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Chameleon by Robert Dessaix review – a dazzlingly beautiful mix of sex, travel and intimacy

www.wakaticket.com – Blending biography and travelogue offers a rich and entertaining education about the author’s life – a detailed map of the literature, ideas and places that shaped him…
Chameleon by Robert Dessaix review – a dazzlingly beautiful mix of sex, travel and intimacy
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Carrion Crow by Heather Parry review – body horror with historical bite

www.wakaticket.com – The ‘mad woman in the attic’ is an archetypal force to be reckoned with in this gothic tale of metamorphosis…
Carrion Crow by Heather Parry review – body horror with historical bite
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Ungovernable by Simon Hart review – House of ill repute

www.wakaticket.com – Jaw-dropping revelations from a Conservative former chief whip call into question not just the system, but his own judgment…
Ungovernable by Simon Hart review – House of ill repute
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The Golden Throne by Christopher de Bellaigue review – Suleyman returns

www.wakaticket.com – A new instalment of the extraordinary and brutal story of the greatest Ottoman sultan reads like a thrilling novel…
The Golden Throne by Christopher de Bellaigue review – Suleyman returns
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The savage suburbia of Helen Garner: ‘I wanted to dong Martin Amis with a bat’

www.wakaticket.com – Over 50 years, she has become one of the most revered writers in Australia. Is she finally going to get worldwide recognition?…
The savage suburbia of Helen Garner: ‘I wanted to dong Martin Amis with a bat’
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‘Madcap adventures’: Paul McCartney co-authors book about his time in Wings

www.wakaticket.com – An oral history of the musician’s post-Beatles work in the 70s, Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run, will be published in November…
‘Madcap adventures’: Paul McCartney co-authors book about his time in Wings
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New book to detail ‘cover-up’ of Biden’s health decline before 2024 election

www.wakaticket.com – Original Sin by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson will focus on president’s ‘self-delusional’ decision to seek re-election…
New book to detail ‘cover-up’ of Biden’s health decline before 2024 election
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Jennifer Johnston, celebrated Irish novelist and playwright, dies aged 95

www.wakaticket.com – Once lauded ‘the best writer in Ireland’, Johnston began publishing in her 40s and was Booker-shortlisted for her 1977 novel set during the Troubles, Shadows on Our Skin…
Jennifer Johnston, celebrated Irish novelist and playwright, dies aged 95
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From The Sheep-Pig to His Dark Materials: the best audiobooks for children and teens

www.wakaticket.com – As research reveals children want to listen to books rather than read them, here are some of the best audiobooks to enjoy…
From The Sheep-Pig to His Dark Materials: the best audiobooks for children and teens
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Don’t Make Me Laugh by Julia Raeside review – more monstrous men

www.wakaticket.com – The relationship between a predatory male comedian and a female producer rings true in this darkly funny debut…
Don’t Make Me Laugh by Julia Raeside review – more monstrous men
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Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie review – a tale of four women

www.wakaticket.com – The Nigerian-American author returns with an astute and moving exploration of female experience…
Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie review – a tale of four women
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Five football clubs to get official poems

www.wakaticket.com – Five clubs located in ‘priority’ communities across England are taking part in the National Literacy Trust’s A Poem for Your Club…
Five football clubs to get official poems
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How to spot a fascist the Umberto Eco way | Letter

www.wakaticket.com – Letter: Philip Steadman says Donald Trump fits most of the criteria cited by Eco in a 1995 essay…
How to spot a fascist the Umberto Eco way | Letter
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All 13 writers on International Booker longlist are first-time nominees

www.wakaticket.com – This year’s ‘unconventional’ list also features the highest-ever number of independent publishers…
All 13 writers on International Booker longlist are first-time nominees
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When It Rained for a Million Years by Paul Farley – thrilling leaps of imagination

www.wakaticket.com – An impressive collection of poems – largely set in industrial wastelands and musing on time and distance – makes the mundane magical…
When It Rained for a Million Years by Paul Farley – thrilling leaps of imagination
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Deviants by Santanu Bhattacharya; The South by Tash Aw review – love under the eye of the law

www.wakaticket.com – Two contrasting but equally impressive Asia-set coming-of-age novels explore gay teenagers navigating their nascent sexuality against the backdrop of personal and political upheavals…
Deviants by Santanu Bhattacharya; The South by Tash Aw review – love under the eye of the law
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Sydney writers’ festival chair resigns amid debate over Israel-Palestine programming

www.wakaticket.com – Outgoing chair Kathy Shand says ‘freedom of expression cannot and should not be used as a justification to accept language and conversations that compromise the festival’…
Sydney writers’ festival chair resigns amid debate over Israel-Palestine programming
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2,000-year-old book about Roman emperors enters bestseller charts

www.wakaticket.com – The Lives of the Caesars, translated from Latin by The Rest Is History podcast co-host Tom Holland, details everything from ancient policy failures to sex scandals…
2,000-year-old book about Roman emperors enters bestseller charts
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Poem of the week: River Babble by Eugene Lee-Hamilton

www.wakaticket.com – A disabled poet laments the freedom he has lost in physical life but celebrates the liberty he retains in poetic imagination…
Poem of the week: River Babble by Eugene Lee-Hamilton
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In brief: My Favourite Mistake; Homeseeking; The Meteorites: Encounters With Outer Space and Deep Time – review

www.wakaticket.com – Marian Keyes’s engaging tale of fresh starts and old flames; a kaleidoscopic family drama spanning six decades; and an absorbing study of ancient rocks from space…
In brief: My Favourite Mistake; Homeseeking; The Meteorites: Encounters With Outer Space and Deep Time – review
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