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The life and (sometimes dark) times of fashion maverick Alexander McQueen

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‘I listened to my inner foghorn’: Kasey Chambers’ revelations on love, life and music

Hillbilly Elegy: JD Vance’s memoir offers clues to his current politics

Diary of a Book Addict: Humanity in conflict, winning women and ‘magic’ pills

On high seas: Saltblood is historical fiction with a contemporary core

JM Coetzee’s provocative first book turns 50 this year – and his most controversial turns 25

A (un)settling road trip through the centre of Australia

15 literary podcasts to make you laugh, learn and talk about books

Diary of a Book Addict: Lives, and crimes, of the times

Novel reimagines the story of pioneering Antarctic artist

Diary of a Book Addict: Stories of love, loss and family

Beyond words: Pip Williams on her new novel The Bookbinder of Jericho

Diary of a Book Addict: Children lost – and found

Diary of a Bookseller: Titles to look out for in 2023

Eight of the best books of 2022

Australian writing and publishing faces ‘grinding austerity’ as funding continues to decline

Clickbait co-creator Christian White’s new project goes to a wild place

Diary of a Bookseller: Customer service in a Covid world

Richard Flanagan’s new novel considers griefs big and small

Hysteria in the time of COVID

Diary of a Bookseller: Spotlight on South Australian authors

Diary of a Publisher: The book industry is a huge protean beast

Riveting reads for the summer holidays

Adelaide’s ‘missionary for the book’

The never-ending story of Adelaide’s second-hand bookshops

Book import plans put Adelaide jobs at risk

Book extract: The Convict’s Daughter

Candice Fox on the twists and turns of crime writing

Book Council a casualty of arts budget cuts

John Irving’s Avenue of Mysteries

Talking daggers with Michael Robotham

Novel helps kids understand gender identity