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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.'

Opinions & Analysis

10 things I learned from selling eight million books

Success as an author can be as simple as learning these 10 succinct lessons.

Two panels: on the left is a Caucasian woman with shoulder lenghth grey wavy hair and a black blouse, sitting three-quarters on and with arms crossed. On the right is a green book cover with tendrils of pink and yellow flowers down the right and left sides and the word BLOOMER in yellow vertically in the middle. Carol Lefevre. Bloomer.
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Book review: Bloomer, Carol Lefevre

A thoughtful, inspiring and gentle examination of the concept of ageing, seen through the eyes of a woman who loves…

Two panels. On the left is Claire Zorn., who has short dark hair and is wearign a colourful print top. On the right is the cover of her book 'Better Days.', it features a young woman with long brown hair and sunglasses.
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Book review: Better Days, Claire Zorn 

Modern womanhood in all its messiness.

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How Aussie chefs are boosting book sales: Nagi Maehashi and the new wave of cookbooks

Often overlooked in conversations about Australian literary trends, Australian cookbooks have been internationally influential for decades.

Two panels. On the left is author Josie McSkimming, who has fair hair and is wearing a teal top. On the right is the cover of her book, 'Gutsy Girls", which is black with a photo in the middle of a woman, Dorothy Porter.
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Book review: Gutsy Girls, Josie McSkimming

What was it like growing up as a sister of rock star poet Dorothy Porter?

Two panels. On the left is Alicia Sometimes, who has brown hair. On the right is the cover of her book, Stellar Atmospheres. It's is pinkish peach in hue and has random shapes on it.
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Book review: Stellar Atmospheres, Alicia Sometimes

A poetry collection that blends lyricism with astronomical marvels.

Two panels. On the left is a young woman, Madeleine Ryan, with long brown hair. She is sitting on a brown couch. On the right is the cover of her book, 'The Knowing' which has a bunch of flowers on it.
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Book review: The Knowing, Madeleine Ryan

A restless mind, a train ride and a day that questions everything.

Two panels. On the left is author Kylie Ladd. She has shoulder-length brown hair and is smiling. On the right is the cover of her book 'The Mix-Up", which is in big font.
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Book review: The Mix-Up, Kylie Ladd

DNA doesn't decide who we love – but try telling that to the shell-shocked families in Kylie Ladd's exquisite heartbreaker…

Two panels. First panel is of Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa, a young Indian woman wearing a white singlet, with a red pattern sari behind her. Panel two is the cover of her book, 'Fully Silkh' which features her with her hands behind her head.
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Book review: Fully Sikh: hot chips and turmeric stains, Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa 

Poetry and prose speak to the experience of growing up Indian in Western Australia.

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