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Voiceworks #87: Play

Voiceworks #87: Play

Sarah Braybrooke | EXPRESS MEDIA: Brilliantly showcasing a range of young, emerging writing talent, the current issue of Voiceworks – on the theme of play – is extremely appealing.

Various Positions

Various Positions

Sarah Shaul | TEXT PUBLISHING: A finely written, thought-provoking and satisfying novel about a young ballerina coming to terms with adolescence and her burgeoning sexuality.

On Shakespeare

On Shakespeare

Carol Flavell Neist | ALLEN & UNWIN: For the student of theatre, John Bell’s first-hand reminiscences are hard to beat.

Modigliani: A Life

Modigliani: A Life

Gary Anderson | SCRIBE: While not offering much in the way of new insights, Meryle Secrest's biography of the artists is an engaging, worthwhile read.

The Best Australian Essays 2011

The Best Australian Essays 2011

Oliver Mol | BLACK INC: The Best Australian Essays 2011 is a deeply affecting, highly intelligent look at an Australia we may or may not be familiar with.

The Best Australian Stories 2011

The Best Australian Stories 2011

Oliver Mol | Black Inc: An important publication featuring 31 of Australia's best authors, The Best Australian Stories 2011 is an earnest, affecting look at modern-day Australia.

A Forger’s Tale

A Forger’s Tale

Siobhan Argent | ARCADE PUBLICATIONS: Winner of the 2010 Fellowship of Australian Writers' Walter Stone Award for Life Writing, this tale of Australia's first novelist is carefully researched but a tad academic.

All That I Am

All That I Am

Oliver Mol | PENGUIN: Anna Funder's follow-up to the award-winning Stasiland is an an important, factual narrative that addresses a largely ignored subject.

Wolf Creek

Wolf Creek

Josh Nelson | CURRENCY PRESS: Sonya Hartnett's analysis of Wolf Creek for the Australian Screen Classics series of publications is under-explored and problematic.

Contemporary Art: World Currents

Contemporary Art: World Currents

Gary Anderson | LAURENCE KING PUBLISHING: Professor Terry Smith's astutely written, intriguingly illustrated book on a global cultural phenomenon is at once profoundly expert and very accessible.