Books The unavoidable fixation on Prince Harry’s ‘Spare’ The publishers of Prince Harry’s memoir Spare have already announced that it is the UK’s fastest-selling non-fiction book ever.
Books Our favourite fiction books from 2022 This year has seen the release of a deluge of sensational new titles! We lay out the Best fiction books of the year, and a handful of notable titles.
Health The hidden complex trauma of violence experienced by Indian women in Australia Manjula Datta O’Connor talks to WA about her book on violence against Indian women, “Daughters of Durga”, out now.
Books ‘Suburban living did turn women into robots’: why feminist horror novel The Stepford Wives is still relevant, 50 years on In his 1972 novel The Stepford Wives, Ira Levin powerfully dramatised women’s suburban alienation and men’s resistance to feminist change. Michelle Arrow traces its enduring influence.
Books ‘We’ve Got This’: The first major anthology by parents with disabilities In We’ve Got This, twenty-five parents who identify as Deaf, disabled or chronically ill discuss the highs and lows of their parenting journeys and reveal that the greatest obstacles lie in other people’s attitudes.
Books Quit toxic companies and grow your wealth: Nicole Haddow’s ethical guide to investing Nicole Haddow penned everything she learned about using your money for good in The Ethical Investor, a practical guide.
Books Women’s Weekender: For everything you need on your read, listen & binge list this week From the latest book releases to the most binge-worthy TV shows, stay up to date on the latest content each week.
News & Views At 43, I took up fighting and learnt why some of us push our bodies to extremes In her new book, Everything Harder Than Everyone Else, Jenny Valentish asks people who push their bodies to extremes why and how they do what they do.
News & Views Jacqueline Bublitz’s debut novel subverts the crime narrative to centre the female victim Jacqueline Bublitz talks about her stunning debut novel, Before You Knew My Name, published by Allen & Unwin.
Life In our own voices: 5 Australian books about living with disability Rather than presenting a disability as an obstacle, life writing can explore the joys, frustrations and creativity of living with disability.
Profiles I wrote a book to make the world feel less lonely “For the first 22 years of my life, I wasn’t encouraged to express what I wanted,” A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing author Jessie Tu writes.
Life Four fiction recommendations for lockdown Here are four fiction recommendations we have for your reading list as we look ahead to the precarious future. Get some tea brewing!