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It's not you, it's me: the books I couldn't finish: 'Jamaica', Malcolm Knox

Raelke wrote 3 months ago: I don’t actually know why I couldn’t finish this book. I remember browsing through a bookstore a few … more →

Tags: Fiction, Literary, Unread, Jamaica, Novel

The Godfather: Peter Corris on trivia nights2 comments

The Newtown Review of Books wrote 5 months ago: Jean and I recently attended a trivia night – a fundraiser for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation. T … more →

Tags: The Godfather – Peter Corris, Anthony Ackroyd, Indigenous LIteracy Fund, joel becker, Michael Thornhill, Morgan Smith, Trivia

Book 63 - A Private Man

TroyMartin wrote 5 months ago: There is nothing bland about this novel. The characters are crafted in the tradition of Australian w … more →

Tags: Reading, 2012 Reading Challenge, Books 2, Reviews, Literature, Books, Reading 2, Fiction, Novels

Shangrila

Miss Sunalee wrote 9 months ago: Malcolm Knox, Shangrila: j’écris enfin un billet sur ce livre, plusieurs semaines après l … more →

Tags: Books, livres, surf

Me-Worms and They-Worms: The Hunt for Voice

waxings wrote 1 year ago: By Tamara Hunter These pretzels are making me thirsty. These PRETZELS are making me THIRSTY. THESE P … more →

Tags: 2012 Perth Writers Festival, Blogwax, The Buzz, Breath, character, Galore, Michael Crummey, Perth Writers' Festival, the life

My Best of 2011 on The Rereaders

jamestierney wrote 1 year ago: The excellent Rereaders podcast, helmed by Rebecca Giggs, Sam Twyford-Moore & Fiona Wright, are … more →

Tags: Virago modern classics, Literary Review Audit, Reading, Podcasts, BEST OF, Music, theatre, The Rereaders, Sam Twyford-Moore

Lisa Heidke : Five Fiction Favourites for 20112 comments

John Purcell, The Booktopia Book Guru wrote 1 year ago: Lisa Heidke author of Lucy Springer Gets Even, What Kate Did Next, Claudia’s Big Break and, co … more →

Tags: Contemporary Literature, Australian author, Book Recommendations, indelible ink, lisa heidke, Five Fiction Favourites, THE HELP by Kathryn Stockett, Brother of the More Famous Jack, Kirsty Eagar

The book group, The Life and Malcolm Knox

shawjonathan wrote 1 year ago: Malcolm Knox, The Life (Allen & Unwin 2011) Before the Book Group met: I knew The Life was about … more →

Tags: Books, book group, Novel

10 Random Questions: Malcolm Knox

MelbWritersFest wrote 1 year ago: Malcolm Knox’s novel inlcude Summerland, Jamaica and his latest The Life. We snagged him and a … more →

Tags: MWF 2011 Podcasts, 10 random questions

Switching to Fiction: Christopher Kremmer, Anna Funder, Leslie Cannold and Malcolm Knox

Estelle Tang wrote 1 year ago: When Christopher Kremmer fled from an op shop where he’d found a bound collection of old Sydney Morn … more →

Tags: MWF events, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Geordie Williamson, Anna Funder, Ghostwriting, Christopher Kremmer, Leslie Cannold

Impulse, curiosity, envy, mystery: Geordie Williamson on criticism

Estelle Tang wrote 1 year ago: Geordie Williamson is chief literary critic of The Australian, a position he has held since 2008. Hi … more →

Tags: Author Info., Peter Rose, Geordie Williamson, Literary criticism, Book, Australian Book Review, Nicholas Hasluck, Christina Stead, Letty Fox

Bastions of Gladitorial Eloquence: Intellectualising Sport

scumediastudents wrote 1 year ago: The art of the post-game interview is evidently a fickle one. Listen in to the end of any live sport … more →

Tags: byron bay writers festival, Australian Writers, Tony Wilson, Brendan Cowell, Sport, Cronulla Sharks, Passionate About Sport

Surf's up!

scumediastudents wrote 1 year ago: Surfs Up! “A giant green cathedral, and I am there”: These were the words uttered by Bob McTavish ba … more →

Tags: byron bay writers festival, writing, Australian Writers, Byron Bay, Taylor Miller, Paul Witzig, Surfing, surf, Waves

Malcolm Knox, author of The Life, answers Six Sharp Questions

John Purcell, The Booktopia Book Guru wrote 1 year ago: The Booktopia Book Guru asks Malcolm Knox author of The Life, Jamaica,  Summerland and more… S … more →

Tags: Writing Tips, writing style, Author Interview, Contemporary Literature, Australian author, Book Recommendations, Summerland, Books, Six Sharp Questions

The Life by Malcolm Knox. A review by author Kylie Ladd1 comment

John Purcell, The Booktopia Book Guru wrote 1 year ago: Malcolm Knox knows how to get my attention. I first became aware of him when I chanced across his 20 … more →

Tags: Australian author, Contemporary Literature, Review, Breath, Jamaica, Kylie Ladd, scattered, Secrets Of The Jury Room, the life

The Internet has not impacted upon my reading habits in the slightest

observeroftimes wrote 2 years ago: That’s not an ironic title. There’s no winking smiley emoticon. When I first read the above statemen … more →

Tags: the death of the reader, anneli rufus

Considering the Lobster1 comment

Jarrod Boyle wrote 2 years ago:   “David Foster Wallace is sui generis on a stick.” -  Robert McCrum, Observer “He’s so modern he’s … more →

Tags: Reading, Andre Agassi, David Foster Wallace, Franz Kafka, John McCain, Sam de Brito, tracy austin

Considering the Lobster1 comment

Jarrod Boyle wrote 2 years ago:   “David Foster Wallace is sui generis on a stick.” -  Robert McCrum, Observer “He’s so modern he’s … more →

Tags: Reading, Sam de Brito, David Foster Wallace, Andre Agassi, tracy austin, Franz Kafka, John McCain

Anatomy of a Creative Writing MA, Part 5

observeroftimes wrote 2 years ago: Have you ever wondered who, exactly, sorts through the slush piles of major publishers (those which … more →

Tags: post-mortem of a postgrad writing degree, Intertextuality, rjurik davidson, Summerland


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