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‘Not a complete waste of time’: Novelist nabs Qld Premier’s Award again
Melissa Lucashenko has won the $30,000 prize for Edenglassie, her novel set in Brisbane.
- by Nick Dent
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The slurs you’ve been using without even knowing it
Most rude words are obvious, but some are hiding in plain sight.
- by David Astle
Welcome to the season for big novels from big names
September marks the beginning of the peak publishing season. Here is a selection of the novels coming from here and overseas in the next couple of months.
- by Nicole Abadee
They busted his knees, terrified his friends, then Markus Zusak’s dogs delivered
It was a new dog big on attitude who finally convinced The Book Thief author to put pen to paper.
- by Jason Steger
Opinion
WordPlay
What’s the most versatile word we have? Mate, that’s easy
Americans have friends, the French have amis, and what we have depends on your tone.
- by David Astle
Someone used the Maori chef’s knives for murder, but was it him?
J.P. Pomare’s latest crime novel uncovers the role racism plays in the criminal justice system.
- by Sue Turnbull
In the air with the man who hunted Hitler’s giant battleship
When Mark Baker writes about the operational activities of the men who sank the Tirpitz, his book really flies.
- by Edmund Goldrick
How the death of his brother left this writer unmoored
When Gideon Haigh’s brother died he was utterly bereft. Now he has written about how the tragedy changed his life.
- by Peter Craven
The Australian female pioneers who blazed a trail in the United States
Yves Rees’ book tells the story of 10 Australian women who left the country to find their way in early 20th-century America.
- by Rachelle Unreich
What to read: A propulsive Brisbane satire and a warning from history
Our reviewers cast their eyes over recently published fiction and non-fiction.
- by Cameron Woodhead and Steven Carroll
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Literature
Liane Moriarty confirms Big Little Lies sequel, as she launches new book
The author has teased details about the follow-up to her most popular work.
- by Kerrie O'Brien