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Does this book mean the end of authors?
Death of an Author was written by AI. Some have welcomed the development, others are horrified.
- by Jane Sullivan
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Madame Cezanne steps out of the paintings to tell her hidden story
Angela O’Keeffe follows up her novel about Blue poles by giving voice to Hortense Fiquet Cezanne, the wife of the great impressionist painter.
- by Fiona Gruber
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Eight books to read: From Hollywood scandals to small town mysteries
Our reviewers cast their eyes over recent fiction and non-fiction.
- by Cameron Woodhead and Steven Carroll
The delightful and delinquent pioneers who helped develop vaccination
Simon Schama unearths some astonishing stories in his history of vaccination.
- by Pat Sheil
Authors furious as ‘wildly unethical’ AI website hoovers up books
Australian authors and others in the publishing industry say the website is just another example of AI’s encroachment into the arts.
- by Nell Geraets
What’s behind Elon Musk’s ‘X’ complex?
The billionaire’s fixation with the alphabet’s third-last letter is exasperating.
- by David Astle
A family’s season of revelations in the middle of lockdown
Ann Patchett’s latest novel is an antidote to dystopian hysteria.
- by Susan Wyndham
Behind The Beatles: Paul’s photos reveal the early days
Paul McCartney’s candid photographs, published in a new book, record the time when the Beatles captured the hearts, minds and musical souls of millions.
- by Jason Steger
I’m a bit of a Luddite and I lost 50 pages of the book: Patrick deWitt
The Canadian novelist lost a large chunk of his new novel when he was last in Australia. It turned out to be a blessing.
- by Jason Steger