Fiction is a sort of warning call,and we’re ignoring history

Fiction is a sort of warning call,and we’re ignoring history

American writer Celeste Ng’s first two novels were realist domestic fiction,but her third was a more political creation.

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‘Not well received’ at Harvard,these two writers maintain the rage

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Our safe,white scene has rules if you want to be a ‘multicultural’ writer

Our safe,white scene has rules if you want to be a ‘multicultural’ writer

Spare a thought for the authors who don’t look like their publishers in the middle-class literary world.

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The letters between two great writers revealing their hidden stories

The letters between two great writers revealing their hidden stories

Years of correspondence between Shirley Hazzard and Elizabeth Harrower reveal much about their unusual friendship.

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His book was rejected 13 times,now it’s a hit TV show

His book was rejected 13 times,now it’s a hit TV show

Viet Thanh Nguyen’s novel The Sympathizer won him a Pulitzer Prize and employs cinematic tropes,but that doesn’t stop him being a fierce critic of the Hollywood machine.

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This classy detective novel marries weighty concerns with playful delight

This classy detective novel marries weighty concerns with playful delight

Steven Carroll’s latest novel represents a shift in genre after his prize-winning books about T.S. Eliot.

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The Instagram sensation who’s rewriting art history without the men

The Instagram sensation who’s rewriting art history without the men

With her online following,podcast and bestselling book,Katy Hessel has become an art-world superstar. But she’s not without her critics.

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I may never eat fish again after reading this new book

I may never eat fish again after reading this new book

James Bradley’s epic non-fiction book Deep Water explores the world’s oceans and our interconnectedness with them. And it may change your thinking about many things.

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This mesmerising work of non-fiction that will inspire awe and make you weep

This mesmerising work of non-fiction that will inspire awe and make you weep

James Bradley explores humanity’s past,present and possible futures through the lens of the world’s oceans in his new book Deep Water:The World in the Ocean.

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At its heart,Bruce Pascoe’s Black Duck is a love story of both people and Country

At its heart,Bruce Pascoe’s Black Duck is a love story of both people and Country

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Is this debut novel a sly satire,or just an earnest train wreck?

Is this debut novel a sly satire,or just an earnest train wreck?

Bri Lee’s debut is easy to mock,but it certainly isn’t a boring read.

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