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One Another by Gail Jones review – a writer’s obsession with Joseph Conrad
Jones’s latest novel is complex and delicate, charting echoes in the lives of a PhD student in 90s Cambridge and the Heart of Darkness author, who she is fascinated by

Joseph Cummins

21, Mar, 2024 @2:00 PM

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‘Bold’, ‘extremely fun’, ‘luminously written’: the best Australian books out in March
Each month Guardian Australia editors and critics pick the upcoming titles they have already devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on

Imogen Dewey, Nigel Featherstone, Joseph Cummins, Steph Harmon, Lucy Clark, Sian Cain, Yvonne C Lam, Adele Dumont and Bridie Jabour

05, Mar, 2024 @2:00 PM

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The ultimate summer reading list: 15 sci-fi and fantasy novels to escape into
From Douglas Adams and Liu Cixin to Terry Pratchett and Claire G Coleman, your beach reads are sorted courtesy of Guardian Australia’s staff and critics

Beejay Silcox, Declan Fry, Steph Harmon, Cassie Tongue, Emily Wind, Joseph Cummins, Patrick Lum, Alyx Gorman, Merran Hitchick, Imogen Dewey and Calla Wahlquist

31, Dec, 2023 @2:00 PM

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The 25 best Australian books of 2023: Richard Flanagan, Alexis Wright, Robyn Davidson and others
Just in time for your Christmas shopping: Guardian Australia’s critics and staff pick out the best of the best

Sian Cain, Susan Wyndham, Declan Fry, Imogen Dewey, Fiona Wright, Steph Harmon, Janine Israel, Michael Sun, Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Beejay Silcox, Jack Callil, Katie Cunningham, Joseph Cummins, Paul Daley, Sarah Ayoub and Jared Richards

17, Dec, 2023 @2:00 PM

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Women & Children by Tony Birch review – a new high for the master craftsman
In his beautiful and forthright new book, Birch brings a tender simplicity to his characters in a story about the trauma of violence – and the power of family

Joseph Cummins

16, Nov, 2023 @2:00 PM

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‘A book the world needs now’, ‘tender’ and ‘profound’: the best Australian books out in November
Each month Guardian Australia editors and critics pick the upcoming titles they have already devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on

Tara June Winch, Janine Israel, Sian Cain, Yvonne C Lam, Joseph Cummins and Susan Wyndham

06, Nov, 2023 @2:00 PM

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The Crying Room by Gretchen Shirm review – a beautiful study of mothers and daughters
Often unsettling and sensitive novel follows a thread of emotional repression through three generations of women

Joseph Cummins

01, Aug, 2023 @3:00 PM

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Anam by André Dao review – decades-spanning family epic examines the difficulties of memory
Novel, at first glance, is the tale of the author’s grandfather. But it doubles as a meditation on remembering the past – its challenges and its anguish

Joseph Cummins

18, May, 2023 @3:00 PM

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‘Candid’, ‘gripping’, ‘compulsory reading’: the best Australian books out in May
Each month, Guardian Australia editors and critics pick out the upcoming titles they’ve already devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on

Steph Harmon, Sian Cain, Bec Kavanagh, Susan Chenery, Lucy Clark, Joseph Cummins and Celina Ribeiro

09, May, 2023 @3:00 PM

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‘Remarkable’, ‘gorgeous’, ‘entertaining’: the best Australian books out in November
Each month, Guardian Australia editors and critics pick out the upcoming titles they’ve already devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on

Amanda Meade, Joseph Cummins, Susan Chenery, Celina Ribeiro, Alyx Gorman, Stephanie Convery, Yvonne C Lam, Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen and Sian Cain

06, Nov, 2022 @4:30 PM

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A Brief Affair by Alex Miller review – a moving study of female passion
The Miles Franklin-winning author returns to fiction with a deftly woven domestic drama that explores one woman’s state of mind in midlife

Joseph Cummins

03, Nov, 2022 @2:00 PM

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The 25 best Australian books of 2021: Helen Garner, Alice Pung, Tony Birch and more
Experimental elegies, portraits of resilience and political manifestos: 25 of the best reads of the year as picked by Guardian Australia critics and staff

Lucy Clark, Susan Wyndham, Michael Williams, Steph Harmon, Fiona Wright, Paul Daley, Brigid Delaney, Beejay Silcox, Bec Kavanagh, Declan Fry, Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Jack Callil, Zoya Patel, Bridie Jabour and Joseph Cummins

12, Dec, 2021 @4:30 PM

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