Five books that span time and place, from the music scene in 80s London to the philosophical scene of Ancient Rome.
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A history of Afghanistan told through the people who stayed and worked at the Kabul Intercontinental.
New perspectives on history, complicated family relationships and a creative approach to health.
David Carlin and Peta Murray offer hopeful, poignant and personally informed responses to ageing and mortality.
In her new book, Francesca Albanese challenges the dominant perception of the Israel-Palestine conflict
From a history of hip hop through one rapper’s words to the official Beatles biography,
At some point, Australia must accept that it is time to break the chokehold commercial gambling has on this country.
The essay form is a response to minds, art, communities and culture, understood through a writer’s body, intellect and being.
Clarke writes with rare emotional precision, guiding us through unbearable pain and extraordinary hope with the gentlest hand.
AI slop means faster and cheaper content, and the technical and financial logic of online platforms creates a race to the bottom.
The Land Rights Act was a step toward Indigenous self-determination. Communities took back the right to manage and protect their own cultural heritage.
Rawson, in burrowing from question to question, draws on a vibrant array of thinkers and essayists in environmental philosophy.
Unsuitable reveals the power of dress to shape the lives of those who wear it – and to challenge, provoke and bring people together along the way.
The cultures that have grown up around technology dominate the way we understand ourselves, our collective existence, and even our place in the universe.
The Ultimate Hidden Truth of the World does us all a service by keeping Graeber’s ideas in circulation, but it distorts those same ideas.
Helen Garner is on song in her new book about the exploits of her grandson’s junior football team.
Cristina Rivera Garza’s sister Liliana was killed by a jealous ex-boyfriend at the age of 20. Her book about this crime is both deeply personal and driven by a wider political purpose.
Most people underestimate just how far in advance the fossil fuel industry plans not only its new projects, but its PR and lobbying efforts, as well.
The Afghans is powerful account of the rise of the Taliban, told through the lives of three very different people.
Throughout If We Burn, Vincent Bevins shows that “movements that cannot speak for themselves will be spoken for”.
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