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Two panels. On the left is of author Vivian Gornick, who has short grey hair. On the right is the cover of her book, 'The Old Woman and the city' which features an illustration of a pair of legs shod in pinstripe pants and wearing short black heels.
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Book review: The Odd Woman and the City, Vivian Gornick

Take a slow stroll through the streets of Manhattan in this entrancing memoir.

Two black and white panels. On the left a head and shoulders of an older man (Al Pacino) with black hair brushed back, goatee and moustached, in a black shirt. On the right the book cover of a younger clean shaven Al Pacino holding his hand across his forehead and wearing a dark jumper, and the words Al Pacino in gold and Sonny Boy in white.
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Book review: Sonny Boy, Al Pacino

The Oscar-winning actor looks back on his life and career to reveal how he left the Bronx to hit the…

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Book review: Serengotti by Eugen Bacon

'Serengotti' is a testament to Eugen Bacon's storytelling prowess and serves as a reminder of the enduring power of connection.

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Book review: Daisy & Woolf, Michelle Cahill

Pulling characters from the margins to the fore: an elegant meditation on race, class and privilege.

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Book Review: Everything Harder than Everyone Else by Jenny Valentish

Pushing oneself to the edge of extremity.

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Book review: The Safe Place by Anna Downes

Australian-based British writer Anna Downes’ debut novel is an intense domestic thriller.

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Theatre review: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts 1 and 2

After 49 weeks, The Boy Who Lived returns to the Melbourne stage – the first international production of the sequel…

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Book Review: The Scomo Diaries by Tosh Greenslade and Andrew Weldon

Tosh Greenslade and Andrew Weldon mercilessly lampoon the prime minister.

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Book Review: Living with the Anthropocene

Edited by Cameron Muir, Kirsten Wehner and Jenny Newell, these excellent essays speak more of loss than of hope.

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Book Review: The Stranger Artist by Quentin Sprague

This book abounds with fascinating anecdotes about the lives of Kimberley artists.

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