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‘Bookshelf wealth’ is a TikTok trend, Dua Lipa’s reading Helen Garner. But books have signified taste for centuries

‘Bookshelf wealth’ is a TikTok trend, Dua Lipa’s reading Helen Garner. But books have signified taste for centuries

Bookshelves as decor were trends in the 19th and 20th-centuries, too. So were book-of-the-month clubs and popular media on books. They helped make...

07.08.2025 30

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David Carter

Joan Lindsay published Picnic at Hanging Rock at 71. Her writing life presents its own mysteries

Discretion, silences and underachievement marked Joan Lindsay’s life and work – despite writing an Australian classic. A new biography...

24.02.2025 20

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David Carter