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The titles included in the longlist for this year's Miles Franklin Literary Award offer a breadth of narrative forms and styles.

Working with a “billable hours” mindset, lawyer, mum of four and author Shankari Chandran weaves sharp social justice critiques through her loving family tales.

Tell Mum she’ll need to make some space on the bookshelves.

The gentle beauty of Cinnamon Gardens hides the bitter and mournful experiences of those who live and work within it, who have endured hatred, racism and deep-seated intolerance.

From its taste to the time we prefer to have it or the snacks we want to pair it with - there are several things that we all relate to when it comes to tea sessions.

Lawyer and author Shankari Chandran tells of winning this year’s Miles Franklin award for a novel she was convinced wouldn’t get published.

Jennifer Wong, curator of OzAsia Festival’s writing and ideas program, In Other Words, talks with InReview about this year’s line-up.

What winning the Miles Franklin Literary Award 2023 means to its winner Shankari Chandran, to Australia, and to the South Asian diaspora

Shankari Chandran’s book explores Australian racism and the Sri Lankan civil war, is ‘extraordinary’, writes JULIENNE VAN LOON

Australian-Tamil lawyer Shankari Chandran has won the $60,000 prestigious Miles Franklin Literary Award for her novel, "Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens".The award was announced at a ceremony at The Ovolo Hotel in Sydney on Tuesday. ...