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The Importance of Being Miserable: cover art and author Eamon Evans. Evans is a fair skinned 30-something man with blonde hair, wearing a dark blue tailored jacket over a black t-shirt, and holding up a blue texta in his left hand.
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The Importance of Being Miserable review: a bracing antidote to happiness culture

Equal parts cultural history and philosophical takedown, The Importance of Being Miserable finds humour, clarity and unexpected hope in life’s…

Jessica White, author of Silence is my Habitat. Photo: Tammy de Zilva.
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Silence is my Habitat: Jessica White's essays are a powerful search for connection

In the moving non-fiction collection Silence is my Habitat, Jessica White considers the impact of deafness and environment on her…

Susannah Fullerton, author of Great Writers & the Cats Who Owned Them. Image: Susannah Fullerton / Facebook.
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Great Writers & the Cats Who Owned Them review: a delight for cat lovers

In Great Writers & the Cats Who Owned Them, Susannah Fullerton explores the relationship between writers and their feline friends.

History's Strangest Deaths.
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History’s Strangest Deaths review: Riley Knight’s book is a deadpan romp through history 

History's Strangest Deaths is a comedic portrait of the folly of life, death and history itself.

Two panels. On the left is Jenny Valentish, who is wearing a read shirt and has brown hair. On the right is the cover of her book, The introvert's guide to leaving the house.
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Introvert's Guide to Leaving the House review: Jenny Valentish's book helps the socially anxious

The Introvert's Guide to Leaving the House offers guidance to navigate social spaces for 'awkwards, sociophobes and stand-offishes.'

Two panels, on the left is a woman in pink scrubs with a thermometer around her neck. On the right is cover of book, 'Brown. Single. Author.'
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Brown. Female. Doctor. review: Sarah Arachchi's marvellous medical memoir

Brown. Female. Doctor. examines the professional and personal life of a Sri Lankan paediatrician.

Two panels. on the left is a black and white portrait of a woman with short dark curly hair wearing a white t shirt. On the right is the cover of a book 'Sweet Nothings'. It's orange with a photo of uni buildings and a in the middle in purple, an illustration of a young woman's headless torso.
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Book review: Sweet Nothings, Madison Griffiths

Unpicking the complexities of students and their romantic relationships with university professors.

Two panels. On the left is a woman with brown hair and wearing a swirly brown tone top and tan pants. On the right is the cover of a book, 'The Good Daughter'' with a black and white photo of a young girl playing the violin.
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Book review: The Good Daughter, Kumi Taguchi

A memoir of the SBS journalist's struggle to understand her Japanese heritage.

Two panels. On the left is a photo of an Asian woman wearing a white shirt and black pants. On the right is the cover of her book, 'Chinese Parents Don't Say I Love You.'
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Book review: Chinese Parents Don’t Say I Love You, Candice Chung

Does food as love language bring enough to the table?

Two panels. On the left is a blonde woman wearing black. On the right is the cover of ther book 'Always Home, Always Homesick.' It features mountain ranges in shades of mauve.
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Book review: Always Home, Always Homesick, Hannah Kent

Hannah Kent's first non-fiction book retreads the grounds of her Iceland-set bestseller, 'Burial Rites.'

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