Archive for the ‘Culture / Books’ Category

In this western Sydney world, it’s the most vulnerable who suffer

Saturday, September 30th, 2023

Kirsty Jagger’s first novel is set in a public housing estate where a mother and daughter try to escape an abusive man.

Bored with same old same old? Trust me, tedium is not so bad

Saturday, September 30th, 2023

My dog is gone and I’ve quit my job. The need for new routines is terrifying.

‘The shock was so deep’: Novelist Charlotte Wood on the experience that changed everything

Friday, September 29th, 2023

The author had just finished her new novel – about a cloistered religious community – when she found her own world stripped back to the basics.

The trouble with Naomi: How Naomi Klein tackled the other one

Friday, September 29th, 2023

Frequent comparisons to Naomi Wolf prompted Naomi Klein to delve into her namesake’s increasingly bizarre world.

No Jackson Lamb, but still a big stink in Mick Herron’s new spy novel

Friday, September 29th, 2023

Mick Herron’s latest book is about a supposedly retired academic and a government inquiry into the intelligence services.

The dark secrets of a small town and a house of ill repute

Friday, September 29th, 2023

Past crimes and misdemeanours come to the surface in two new crime novels.

The appeal of nature writing – and how to make it work

Friday, September 29th, 2023

There’s much more writing about nature appearing, but it needs to be good to have an impact on readers.

The dark secrets of a small town and a house of ill repute

Friday, September 29th, 2023

Past crimes and misdemeanours come to the surface in two new crime novels.

The trouble with Naomi: How Naomi Klein tackled the other one

Friday, September 29th, 2023

Frequent comparisons to Naomi Wolf prompted Naomi Klein to delve into her namesake’s increasingly bizarre world.

The appeal of nature writing – and how to make it work

Friday, September 29th, 2023

There’s much more writing about nature appearing, but it needs to be good to have an impact on readers.