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Issue Details: First known date: 2023... 24-30 June 2023 of The Saturday Paper est. 2014 The Saturday Paper
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* Contents derived from the , 2023 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Director Warwick Thornton, Andy Hazel , single work column

'In The New Boy, Warwick Thornton’s first film in six years, the Kaytetye director tells a mesmerising story of Indigenous spiritual transformation. By Andy Hazel.'

A Boy like Tommy Sloane, A. E. Macleod , single work short story
Roanna McClelland The Comforting Weight of Water, Geordie Williamson , single work review
— Review of The Comforting Weight of Water Roanna McClelland , 2023 single work novel ;

'First came global heating, when people suffered in a world consumed by fire. Then, in a dramatic climatic reversal, rain began to fall from a saturated atmosphere: downpours that ceased for just long enough each day to reveal a pale disc of sun. Animals drowned and streams became rivers that ran in endless spate. In a matter of years, modern civilisation was inundated, reduced to a scattered, shantytown version of itself.' (Introduction)   

Vidya Madabushi The Days Toppled Over, Vyshnavee Wijekumar , single work review
— Review of The Days Toppled Over Vidya Madabushi , 2023 single work novel ;

'The Days Toppled Over is about isolation and bonds forged through non-familial companionship. Vidya Madabushi’s protagonist, Malli, is reticent, as if she were conceived during the restrictions of the pandemic. Her world is confined to the Vanavas Retirement Village in Bangalore, India, where she lives nearby her mother’s friend, Mrs Munshi. She is unable to speak outside her home; only her brother Surya and deceased parents have heard her utter a word. When Surya – who’s studying in Sydney – misses their regular call, Malli gets worried. Fearing the worst, she fights the reclusiveness that has governed her life and heads to Australia in search of him.' (Introduction)   

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