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Friday essay: trauma memoirs can help us understand the unthinkable. They can also be art

Content warning: readers are advised this article talks about sexual abuse and child sexual abuse.

The Conversation · Oct 2, 2025

A Sydney ‘dark romance’ author is charged with producing child sex abuse material. How do we police books in Australia?

After writing and selling a “dark romance” novel, a self-published author from Quaker’s Hill will appear before a Sydney magistrate on Monday, charged with producing, possessing and disseminating child sexual abuse material. The Daily Telegraph reported police had “received multiple complaints”.

The Conversation · Mar 29, 2025

‘These are magic books’: bringing imaginary works of literature to life

A whimsical new exhibition assembles a range of books that don’t exist, from Byron’s destroyed memoirs to Shakespeare’s lost play

The Guardian - US · Dec 11, 2024