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Authors furious as ‘wildly unethical’ AI website hoovers up books
Australian authors and others in the publishing industry say the website is just another example of AI’s encroachment into the arts.
- by Nell Geraets
What’s behind Elon Musk’s ‘X’ complex?
The billionaire’s fixation with the alphabet’s third-last letter is exasperating.
- by David Astle
A family’s season of revelations in the middle of lockdown
Ann Patchett’s latest novel is an antidote to dystopian hysteria.
- by Susan Wyndham
Behind The Beatles: Paul’s photos reveal the early days
Paul McCartney’s candid photographs, published in a new book, record the time when the Beatles captured the hearts, minds and musical souls of millions.
- by Jason Steger
I’m a bit of a Luddite and I lost 50 pages of the book: Patrick deWitt
The Canadian novelist lost a large chunk of his new novel when he was last in Australia. It turned out to be a blessing.
- by Jason Steger
The search for true beauty beneath the surface of Melbourne
Angus Trumble’s account of Helena Rubinstein’s years in Australia reveals the foundation of her beauty empire.
- by Damien Woolnough
A letter from the past brings memories of France, love and trauma
Vanessa McCausland’s novel examines devastating loss of youth.
- by Jessie Tu
‘Hero worship must never be blind’: The lesson from Chris Masters
The veteran journalist’s account of the investigation into Ben Roberts-Smith shows the crucial need for truth and perspective.
- by Albert Palazzo
Think you know what Australian poetry is? Think again
What we’re seeing now is “new and unexpected and flipping language on its head”.
- by Jane Sullivan
What to read: A tale of heaven and hell, and the end of a giant shark
Our reviewers cast their eyes over recent fiction and non-fiction.
- by Cameron Woodhead and Fiona Capp