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ReviewRage, depression, despair: This book explains why PMDD is still so misunderstoodThis powerful non-fiction debut blends memoir and investigative journalism to confront PMDD and a healthcare system continuing to fail women.
PuzzlesFrustrated with cryptic crosswords? Read this guide to finding ‘that fabulous aha! moment’Three crossword puzzle setters talk about their all-time favourite cryptic clues and their advice to newcomers.
4:27PuzzlesThis is how our crosswords get madeDavid Astle, the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age crossword compiler, makes a crossword on the spot.
ReviewCults, billionaires and competitive sleuthing: five new crime booksA selection of new crime titles reflect the current worries of the world, from right-wing media to data centres.
TikTokThe frenzy over this new book proves Australians like their literature with a side of spiceThe release of Sarah J. Maas’ new romantasy novel A Court of Splintered Harmony has sent readers and bookshops into a fantastical tizzy.
LiteratureAppetite for discussion: Adelaide Writers’ Week reveals its new programThe literary festival, which collapsed amid controversy this year, unveils its 2027 program – which features the Palestinian writer whose dismissal led to its implosion.
WordPlayEmbrace hope, all ye who enter here: In 2026, this word is more alive than everAmid today’s endless bedlam, hope has re-found its hop – starting in our emails.
ReviewThis genre-bending novel blends mystery, romance and art historyGeoffrey Gates blurs truth and fiction in a playful tale of an obsessive PhD student chasing the ghost of a forgotten Australian artist.
LiteratureIn her new book, Pachinko author Min Jin Lee takes on the tyranny of ambitionIn her new novel American Hagwon, Min Jin Lee explores how the relentless pursuit of education and status can destroy the people it promises to save.
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