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Read about this amazing graffiti portrait of Raimond Gaita and the process of its creation.
The Californian Department of Education released a list of recommended reading that included some LGBT-themed books; what you’d expect to happen, happened.
Oscar Wilde’s advice to writers: don’t give up your day job.
Matt Haig, author of The Radleys, lists 30 things every writer should know.
25 turns, pivots and twists to complicate your story. (Warning: there be swears.
The longlist for the 2013 Miles Franklin Literary Award has just been announced, and we’re delighted that Romy Ash’s debut novel, Floundering, is in the running to win this $60,000 prize.
The Childhood of Jesus is April’s Monthly Book over at the Monthly and Ramona Koval has prepared notes. Read a great review by Peter Craven of J. M.
Listen to Helen Trinca discuss her new book, Madeleine: A Life of Madeleine St John, with Richard Glover on Drive and Phillip Adams on Late Night Live.
Who is Katherine Mansfield? The Paris Review investigates.
Ruth Ozeki is the bestselling author of My Year of Meats, All Over Creation and, most recently, A Tale for the Time Being. Read more
Her maximalist style puts her in the realms of David Foster Wallace or early David Mitchell, but unlike almost any other postmodern author, for whom concepts frequently trump character, Ozeki can pluck at the heartstrings like a shamisen, offering moments that bring hand to
