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Two panels. On left is author Zoe Kean. She is wearing a brown hat and black top. She has brown hair and is smiling. On the right is the cover of her book, 'Why Are We Like this?' the font is dark pink, the background light green. There are fish swimming across it.
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Book review: Why Are We Like This?, Zoe Kean

This wonderful book offers a super abundance of insights into why we are the way we are.

Two panels, On the left is photo of Rupi Kaur, an Indian-Canadian woman. She has long black hair and is wearing an off the shoulder green top. On the right is her book, Milk and Honey, in red and pink. There are bee illustrations on it.
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Book review: Milk and Honey: 10th Anniversary Collector's Edition, Rupi Kaur

The bestselling Instapoet returns with an anniversary edition of her debut book.

Two panels. On the left is author Lucy Jane Wood, a blonde woman smiling and wearing a white T shirt and jeans. On the right is a picture of her book, 'Rewitched.' It features an illustration of a young woman as seen from an attic window. She has her back to us and is reading.
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Book review: Rewitched, Lucy Jane Wood

An aesthetically pleasing cosy fantasy about discovering your powers and finding community. 

Two panels. On the left is a photo of John Safran, a man with fair hair and a beard. He's holding up glasses to his face. On the right is the cover of this book, 'Squat' that features him peering over a wall.
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Book review: Squat, John Safran 

Australian satirist’s latest prank works better in theory than in practice.

Jeanine Leanie in large brimmed straw hat. Ellen van Neerven with short dark hair in black and white photo. The cover of their co-edited book, "Shapeshifting' is purple in tone with three butterflies on it.
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Book review: Shapeshifting: First Nations Lyric Nonfiction, Edited by Jeanine Leane and Ellen van Neerven

A powerful collection of lyric essays reshaping storytelling to reflect First Nations culture and history.

A collage featuring authors Lucy Blakiston and Bel Hawkins that includes their book, 'Make it Make Sense' as sell as scraps of notebooks, a bowl of pasta and some flowers..
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Book review: Make It Make Sense, Lucy Blakiston and Bel Hawkins

Not so much a self-help or how-to book but a hand hold to remind you that you are not alone.

Two panels. On the left is author Zoë  Foster Blake, wearing a tan long sleeve top. She has short dark hair. On the right is the cover of her book, in white handwriting against a clash of different colours and design.
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Book review: Things Will Calm Down Soon, Zoë Foster Blake

The pitfalls and rewards of juggling business and a personal life: a guide in fictional form.

Two panels. On left is Sally Rooney, who has shoulder-length brown hair, a grey top and black trousers. On the right is the cover of her book, 'Intermezzo' in shades of blue and black. A small figure of a man is seen between the larger, up-close legs of another figure. There is a chess piece on the right hand corner.
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Book review: Intermezzo, Sally Rooney

Sally Rooney's latest novel more than lives up to expectations.

Two panels. On the left is Yves Rees, with short blonde hair and a dark top. On the right is the cover of their book, 'Travelling to Tomorrow' with an illustration of a woman in shades of orange and blue.
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Book review: Travelling to Tomorrow, Yves Rees

The stories of pioneering Australian women who sought adventures across the Pacific a century ago.

Two panels. On the left is a black and white photo of author Sebastian Smee. He is a wearing a white shirt and fair hair. Balding. On the right is the cover of his book, "Paris in Ruins.' A French flag is waving in a watercolour painting.
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Book review: Paris in Ruins, Sebastian Smee

Sebastian Smee argues that Impressionism was a reaction to Paris under siege in 1870.

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