Madeleine is a Sydney-born writer and editor. She began writing for Concrete Playground as an editorial intern in 2010. She has since written for The Believer, Los Angeles Review of Books, Junkee, The Lifted Brow and The Sun Herald (amongst others).
Ten books from this year that no bibliophile should miss.
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