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Issue Details: First known date: 2016... 9 June 2016 of Brisbane Times est. 2016 Brisbane Times
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* Contents derived from the , 2016 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Things I Know To Be True by Andrew Bovell at the Playhouse, Canberra Theatre Centre, Is Gripping Drama, Peter Wilkins , single work review
— Review of Things I Know To Be True Andrew Bovell , 2016 single work drama ;
'... Things I Know To Be True is unsettling, even disturbing. It is, in fact, a contemporary tragedy in which the family is the noble hero, brought down by the fatal flaw of self-prevarication. Each character is compelled to confront the fearful consequences of their concealment. The early image of the loving, unified family is gradually dispelled as Pip reveals her true feelings. Mark struggles with his sexuality, and Ben succumbs to false ambition. ...'
The Dry Review: Jane Harper's Hot Crime Debut Is Mythic and Valiant, Sue Turnbull , single work review
— Review of The Dry Jane Harper , 2016 single work novel ;
'Every now and then an Australian crime novel comes along to stop your breath and haunt your dreams. The Broken Shore by Peter Temple was one, Bitter Wash Road by Garry Disher another. Both are books that capture something profound about the Australian landscape and the people who inhabit it. Both are not just great crime fiction, but great Australian novels. The Dry by Jane Harper is another. ...'
Publisher to Book Industry: We Have a Price Problem, Linda Morris , single work column
'An independent Australian publisher has challenged the assertions of a growing list of Australian literary writers that an open market will irreparably damage a robust homegrown literary culture, warning the book industry has a "price problem". ...'
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