MARIA DUARTE recommends the true story of the remarkable woman who sued Donald Trump for sexual assault not once, but twice
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KENNY MacASKILL is disappointed by a polemical, rather than factual, account of the Lone Star State and its political path since the civil war
PAUL DONOVAN is fascinated by the lives of Charles and Mary Bagot, and the insight this biography shines on the morals of pre-Victorian society
GORDON PARSONS appreciates fine performances and a feel for ambiguity, but misses the music of the dialogue
DOUGLAS FIELD relishes the hard-boiled language, satire and humour of the third and last of the Harlem trilogy
STEPHANIE BROWN draws attention to the hidden labour of the female embroiderers, and how a 19th century replica made no such error
MIK SABIERS revels in a band that ploughs an idiosyncratic furrow of expletive laden, guitar-driven alt rock
US LABEL Paradise of Bachelors released a bevy of astonishing records this year. Best of all is self-titled album The Weather Station, the follow-up to 2015’s sublime Loyalty.
Songs such as the tumultuous Thirty and unhurried closer The Most Dangerous Thing About You are further proof that Canadian Tamara Lindeman is one of the most talented songwriters working today.
Lovers of good music should also check out James Elkington’s folky debut album Wintres Woma, the expansive desert country of Gun Outfit’s Out of Range and Jake Xeres Fussell’s archival exploration of folk, blues and country on What In A Natural World.
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