This gripping Australian exposé should come with a horror warning on the cover

This gripping Australian exposé should come with a horror warning on the cover

Anne Manne reveals the depravity and cruelty within the Newcastle Anglican diocese.

  • byBarney Zwartz

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Why won’t Melbourne Writers Festival allow live questions any more?

Why won’t Melbourne Writers Festival allow live questions any more?

In an unusual move,the Melbourne Writers Festival won’t allow the audience to stand up and ask questions at its sessions – and some festivalgoers are breathing a sigh of relief.

  • byJane Sullivan
Book of the Year:the 12 titles that have made The Age shortlist

Book of the Year:the 12 titles that have made The Age shortlist

Fiction judges said they had chosen novels that were both fresh and wise. “Their stories and characters stayed with us,long after the pages were closed”

  • byJason Steger
His mum and dad were treated differently. He wanted to understand why

His mum and dad were treated differently. He wanted to understand why

Ziggy Ramo’s raw hip-hop made a lot of Australians uncomfortable. He expects his book to do the same.

  • byMichael Dwyer
Can men ever escape toxic masculinity? That’s what this book asks

Can men ever escape toxic masculinity? That’s what this book asks

Myfanwy Jones’ Cool Waters is a smooth read,thanks to its finely polished prose and a seamless structure.

  • byJo Case
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.

  • byBianca Nogrady
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Shame and be shamed:A young man’s struggle to get out of poverty

Shame and be shamed:A young man’s struggle to get out of poverty

Edouard Louis’ autofiction tells of the path he took to become a famous writer.

  • byOwen Richardson
Eight books:A brilliant feminist novella and an amusing look at death

Eight books:A brilliant feminist novella and an amusing look at death

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

  • byCameron Woodhead andSteven Carroll
Are smartphones damaging our young people? This book says yes

Are smartphones damaging our young people? This book says yes

Jonathan Haidt says parents are overprotective in the real world and underprotective in the virtual world.

  • byAndrew Leigh
The rejection letters Toni Morrison sent to aspiring writers

The rejection letters Toni Morrison sent to aspiring writers

We have a glimpse into the letters of an editor who was frank,fair and often very encouraging – and went on to become a literary giant herself.

  • byJane Sullivan
Taylor Swift’s poetic licence:why all the fuss around her new album title?
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Taylor Swift’s poetic licence:why all the fuss around her new album title?

Grammar pedants have been swift to judge,but pop often plays loose with punctuation.

  • byDavid Astle