The Sad Sheep painting that quietly waits to ruin your day

The Sad Sheep painting that quietly waits to ruin your day

The National Gallery of Victoria harbours a famous artwork that has been transfixing visitors for 140 years.

  • byLiam Pieper

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How one man turned the art of propaganda against Nazi Germany

Peter Pomerantsev tells the remarkable story of journalist Sefton Delmer,‘the nearly forgotten genius of propaganda’.

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When an investigative journalist turns to crime,it’s a ‘sheer delight’

When an investigative journalist turns to crime,it’s a ‘sheer delight’

Louise Milligan’s first crime novel tells a dark and enjoyable story.

  • bySue Turnbull
From TV comic to wartime leader:The making of Volodomyr Zelensky

From TV comic to wartime leader:The making of Volodomyr Zelensky

Simon Shuster’s biography of the Ukrainian president is informed by the time he spent covering his story long before the Russian invasion.

  • bySonia Mycak
Publish and be damned:The saga of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s last novel

Publish and be damned:The saga of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s last novel

Should Until August,which the great Colombian novelist didn’t want published,have seen the light of day?

  • byJane Sullivan
There’s only one thing to say about this novel – read it

There’s only one thing to say about this novel – read it

Melanie Joosten’s third novel is a sure-footed story of two young suffragettes.

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Why these best-selling authors are playing a dangerous game

Why these best-selling authors are playing a dangerous game

On their way to Australia,Ann Patchett and Lauren Groff explain why selling certain books demands grit these days.

  • byJane Sullivan
Eight books:A smart and edgy thriller,and a memoir of Hiroshima

Eight books:A smart and edgy thriller,and a memoir of Hiroshima

Our reviewers give their verdicts on recent fiction and non-fiction releases.

  • byCameron Woodhead andFiona Capp
A second,minute or hour? What counts as a jiffy
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A second,minute or hour? What counts as a jiffy

Our language loves colourful terms for time and quantity,but their imprecision presents challenges.

  • byDavid Astle
Take a note,said Leonardo da Vinci and Pablo Picasso – to themselves

Take a note,said Leonardo da Vinci and Pablo Picasso – to themselves

Roland Allen’s history of the notebook looks at the writers and artists who used them over hundreds of years,and the object itself.

  • byMichael McGirr
‘Amazing sound vibrated through my body’:What it’s like when a whale sings near you

‘Amazing sound vibrated through my body’:What it’s like when a whale sings near you

Wildlife scientist Vanessa Pirotta dives into the magical world of whale song.

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