Diana Reid,28,moved to London from Sydney in 2023.

Is trauma the only story we know how to tell? Diana Reid thinks twice

In her new novel,the Australian author takes aim at our cultural obsession with trauma.

  • Melanie Kembrey

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Smooth and buttery,it’s time to embrace Shepard avocadoes.

Kiss my Hass:why Shepards are the superior avocado

I’m not usually one for patriotism,but preferring Shepards over Hass is basically a civic duty.

  • Jenna Guillaume
In one scene in Dying,Lissy (Corinna Harfouch) tells her son that she never liked him.

The mother in this film is so awful she couldn’t be anything but real

Director Matthias Glasner turns his bleak upbringing into an award-winning – and unexpectedly funny – film.

  • Stephanie Bunbury
Brenda Blethyn in a scene from the final season of Vera.

After 14 years as Vera,Brenda Blethyn finds out why she got the role

As DCI Vera Stanhope hangs up her sludge-coloured hat,her creator,crime writer Ann Cleeves,lets the actor who played her in on a secret.

  • Stephanie Bunbury

From a gothic ghost story to a titillating memoir:eight new books

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

  • Cameron Woodhead andSteven Carroll
 We can all see clouds.

From scientists to artists,clouds have always enchanted us

This guide to identifying clouds reminds us of the close historical connection between art and science in capturing natural phenomena.

  • Simon Caterson
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Cordelia Fine:every adult woman in her household is brought a cup of tea in bed.

A witty guide to fixing the status quo that harms us all

Award-winning author and academic Cordelia Fine gives us a once-in-a-lifetime analysis of gender equality – and what needs to change.

  • Jenna Price
The bookshop crawl isn’t a shopping trip,but is instead about experiencing the bookshops themselves.

Australians can ‘get lit’ in the true sense in this book lovers’ crawl

Book crawls – visiting multiple bookshops in one day – have been growing in popularity and now Australia has joined The Global Book Crawl.

  • Jane Sullivan
Australian author Vijay Khurana.

An evocative exploration of adolescence,loneliness and masculinity

Australian author Vijay Khurana’s debut rewards being read multiple times.

  • Declan Fry
Paris Hilton is House of Wax!

Critics despised this 2000s film. Real fans know the truth

It was nominated for worst picture at the Razzies and now has a 27 per cent score on Rotten Tomatoes,but this is the people’s horror movie.

  • Tom W Clarke