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LUNA, PHOENIX, QUEEN is a suspenseful and haunting exploration of love, loss, and betrayal (opens the original)
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Twelve Australian women writers you need to read (opens the original)
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Australia has produced many writers who are well-known and well-regarded internationally, including Shirley Hazzard, Geraldine Brooks, Liane Moriarty, Kate Morton, Colleen McCullough, Patrick White, Peter Carey, Richard Flanagan, Tim Winton, Marcus Zusak, and Trent Dalton.Still, there are many Australian women writers of note who should be more widely read (I’ll leave the men for another publication to write about). In this article, I’ll discuss twelve writers (listed in alphabetical order) who
Eight impressive books you might have missed (or lost track of) (opens the original)
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A couple years ago I began posting pieces in which I recommended books that I thought had been overlooked upon their publication and then forgotten amid all the noise surrounding new books. These articles got a stronger response than I expected, so I’ve continued to post them every few months.Here are eight impressive books that you might have missed at the time, or perhaps you added them to your TBR list but they got lost in the shuffle as time passed and all those bright, shiny buzz books comm
Martha Anne Toll on what comes next: Which of two in-process novels will win out? (opens the original)
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Today’s guest author, Martha Anne Toll, is a literary and cultural critic, and a novelist. Her second novel, Duet for One, a musical love story and a journey through grief, was published in spring 2025 to acclaim. Her prizewinning debut novel, Three Muses, was published in 2022. She comes to writing after a long career in social justice. For more info, visit http://www.marthannetoll.com. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WkhI!,f_auto,q_aut
Three on Thursday, Backlist edition: How to Read a Book, Becoming Sarah, and Isabela’s Way (opens the original)
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I’m as susceptible as anyone to the allure of a newly-published book with lots of buzz. But I can’t read everything that catches my eye, so a lot of books end up being left behind. Before long, a year or two has passed and they’re “backlist” books. Or I missed a book when it was published and only discovered it later. In both cases, I eventually decide it’s time to read those books.Here are three books from 2024 and 2025 that I wish I’d read sooner. If you missed them or lost track of them as th
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