new artistic director of Melbourne Writers Festival

She's run Women of Letters,written heaps of scripts and is the granddaughter of Frank Hardy. Now Marieke Hardy is to take over the Melbourne Writers Festival.

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Arundhati Roy returns to Booker Prize reckoning 20 years on

Arundhati Roy returns to Booker Prize reckoning 20 years on

This year's Man Booker longlist includes previous winner Arundhati Roy and the acclaimed new novel by Sebastian Barry among its 13 titles.

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The reason Russia's Vladimir Putin likes US President Donald Trump

The reason Russia's Vladimir Putin likes US President Donald Trump

Author Mikhail Zygar says the Russian leader is not a grimly determined master strategist.

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