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Borderland. Image is two fold - on the left a bald headed Indigenous man in a blue shirt and dark jacket, on the right a book cover with a magpie looming over a young Indigenous boy.
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Book review: Borderland, Graham Akhurst

A coming-of-age tale about a city-born Indigenous teenager.

Full Coverage. Image is twofold: on the right a book cover with the words Full Coverage in white on a red background over a leather jacket clad guitarist, so all we can see is the musician's torso and hand. On the left is an author head and shoulders shot of a man with a ginger beard, brown and black baseball cap and checkered shirt.
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Book review: Full Coverage, Samuel J Fell

The story of Australian rock journalism is a wild ride of luck, tenacity and incredulity.

The Pit. Image is a book cover on the left of a remote Australian red dirt setting and a shovel. On the left is the author's image, a head shot of a bald man.
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Book review: The Pit, Peter Papathanasiou

The Pit represents the latest contribution to Australian outback noir.

The Modern. Twofold image shows young woman with long brown hair on the left and a book cover of a woman in a gallery on the right.
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Book review: The Modern, Anna Kate Blair

Set in and around New York's Museum of Modern Art, this debut explores not just art but sexuality, job precarity…

Morgan is My Name. Image is on the left, a woman sitting by the sea, dressed in black and looking moodily off to the side. On the right a book cover of a an illustrated with long hair and a flowing green robe, against a colourful backdrop.
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Book review: Morgan is My Name, Sophie Keetch

This sweeping saga is the first in a trilogy about one of the most compelling villains of Arthurian legend.

Ballet Confidential. A two part image with a man in dark suit, white shirt and white tie with very defined cheekbones on the left and a book cover of the torsos of a male and dancer lifting a female dancer on the right.
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Book review: Ballet Confidential by David McAllister

Behind the scenes of the glamorous world of tights, tiaras and tutus.

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Survey on book publishing industry

The MEAA's survey seeks transparency of conditions within the Australian book industry.

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Book review: Eventually Everything Connects, Sarah Firth

This debut graphic novel is a series of visual essays that explore interconnectedness.

Lola in the Mirror. Image is book cover on left with headshot on writer of man with dark hair and jacket, and open necked shirt.
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Book review: Lola in the Mirror, Trent Dalton

Trent Dalton's latest novel looks in the mirror and finds violence and despair, but also hope and art.

We Only Want What's Best. Image is book cover with woman in sleeveless white dress arms akimbo and big earrrings.
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Book review: We Only Want What's Best, Carolyn Swindell

Turbulence and scandal in the dance world as seen from the perspectives of both parents and children.

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