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Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Imogen Dewey

Author Lauren Groff's desire to run away to a "lesbian utopia" during the Trump administration was the unexpected spark for her latest novel, "Matrix", which plunges readers into the lives of nuns in medieval England. She joins us to talk about the influence of poetess Marie de France, and the…

Actor Abigail Thaw narrates this intimate and gripping story of political and sexual awakening in middle-class suburbia

Florida's GOP governor claims there's no war on reading — so why are there censorship troops?

The murder of Tyre Nichols and the individual and collective reckoning we have all encountered — whether or not to witness the brutal images of his final moments — sent me back to an issue that I’ve been wrestling with for two decades.

The Irish novelist on being inspired by The Catcher in the Rye, discovering James Joyce, and his aversion to books about hobbits

The Des and Mel presenter is due to speak further about the "life-changing" diagnosis in a tell-all book

For when the Dewey decimal system is just too much

Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, Jan. 28, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by NPD BookScan © 2023 NPD Group.