Sam Twyford-Moore

Frankness comes before fiction in Debra Adelaide’s homage to her late friend in When I’m Sixty-Four.

It was only going to be a matter of time before AI wormed its way out of the historic confines of science fiction and into the realm of the social realist novel.

What was it like to be an Australian gay man in the 30s and 40s? This final novel by a once bestselling author offers a searing insight into a lifelong journey to self-acceptance.

At turns entertaining and bemusing, rewatching ABC TV’s book show highlights a scarcity of televised arts criticism.

History fades in Sean Reynolds’ photographic collection Melbourne Ghost Signs.

Russell Crowe’s unique and self-deprecating auction of art, memorabilia and souvenirs proved an intriguing capsule retrospective of the actor’s career, inviting dollar values to be placed on his legacy – and for many in the room, it felt like a very real part of the idea of ‘Australianness’ was on sale too.

As the roles of photojournalism and travel photography become increasingly blurred, the final essay in ‘The Haze: On Australian photography’ explores the ethics and colonial overtones of Australian photography.