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Alex Miller's memoir pays a debt of gratitude and love We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Alex Miller's memoir pays a debt of gratitude and love By Michael McGirr Normal text size Allen & Unwin, $29.99 Max Blatt was more than a friend to Alex Miller and, by extension, more than a friend to the literature of his adopted homeland, Australia. It was Max Blatt who enabled Miller to find the iron in his soul that has led to a writing career spanning 40 years or more. He was able to reach beyond Miller’s diffidence to inspire him to take his craf...

While it’s impossible to reduce this year to six books, the selection of works we have chosen for him covers some of the most topical issues of 2020 — coronavirus, climate change, Aboriginal lives matter, migration, female workforce participation, and recession — all in personal and powerful ways. How The Dark Gets In, by Clare Wright Meanjin truly captures the sense of lockdown for Victorians, and reflects on the impact of the coronavirusmore broadly on Australia’s narrative. It articulates the universal, unsettled feeling of the second lockdown through Clare Wright’s experiences: ...

Normal text size Very large text size What a year. Who would have thought this time last year that 2020 would bring a pandemic? And what did it mean for books? Well, publishing schedules went a bit haywire as titles were postponed, trumpeted or slipped under the radar. It was possibly the worst time to be a debut author, with launches taking on a new identity. Writers festivals and bookshop events were cancelled or migrated online. But didn't we readers respond well? We took to virtual events in our homes with alacrity, while festival directors swiftly and imaginatively adapted their offering...