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Cory Taylor wins 2012 Commonwealth Writers Prize Pacific Region

Congratulations to Cory Taylor and the Text Publishing company for winning the Commonwealth Writers Prize (Pacific Region) with Me and Mr Booker. The other regional winners were Regional Winner, Afri… more →

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Bring Larks and Heroes, by Thomas Keneally — 6 comments

Lisa Hill wrote 2 days ago: If you’re an Australian reader of this blog, you have to have been under a rock not to have se … more →

Tags: 20th Century, Australian classics, Australian literary fiction, cassell, Keneally Thomas, Male authors, Miles Franklin Award, Reviews, Bring Larks and Heroes

Meet an Aussie Author: Simon Cleary — 3 comments

Lisa Hill wrote 3 days ago: Simon Cleary is the author of two fabulous books: The Comfort of Figs and Closer to Stone. He was b … more →

Tags: CLEARY, Simon, male, Meet an Aussie Author, Closer to stone, Simon Cleary, The Comfort of Figs

Cory Taylor wins 2012 Commonwealth Writers Prize Pacific Region — 6 comments

Lisa Hill wrote 4 days ago: Congratulations to Cory Taylor and the Text Publishing company for winning the Commonwealth Writers … more →

Tags: 21st Century, Australian literary fiction, commonwealth writers prize, TAYLOR Cory, 2012 Commonwealth Writers Prize Pacific Region, Cory Taylor, Me and Mr Booker

Monday musings on Australian literature: The Australian Novel, 1945 style — 23 comments

whisperinggums wrote 5 days ago: Joseph Furphy (Presumed Public Domain, from the State Library of New South Wales, via Wikipedia) Eve … more →

Tags: 19th Century Literature, 20th Century Literature, Monday Musings, Book Lists, Colin Roderick

What the Family Needed, by Steven Amsterdam — 19 comments

Lisa Hill wrote 6 days ago: Melbourne author Steven Amsterdam came to international attention in 2009 with the publication of hi … more →

Tags: 21st Century, AMSTERDAM, Steve, Australian literary fiction, magic realism, Male authors, Reviews, Sleepers Publishing, Steven Amsterdam, What the Family Needed

Peter Carey, The chemistry of tears (Review) — 24 comments

whisperinggums wrote 1 week ago: Gorgeous bookcover (Courtesy: Penguin Group, Australia) It may sound strange, but when I think of Pe … more →

Tags: Review - Novels, 21st century literature, Australian Writers, Peter Carey

Monday musings on Australian literature: Writers from New South Wales — 21 comments

whisperinggums wrote 1 week ago: I’ve almost finished my Monday musings round-up of writers from the different states and terri … more →

Tags: Monday Musings

Closer to Stone, by Simon Cleary — 4 comments

Lisa Hill wrote 1 week ago: Simon Cleary’s second novel, Closer to Stone is a stunning novel. It opens in Casablanca, wher … more →

Tags: 21st Century, Australian literary fiction, CLEARY, Simon, Publishers Australia, Reviews, UQP (University of Queensland Press), Closer to stone, Simon Cleary

Berlin Syndrome, by Melanie Joosten — 1 comment

Lisa Hill wrote 1 week ago: Reviewing a psychological thrillers is always a bit difficult to do without revealing spoilers, (esp … more →

Tags: 21st Century, Female authors, Joosten, Melanie, Reviews, Scribe Publications, Thriller, Berlin Syndrome, Debut Australian Fiction, Melanie Joosten

Outstanding Review for David Foster: The Satirist of Australia

Cambria Press wrote 2 weeks ago: Cambria Press congratulates Dr. Susan Lever (general editor of the Cambria Australian Literature Ser … more →

Tags: Australasian Studies, Academic Libraries Book Recommendations, Literature, Book Review, David Foster, Susan Lever, Australian Writers, Australian Fiction, Contemporary Literature

Tasmanian Aborigines: A History since 1803, by Lyndall Ryan — 9 comments

Lisa Hill wrote 2 weeks ago: Aboriginal readers are advised that this review contains the names of deceased persons. Like everyon … more →

Tags: Reviews, Australian History, Australian Non Fiction., Female authors, 21st Century, Allen & Unwin, RYAN Lyndall, Lyndall Ryan, Tasmanian Aborigines: A History since 1803

Flavours of Melbourne, by Jonette George, Daniele Wilton, and Brad Hill — 6 comments

Lisa Hill wrote 2 weeks ago: Now, I know what all those readers who’ve been teasing me about being inundated with free book … more →

Tags: Reviews, Non-Fiction, Australian Non Fiction., foodie books, Female authors, 21st Century, smudge publishing, GEORGE Jonette, Flavours of Melbourne

100th Anniversary:Patrick White (1912-1990) — 2 comments

Rosemary@Glen Eira Libraries wrote 2 weeks ago: Patrick White’s name is strongly linked with Australian Literature as Australia’s only Nobel L … more →

Tags: Library News, australian authors, Patrick White