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Cover of Exit West
‘Exit West’ by Mohsin Hamid
Hamish Hamilton; $32.99
By Helen Elliott
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Cover of The Idiot
‘The Idiot’ by Elif Batuman
Jonathan Cape; $32.99
By Stephanie Bishop
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Feel the divine
A new compilation celebrates the devotional music of jazz legend Alice Coltrane
By Anwen Crawford
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Still from Get Out
Long time coming
‘Get Out’ is a sharp mix of horror, satire and racial commentary
By Shane Danielsen
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Image of Donna Sherwani
Language woken up
Detained asylum seekers tell their own stories in ‘They Cannot Take the Sky’
By Maria Tumarkin
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Image of Rose Nolan, Big Words – To keep going, breathing helps (circle work), 2016–17
The state of our art
What does ‘The National’ say about contemporary Australian art?
By Julie Ewington
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Still from Loving
‘Loving’ directed by Jeff Nichols
eOne Films
By Harry Windsor
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Cover of Fever Dream
‘Fever Dream’ by Samanta Schweblin
Trans. Megan McDowell; Oneworld; $19.99
By Helen Elliott
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Image of George Michael
Crossing over
On George Michael, race and pop
By Anwen Crawford
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Still from Atlanta
The whole follow-your-dreams thing
There’s some bite to Donald Glover’s languid, lyrical comedy series ‘Atlanta’
By Luke Davies
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Image of Jessa Crispin
A cleansing fire
Jessa Crispin’s ‘Why I Am Not a Feminist’ demands a dismantling of mainstream feminism … and the system itself
By Stephanie Bishop
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Image by Bill Henson
Art walks a tightrope
Bill Henson exhibits recent photographic work at the National Gallery of Victoria
By Sebastian Smee
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Image of Pichet Klunchun’s Dancing with Death
A necessary shift
The Asia TOPA festival is unique for its focus on contemporary Asian culture
By Alison Croggon
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Cover of Moonglow
‘Moonglow’ by Michael Chabon
Fourth Estate; $39.99
By Helen Elliott
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Cover of Lincoln in the Bardo
‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ by George Saunders
Bloomsbury; $29.99
By Kevin Rabalais
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Still from The Salesman
Backstage drama
The domestic disquiet of Asghar Farhadi’s ‘The Salesman’ gives way to suspense
By Luke Davies
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Image of Cat Marnell
Unapologetic
Cat Marnell’s ‘How To Murder Your Life’ is an addiction memoir with a difference
By Jenny Valentish
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Image of Wrest Point casino, Sandy Bay, Tasmania
Tasmania got gamed
James Boyce’s ‘Losing Streak’ investigates how one family came to rule the state’s poker-machine industry
By Amanda Lohrey
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