The point isn’t to collapse the gap between art and artist, but to hold it in view — to resist doublethink, to sit with contradiction, and to let the work speak not instead of the self, but in uneasy proximity to them.
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Mayo’s blend of historical truth-telling and practical recommendations offers a rallying cry for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians to sustain the positive momentum generated by the Voice referendum debate, and to demand consistency in policy and political will.
The most valuable reading experiences are those that burrow into the soul.
Sometimes people tell me that there is not enough time in a lifetime to read all of the books that they want to read, but is there ever enough time in a lifetime to do all of the things we want to do?
It was only through reading migrating authors like Plath, Joseph Conrad, Michael Ondaatje, and Jean Rhys that I discovered the possibility of my voice.
El-Rifae’s work penetrates to the depths a slew of important themes from justice to public space, Women’s resistance to violent sociocultural patriarchal systems and state control, meticulously interweaving these together in a narrative of solidarity and resistance.
As readers, why do the origins of our reading matter and how can we amplify the value of books written by people of colour?
Marjan Kamali’s novel portrayed a bond so strong that those who read it could not help but weep.
I do, however, believe that it is important to consider whether our desire to remove texts from curricula is guided, in part, by an unwillingness to confront and sit with the discomfort of acknowledging that we sometimes enjoy things that are unfair to others.
If bookstores are at the forefront of shaping a literary culture, why is it that Australia’s strong community of indie bookstores yields such a fragmented literary identity?
