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writing
Books & Arts
A dynamic of acceptance and revolt
Paul Gillen
27 February 2024
Why the extraordinary Jack Lindsay deserves to be better known
Books & Arts
Writing life
Susan Lever
3 January 2024
A new biography of Frank Moorhouse approaches its subject differently
Books & Arts
A kind of autobiography
Sylvia Martin
29 November 2023
A novelist’s correspondence gives rare insights into his life and work
Books & Arts
The biographer’s last word
Patrick Mullins
20 November 2023
Adam Sisman lifts the curtain on his dealings with John le Carré
Books & Arts
Does anyone have a pencil?
Jamie Hanson
27 April 2023
Two men, five books, one film
Essays & Reportage
Lifting the shadow
Anne-Marie Condé
29 March 2023
What constitutes “evidence” of a queer life?
Books & Arts
Feeding the machine
Susan Lever
11 October 2021
In what ways did the typewriter affect how — and how much — writers wrote?
Books & Arts
A hard nut in the centre
Susan Lever
18 December 2020
Books
| A writer’s complex life emerges in Helen Garner’s diaries
Books & Arts
A kind of heroism
Sara Dowse
19 February 2019
Books
| Stoked by cigarettes and whiskey, Kenneth Cook kept writing until the end
Books & Arts
Writers writing about writers and writing
Susan Lever
18 December 2017
Books
| Publishers seem to prefer other writers — rather than critics — to write about writers
Books & Arts
Who, and what, is a composer?
Andrew Ford
24 October 2017
Music
| Do you simply need to say that’s what you do?
Books & Arts
A few hours with a great writer
Louise Merrington
17 October 2017
Books
| John McPhee’s new guide to the craft of writing is much more than a textbook
Essays & Reportage
Publishing’s parallel universe
Louise Merrington
5 October 2017
Self-publishing need no longer be a second-best option, especially if you’re a writer of genre fiction
Books & Arts
A stylish guide to writing well
Brian McFarlane
27 January 2015
Books
| Steven Pinker’s latest book treads a fine line supremely well, says
Brian McFarlane