Heather Rose is the Australian author of seven novels including her latest novel The Museum of Modern Love published this month by Algonquin.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
Later novels routinely took inspiration from family members or former or current lovers; the 1980 novel that baffled Frank Kermode is a dreamlike fable about a man guiltily trying to have an extramarital affair.
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Christopher Tayler,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
Jo Brand squashes one of hers, David Baddiel tries to eat his, while Rose Matafeo and Ed Gamble rip theirs to shreds and Katy Wix overestimates the naturalism of holding a hard hat under one arm for an extended period of time.
All this requires a lot of power, which puts a strain on the grid and squeezes local resources.
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New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Feb. 2026
Instead, in order to protect their identities, their words are read aloud during re-enactments by powerhouse actresses such as Emma Thompson (who squeezes herself beneath an axle) and Kate Dickie (performing, as the nurse, on all fours on Kenmure Street itself).
Long the purview of classrooms and anthologies, the canon is now of interest to the state itself.
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Colton Valentine,
New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2026
The pleasure, as with the unpredictable FX not-quite-anthologies Atlanta and Reservation Dogs, is in never knowing what each compact episode will bring.
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