For the Monthly's second arts issue, ten critics give their picks for the best of 2012. Click here to see the gallery.
October 2012 
Snapshots from the abyssMeet Australia’s creatures of the deep
Out of the spotlightThe biggest stories aren’t always the most important
Euthanasia, like same-sex marriage, is a decision for the parliamentThere is a stark difference in how the Victorian premier and the PM approached their respective hot-button issues
Lucky LukeThe Darwin poet whose muse is a dialysis machine 
The ghost of creativity spurnedRichard Flanagan explores a different kind of darkness in ‘First Person’ 
Break it downTaylor Mac takes on ‘A 24-Decade History of Popular Music’ 
Magnetic opusStephin Merritt brings his ‘50 Song Memoir’ to the Melbourne Festival
Small momentsJennifer Egan’s dynamic new novel, ‘Manhattan Beach’, will reward all readersEuthanasia, like same-sex marriage, is a decision for the parliamentThere is a stark difference in how the Victorian premier and the PM approached their respective hot-button issues
The art of the hustle in the Safdie Brothers’ ‘Good Time’The lo-fi New Yorkers take on a Robert Pattinson–starring genre thriller
Names have been suppressedAttempts to encourage censorship and deliberate amnesia seldom work
Simon Leys, navigator between worldsReflections on one of the great essayists at the launch of a new biography
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