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Friday essay: I loved being a ‘90s rock journalist, but sometimes it was a boys’ club nightmare

Liz Evans went to Jarvis Cocker’s house party and was gifted shoes by Kim Gordon. Her review of music books by Kate Mossman and John Harris sits...

19.09.2025 4

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Faith, courage and reconsidering the ‘enemy’: two novels drawing on family history shed light on Australia’s marginalised past

A vivid Torres Strait Islander story emphasising the tragedy of colonial rule and a slow-burning postwar tale of a white woman in Japan are engaging...

04.08.2025 20

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Death, denial and uncertainty define Andrea Goldsmith’s heartfelt new novel, The Buried Life

Andrea Goldsmith’s handling of the alignment between domestic abuse, coercive control, cults, brainwashing and terror is subtle, yet powerful.

30.04.2025 9

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John and Yoko, Cher, Lisa-Marie Presley: 3 memoirs illustrate the peculiar lives of celebrities

Fame and success usually carry a cost, in a world that rewards performance and persona. Former rock journalist Liz Evans saw it up close – and in...

09.02.2025 10

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‘Girl’ thrillers have been eclipsed by the antiheroines of sad-girl lit. But character-driven , nail-biting crime is here to stay

Ten years ago, “Girl” novels were all the rage. Paula Hawkins’ 2015 debut, The Girl on the Train, was an instant global bestseller. By the time it...

01.12.2024 3

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Feminist politics and investigative journalism combine in a moving story of a sister murdered

Liliana Rivera Garza first met Angel Gonzalez Ramos while she was still at high school in Toluca, Mexico, in 1984. Obsessive from the start, Angel...

28.10.2024 2

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