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Sonia Nair

Sonia Nair is a Melbourne-based writer and critic, and Program Manager at the Melbourne Writers Festival.

Sonia Nair reviews 'Lucky’s' by Andrew Pippos

Published in November 2020, no. 426
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Sonia Nair reviews 'The Coconut Children' by Vivian Pham

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Sonia Nair reviews 'The House of Youssef' by Yumna Kassab

Published in November 2019, no. 416
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Sonia Nair reviews 'The Hope Fault' by Tracy Farr

Published in September 2017, no. 394
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Sonia Nair reviews 'Black British: A novel' by Hebe de Souza

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