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Book review: R.E.Generation, Michael Prewer

A dystopian novel that sees climate change erase mammalian life forms. What now?

Two panels. On the left is the cover of the book with 'The Work' written on a diagonal slant in white and yellow against a skyscraper background. On the right is a blonde woman wearing a white blouse standing against large window panes.
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Book review: The Work, Bri Lee

Old and new art mix with old and new values in this debut novel from Bri Lee.

The Changing Room. On the left a blocky colourful illustration of a window with open red drapes looking out on a starry moonlit sky above a blue mountain range. On the right a 30-something white woman slightly turned to the right, with tied back light brown hair, a green flowery dress and a denim jacket.
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Book review: The Changing Room, Belinda Cranston

A story of someone trying to come of age in a world of possibilities.

Rebecca F Kuang speaking at All About Women 2024, Sydney Opera House. Photo: Jaimi Joy. Kuang is wearing a black sleeveless dress with floral patterns with her hands raised in the middle of explaining something. She has black tied-up hair and a black fringe. On the left is the cover of ‘Yellowface’, with two slanted almond eyes on a bright yellow background.
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Yellowface: insights from Rebecca F Kuang

Rebecca F Kuang’s debut literary fiction, ‘Yellowface’ has taken the publishing world by storm. She revealed more about the book's…

Photo: Jill Kerswill. Left: Photo of Melanie Saward, a woman with light skin and bright pink hair sitting with her hand across her lap, wearing a floral pink dress. In the background is a shelf filled with books. Right: Cover of 'Burn', depicting a shadow of a boy standing against a large flame.
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Book review: Burn, Melanie Saward

A powerful debut fiction that reveals unsettling answers to 'Why are good kids misbehaving?'.

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Book review: Vincent & Sien, Silvia Kwon

Forget your textbook knowledge of Vincent van Gogh.

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Book review: Songs for the Dead and the Living, Sara M Saleh

A powerful story about what it means to find home and identity among conflict and migration.

black&write! Fellows Jacob K Gallagher and Dakota Feirer. Image supplied
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Supernatural crime and poetry win Indigenous Fellowships

The State Library of Queensland’s black&write! Fellowships for 2023 have been announced with two diverse works from First Nations writers…

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Book review: Royals, Tegan Bennett Daylight

A unique and absorbing modern Australian YA story.

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Winners of 2022 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards announced

Writers across six categories took home $80,000 each, with a focus on stories of war.

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