AustLit

'There is a scene early on in Nitram, Justin Kurzel's bull-headed portrait of the man responsible for the 1996 Port Arthur massacre, in which leading man Caleb Landry Jones (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) leans on a car horn for an interminable 30 seconds.'

'Seeing yourself, or aspects of your identity, represented or reflected in storytelling can be powerful and affirming. But our media and entertainment culture continues to under-represent some while over-representing others. We asked 12 professional storytellers from different backgrounds and lived experiences to share favourite books, TV shows and films that made them feel seen, or affirmed their experiences and perspectives.'

'Welcome to ABC Arts' monthly book column. Each month, we'll present a shortlist of new releases read and recommended by The Bookshelf's Kate Evans and The Book Show's Claire Nichols and Sarah L'Estrange — alongside freelance writers and book reviewers. This month, we're thrilled to present recommendations from Declan Fry and Khalid Warsame.'

'Jon Kent, the son of original Superman Clark Kent and journalist Lois Lane, is bisexual in DC Comics' latest iteration of the superhero's adventures.'

'When this year's Booker Prize shortlist was announced, our first thought was, "Where are the Brits?"'

'I believe the satiric impulse to be a defining Australian element of Australian culture, equally by colonists and the colonised.'

'Acclaimed Australian artist and Yolngu woman N. Yunupingu has been remembered as a "trailblazer" who inspired other Indigenous artists to better express themselves and inspired countless others, after her death from illness on Wednesday.'

'Corrie Chen has been dreaming of New Gold Mountain, or a version of it, for years.'

'Bert Newton, the colourful mainstay of Australian television who graced the nation's screens for more than 50 years, has died aged 83.'

'The Australian entertainment industry has paid tribute to Gold Logie-winning television star Bert Newton, who has died aged 83 in his hometown of Melbourne.'

'It's a mystery Queenslanders can sink their teeth into — a rare first edition of the 1819 book that started the genre we now know as vampire fiction has been discovered at a University of Queensland library.'