It’s the start of a new week, morning tea, and you have found yourself on Five Great Reads, our summertime wrap of interest and entertainment, lovingly brewed by me, Alyx Gorman, Guardian Australia’s chai, chemises and calisthenics editor.
If you’re after breaking news instead – parliament starts sitting this week, so there’s a lot of it – please head over to our live blog. And if you just want to know what’s happening with Australia’s first olympic curlers, they’re having a very wild ride. Otherwise, let’s get to the reads.