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I may never eat fish again after reading this new book

I may never eat fish again after reading this new book

James Bradley’s epic non-fiction book Deep Water explores the world’s oceans and our interconnectedness with them. And it may change your thinking about many things.

  • by Kylie Northover

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Long before ghosting, there were ghosts - at least that’s what the stories said

Long before ghosting, there were ghosts - at least that’s what the stories said

This year’s Melbourne Writers Festival unleashes the spirits of characters past and stories still to be told … here’s a taste of what’s to come.

A gripping and twisty psychological thriller set at a divorce ranch for women

A gripping and twisty psychological thriller set at a divorce ranch for women

Our reviewers cast their eyes over the eight books you’re about to see everywhere.

  • by Cameron Woodhead and Fiona Capp
Michael Ondaatje’s ‘little fragments’ that lead to prize-winning work

Michael Ondaatje’s ‘little fragments’ that lead to prize-winning work

The award-winning novelist says he’s writing only poetry at the moment and his new collection has an ‘elegiac tone’.

  • by JP O'Malley
‘Omnishambles’ caught our attention but its origin might surprise you
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‘Omnishambles’ caught our attention but its origin might surprise you

Justice Lee’s Lehrmann judgment – and, perhaps, his TV diet – issued a new word into the public’s consciousness.

  • by David Astle
This gripping Australian exposé should come with a horror warning on the cover

This gripping Australian exposé should come with a horror warning on the cover

Anne Manne reveals the depravity and cruelty within the Newcastle Anglican diocese.

  • by Barney Zwartz
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Why won’t Melbourne Writers Festival allow live questions any more?

Why won’t Melbourne Writers Festival allow live questions any more?

In an unusual move, the Melbourne Writers Festival won’t allow the audience to stand up and ask questions at its sessions – and some festivalgoers are breathing a sigh of relief.

  • by Jane Sullivan
Book of the Year: the 12 titles that have made The Age shortlist

Book of the Year: the 12 titles that have made The Age shortlist

Fiction judges said they had chosen novels that were both fresh and wise. “Their stories and characters stayed with us, long after the pages were closed”

  • by Jason Steger
His mum and dad were treated differently. He wanted to understand why

His mum and dad were treated differently. He wanted to understand why

Ziggy Ramo’s raw hip-hop made a lot of Australians uncomfortable. He expects his book to do the same.

  • by Michael Dwyer
Can men ever escape toxic masculinity? That’s what this book asks

Can men ever escape toxic masculinity? That’s what this book asks

Myfanwy Jones’ Cool Waters is a smooth read, thanks to its finely polished prose and a seamless structure.

  • by Jo Case
This mesmerising work of non-fiction that will inspire awe and make you weep

This mesmerising work of non-fiction that will inspire awe and make you weep

James Bradley explores humanity’s past, present and possible futures through the lens of the world’s oceans in his new book Deep Water: The World in the Ocean.

  • by Bianca Nogrady