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OMG Shakespeare texts YOLO Juliet and srsly Hamlet for the smartphone generation
LINDA MORRIS A new series of books renders the archaic language of William Shakespeare to teenage text speak. But in broadening The Bard's appeal does it dumb down literature? Book reviews: Stallo, Rhetoric of Modern Death, The Loney
Colin Steele Here is a selection of horror-themed novels reviewed by Colin Steele. Margaret Atwood interview: Dystopian The Heart Goes Last not so far from reality
KAREN HARDY Margaret Atwood's latest novel was partly inspired by the way women were treated during Australia's days as a penal colony. Ghost River by Tony Birch: The Yarra runs with bitumen and bastardry
Anson Cameron Ghost River is the story of two boys, Ren and Sonny, from broken, blue-collar families growing up in Collingwood in the 1960s and '70s. Review
Second Half First by Drusilla Modjeska: Emerging from the bleak hour at 40
Sally Blakeney Second Half First is about a woman determined to write despite the pressures and messiness of daily life. Short non-fiction reviews of Paul Du Noyer, Malcolm Gay, Rosemary Sayer, Rosie Batty
Steven Carroll STEVEN CARROLL Noonday by Pat Barker: trilogy ends with home-front horrors of the London Blitz
Anne Susskind The author spares us nothing as London burns during an oppressive English summer. Review
The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks: a callous, self-regarding hero for our time
Stephanie Dowrick Brooks' David can be appallingly callous, self-regarding and blind to anything but his towering ambitions and sexual and military passions. Review
Under Cover by Craig Munro: the editor's thrill of discovery
Angelo Loukakis Under Cover is a memoir from someone who has spent a working life in publishing. Review
Gilliamesque by Terry Gilliam: A man of destiny from Minnesota via Monty Python
Owen Richardson Terry Gilliam's autobiography/scrapbook is a brisk tour covering a long and eventful career. Top 10 bestsellers in independent bookshops
Tim Winton's Island Home tops the independent bookshop bestsellers. 
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