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

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Hop on this bus for a wild ride into conspiracy theories and murder

Hop on this bus for a wild ride into conspiracy theories and murder

Sulari Gentill’s latest novel is a devious mix of metafiction and thriller

  • bySue Turnbull
The missing novel that was demanding to be written

The missing novel that was demanding to be written

Charmian Clift’s unpublished novel was demanding to be written. More than half a century after the great essayist’s death,it has finally been released.

  • byPeter Craven
Louise Milligan’s pivot from investigative journalist to fiction writer

Louise Milligan’s pivot from investigative journalist to fiction writer

The investigative reporter pulls back the curtain on crime,the media and policing in her compelling first novel,Pheasants Nest.

  • byKerrie O'Brien
Nam Le returns with poetry,but the question is:Where’s his novel?

Nam Le returns with poetry,but the question is:Where’s his novel?

Sixteen years after The Boat,his barnstorming book of short stories,Nam Le has surprised publishers and readers alike with a book of poems.

  • byJason Steger
Nobel laureates,Pulitzer winners lead Sydney Writers’ Festival line up

Nobel laureates,Pulitzer winners lead Sydney Writers’ Festival line up

More than 35 stars of the international literary scene will feature as part of the 2024 Sydney Writers’ Festival.

  • byHelen Pitt
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Movers and shakers descend on Melbourne Cup Birdcage

Movers and shakers descend on Melbourne Cup Birdcage

The Melbourne Cup in its flop era? Tell that to the pollies and business leaders who gathered in Flemington on Tuesday.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman
State Library could be new second home for Sydney Writers’ Festival

State Library could be new second home for Sydney Writers’ Festival

A new chief has been appointed to the State Library,and the government has big plans about its future.

  • byLinda Morris
‘Ghosts in the machine’:Why AI has picked up our worst habits

‘Ghosts in the machine’:Why AI has picked up our worst habits

Tracey Spicer’s book looks at the ways technology reproduces all the bad times.

  • byJenna Price
Ita Buttrose breaks silence on Stan Grant as broadcaster discusses ‘bruising’ week
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Ita Buttrose breaks silence on Stan Grant as broadcaster discusses ‘bruising’ week

The ABC chair blamed an “abusive and toxic culture” for driving Grant out of his role.

  • byHannah Story andNick Bonyhady
The 10 must-see events at this year’s Sydney Writers’ Festival

The 10 must-see events at this year’s Sydney Writers’ Festival

With the Sydney Writers’ Festival kicking off next week,we pulled together our picks of the festival,including international authors like Colson Whitehead and local favourites such as Helen Garner.

  • byJason Steger andHannah Story