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‘Bewilderment’ by Richard Powers
The Pulitzer winner’s open-hearted reworking of Flowers for Algernon, updated for modern times
‘Scary Monsters’ by Michelle de Kretser
Two satirical stories about fitting in, from the two-time Miles Franklin–winner
‘Beirut 2020’ by Charif Majdalani
The Lebanese writer’s elegiac journal captures the city’s devastating port explosion
‘Harlem Shuffle’ by Colson Whitehead
The author of ‘The Underground Railroad’ offers a disappointingly straightforward neo-noir caper set in the early ’60s
European Masterpieces from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
QAGOMA’s exhibition goes beyond the usual blockbuster bling to favour lesser known works of the masters
Goya: Drawings from the Prado Museum
Goya’s dark and difficult works exhibited at NGV remind us how little the world has moved on from past horrors
‘Richard Bell: You Can Go Now’
The MCA’s retrospective of the influential activist-artist provides a fluent deconstruction of white supremacy
‘The Five Wounds’ by Kirstin Valdez Quade
A young down-and-out man in a New Mexico village seeks transcendence in a ceremonial role as Jesus, in this debut novel
‘Building for Hope’ by Marwa al-Sabouni
The Syrian architect and writer makes a case for war being a consequence of modern architecture destroying the social fabric
‘Secrets of Happiness’ by Joan Silber
The American author’s Austenesque latest novel, a collage of short stories, traces the common pursuit of happiness through love and money