Books & arts
7 March 2017
Books | Anna Wickham made a distinctive contribution to the poetic experiments of the early twentieth century
Books & arts
11 November 2016
Books | A new biography explores the ambivalent legacy of being “born of the conquerors”
Books & arts
19 October 2016
On the Greek island, a conference reappraises the lives and work of Charmian Clift and George Johnston
Books & arts
18 August 2016
Books | Gwen Harwood’s letters reveal an exuberant wit and sense of the ridiculous, writes Susan Lever
Books & arts
30 May 2016
Australia’s array of awards shows there are good and bad ways of recognising great writing, argues Susan Lever
Books & arts
22 February 2016
Books | Crawford Productions was created in the early years of Australian TV, writes Susan Lever, and its influence is still alive in the industry
Books & arts
23 November 2015
Books | Napoleon’s defeat and exile reverberated as far as Australia, writes Susan Lever. Two new books piece together his years on St Helena
From the archive
21 October 2015
Kangaroo may be the first truly modern novel written in Australia
Books & arts
16 September 2015
Books | Susan Lever reviews Susan Johnson’s new novel, The Landing
Books & arts
31 August 2015
Books | Susan Lever reviews Gail Jones’s A Guide to Berlin
Books & arts
26 June 2015
Books | Susan Lever reviews Steven Carroll's Forever Young
Books & arts
15 May 2015
Books | A new biography captures Thea Astley’s idiosyncrasies and contradictions, and the qualities of her fiction, writes Susan Lever
Books & arts
12 March 2015
Books | Susan Lever reviews James Bradley’s new novel about a future reshaped by a changing climate
Books & arts
29 January 2015
Books | Susan Lever reviews Michel Faber’s The Book of Strange New Things
Books & arts
8 January 2015
Television | With a third season of Masters of Sex screening this year, Susan Lever charts the highs and lows of a TV drama inspired by real events
