Literature
She’d finished her novel and was about to have a baby. Then Hollywood came calling
Book? Check. Baby? Check. Blockbuster? Check.
- Melanie Kembrey
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Book Reviews
What’s good, what’s bad, and what’s in between in literature this year? Here we review the latest titles.
What literary satires reveal about the state of the publishing industry
Two recent novels featuring literary fraudsters comment on how fearfully difficult it is to scratch a living as a writer waiting for the big break.
- Jane Sullivan
- Arts
- Arts
‘Censorship is never the answer’: Writers festival organisers call for braver spaces after Bendigo boycott
Festival organisers around the country have expressed dismay over the Bendigo Writers Festival code-of-conduct push, saying such codes stifle freedom of expression.
- Kerrie O'Brien
The cult author who refuses to play by the book world’s rules
Yellowface author Rebecca F. Kuang won’t stick to anyone’s pigeonhole.
- Melanie Kembrey
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- Letters
Writer boycott proves strangely selective
Readers puzzle the problems around freedom of speech following the writer boycott of the Bendigo Writers Festival.
Novelist vows to use TV royalties to fund Palestine Action
Bestselling writer Sally Rooney says she felt compelled to express support for the organisation that was recently designated a proscribed terror group.
- Hayley Dixon
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Letter to Bendigo Writers Festival flagged concern over Palestinian author
A note warning about the appearance of Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah was sent to event organisers by lobby group 5A in July.
- Kerrie O'Brien
‘Inflammatory, divisive, disrespectful’: Bendigo Writers Festival founder speaks out
Rosemary Sorensen founded the event 13 years ago. What has happened in the past week has left her in despair.
- Karl Quinn
‘Heartbreaking’: Bendigo Writers Festival opens, barely, with dozens of events cancelled
The festival has gone ahead despite a growing cohort of authors withdrawing from scheduled events.
- Hannah Hammoud