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John le Carré’s son resurrects his late father’s favourite spy, Smiley
In his new novel, Nick Harkaway fills in the blanks of the years between his late father’s novels, The Spy Who Came In From the Cold and Smiley’s People.
- by Peter Craven
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From Klingon to Elvish, what’s your favourite made-up language?
Because sometimes it’s words that help make the make-believe more believable.
- by David Astle
‘Let her speak’: Dolly Alderton fans disappointed at live show’s celebrity host
Fans of the British writer shared collective groans and called for the focus to be on the author at Thursday night’s show.
- by Angus Delaney
How a novice art detective rewrote the story of Sidney Nolan
Andrew Turley knew little about art when he walked into an auction house and walked away with a $40,000 painting. It was the beginning of a remarkable journey.
- by Gabriella Coslovich
When it comes to the Booker, winning isn’t the only prize
The Booker bump is real, and sales of Stone Yard Devotional have rocketed.
- by Jason Steger
Samantha Harvey wins 2024 Booker Prize
The world’s most influential prize for a single work of fiction has been announced in London this morning. Australian Charlotte Wood was among six authors shortlisted, but an English author took out the award.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
A celebration of Steven Spielberg’s storytelling and his ‘human touch’
This handsome coffee-table book about the “iconic” director is well-written and accessible, if not entirely substantial.
- by Tom Ryan
Eight new books on the winds of war, romance and the wisdom of animals
Our reviewers cast their eyes over new fiction and non-fiction releases
- by Cameron Woodhead and Steven Carroll
A celebration of epic journeys that only exist in fiction
This collection of literary journeys based on real places is both travel companion and time machine.
- by Jane Sullivan
Pulitzer Prize winner’s rapturous new novel is bewitching
Richard Powers’ new novel examines the climate crisis, life in our oceans and generative AI
- by James Bradley
How did an army of thousands disappear? A new historical novel has a theory
British author Minette Walters on her new historical novel The Players, and why she always has strong female characters in her books.
- by Jane Sullivan