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In a theatre setting, the masterly Irish writer considers the melting, capricious line between the truth and the fake
‘Strange Hotel’ by Eimear McBride
A woman unceasingly travels to contend with the inertia of grief, in the latest novel from the author of ‘A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing’
The Miles Franklin–winning author’s latest novel expands on her interest in the submission and consequential fury of women amid the impersonal natural world
A probing drama about Australia’s mandatory detention regime focuses on the dehumanisation experienced on both sides of the razor wire
‘A Couple of Things Before the End’ by Sean O’Beirne
The Australian author’s debut story collection confidently converts the linguistic detritus of our era into something of lasting value
‘Matisse & Picasso’: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
Hanging works by the two masters together highlights their artistic rivalry and mutual influence
‘The Topeka School’ by Ben Lerner
The American author’s latest novel canvasses the seething hate speech of the burgeoning alt-right and white-boy rap battles in the Midwest
The Art Gallery of NSW’s examination of Japan’s centuries-long artistic traditions depicting the spirit world and the macabre
‘The Man Who Saw Everything’ by Deborah Levy
The British author experiments with a narrative structure that collapses past and present
‘The Testaments’ by Margaret Atwood
The Booker Prize–winning sequel to ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ is an exhilarating thriller from the “wiliest writer alive”