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death-haunted masterpiece The Blind Owl shadows the decline of modern Iran
Hossein Asgari, Adelaide University Sadeq Hedayat (1903-1951) abandoned his training in dentistry and, later, engineering in France and Belgium, to…
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There’s an intensifying kind of threat to academic freedom – watchful students serving as informants
Austin Sarat, Amherst College Texas A&M University told philosophy professor Martin Peterson in early January 2026 that he could not…
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how Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet takes from – and mistakes – Shakespeare
Kate Flaherty, Australian National University and Amy Walters, Australian National University In her eighth novel Hamnet, Maggie O’Farrell imagines the…
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what was the board’s role in the end of Adelaide Writers Week?
Kim Goodwin, The University of Melbourne This afternoon, Adelaide Writers Week was cancelled for 2026 – less than a week…
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Small businesses say they aren’t planning to hire many recent graduates for entry-level jobs – here’s why
Murugan Anandarajan, Drexel University; Cuneyt Gozu, Drexel University, and David Prisco, Drexel University Small businesses are planning to hire fewer…
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The epic novel runs amok in Omar Musa’s Fierceland
Giacomo Bianchino, University of Sydney Omar Musa’s new book, Fierceland, ranges across five distinct geographies and covers a period of…
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Kate Mildenhall’s fast-paced thriller The Hiding Place skewers middle-class pretensions
Jessica Gildersleeve, University of Southern Queensland Eight old friends and a gaggle of kids. A weekend away in the group’s…
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Celebrating life and legacy of Kamleshwar
Kamleshwar (6 January 1932 – 27 January 2007), was a 20th-century Indian writer who wrote in Hindi. Life and Career…
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What are your new year’s reading resolutions? 6 dedicated readers share theirs
Jo Case, The Conversation When we think about new year’s resolutions, we often think about changing our habits or new…
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What were books like in ancient Greece and Rome?
Konstantine Panegyres, The University of Western Australia If you were to visit a bookshop in the ancient world, what would…
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Journey of Words: The Life and Legacy of Kashinath Singh
Kashinath Singh is an Indian writer and scholar of the Hindi language and is known for writing novels and short…
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In Pursuit of Poetry: The Life and Works of Vinod Kumar Shukla
Vinod Kumar Shukla (born 1 January 1937) is a modern Hindi writer known for his style that often borders on…
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A Literary Odyssey: Uday Prakash’s Journey
Uday Prakash (born 1 January 1952) is a Hindi poet, scholar, journalist, translator and short story writer from India. Life…
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I love my friends … I do not love their kids
Catherine E. Wood, Swinburne University of Technology At this time of the year, with lots of parties, family catch-ups and…
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Emma Johnston was a visionary scientist, environmentalist and leader, with an abiding hope for humanity
Kylie Walker, Australian National University and Rob Brooks, UNSW Sydney Emma Johnston, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne who…
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