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I, Cosmo by Carlie Sorosiak
From Carlie Sorosiak, author of If Birds Fly Back and Wild Blue Wonder, we now have I, Cosmo, her debut for middle fiction readers. I, Cosmo is narrated by the honest, heartwarming and brilliantly hi…
Bold Tales for Brave-Hearted Boys by Susannah McFarlane
Reading the classic fairytales is a rite of passage for many of us. They are stories that can not only spark a never-ending love for literature, but also teach us important moral lessons for how we l…
There Was Still Love by Favel Parrett
With its pared back, elegant writing, Favel Parrett’s When The Night Comes is one of my favourite Australian novels. Her new book There Was Still Love examines loss, exile and compromise with the sam…
Libertà!: Mozart & the Opera
Between composing Die Entführing aus dem Serail in 1782 and the first of his Da Ponte operas in 1786, Mozart experienced a great deal of change and upheaval. He had moved from Salzburg to Vienna – aw…
Terry Riley: Sun Rings by Kronos Quartet
2019 is the fiftieth Anniversary of the moon landing. So I think that this is the perfect time for the first ever recording that intersperses sounds from space with classical music. Sun Rings by Terr…
MARI by Mari Samuelsen
In our busy lives, we long to feel grounded. MARI – Norwegian violinist Mari Samuelsen’s first solo recording for Deutsche Grammophon – is an ‘urge to live slow … to keep yourself, your life and your…
Chernobyl
HBO’s mini-series Chernobyl delivers some of the best television the studio has produced in recent years. Starring the brilliant Jared Harris as Valery Legasov (chief scientist of the Chernobyl commi…
Abbey Road (50th Anniversary Edition) by The Beatles
Abbey Road is the greatest album ever. Abbey Road is the greatest album The Beatles made. Discuss among yourselves…
Fifty years ago the final Beatles album, Abbey Road, was recorded. It was released…
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
A disclaimer before I begin – I read this book very quickly, and these are my first impressions. And there are minor spoilers below, so if you’d prefer to be a blank slate for this book, read no furt…
Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
Toby Fleishman is going through a divorce, and is feeling quite sorry for himself. Toby is a highly regarded hepatologist working in a prestigious New York hospital. He has two children, Solly and Ha…
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