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The China Factory, by Mary Costello, Guest review by Karenlee Thompson
Mary Costello is an Irish author who lives in Dublin, and The China Factory is her first collection of short stories, published here in Melbourne by Text Publishing. Guest Reviewer, Karenlee Thompson… more →
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The China Factory, by Mary Costello, Guest review by Karenlee Thompson
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wrote 1 week ago: Mary Costello is an Irish author who lives in Dublin, and The China Factory is her first collection … more →
Flora
wrote 2 weeks ago: Flora was written in mid-2011, starting on a rainy day in August because I was bored, and staring at … more →
Revenge, by Yoko Ogawa, translated by Stephen Snyder
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wrote 1 month ago: Every now and again I feel a bit guilty about not being fond of short stories. Not because they don … more →
Seven Terrors, by Selvedin Avdic, translated by Coral Petkovich
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wrote 1 month ago: Seven Terrors is a mesmerising book, the first I’ve ever read from Bosnia and one of those boo … more →
Worstward Ho, by Samuel Beckett
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wrote 2 months ago: I wonder how many other readers have been provoked into reading Samuel Beckett’s enigmatic Wor … more →
Fire, a collection of stories, poems and visual images, edited by Delys Bird; Guest review by Karenlee Thompson
wrote 2 months ago: Fire is a new collection of stories, poems and visual images, edited by Delys Bird and published by … more →
Sister Kate, by Jean Bedford
wrote 2 months ago: Sister Kate, by Jean Bedford, is a slim novella from 1982, fictionalising the life of Kate Kelly, th … more →
Right at Last, by Elizabeth Gaskell, narrated by Harriet Walker
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wrote 2 months ago: This was an interesting novella because it showed Elizabeth Gaskell’s early promise. The plot … more →
Monsieur Linh and His Child, by Philippe Claudel, translated by Euan Cameron
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wrote 4 months ago: Monsieur Linh and His Child is a perfect little book. It’s only 130 pages long, but it’ … more →
Swimming Home, by Deborah Levy
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wrote 4 months ago: Swimming Home was shortlisted for the 2012 Booker, and when Paddy O’Reilly recommended it to m … more →
The Novella Project (Griffith Review 8, Annual Fiction Edition), Guest Review by Karenlee Thompson
wrote 4 months ago: Cover Image ‘The Cruel Sea’ is by Tai Snaith ANZ LitLovers’ regular Guest Reviewer … more →
An Unknown Sky, by Susan Midalia, Guest Review by Karenlee Thompson
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wrote 4 months ago: For lovers of short stories, regular Guest Reviewer, Karenlee Thompson tells us why she loved Susan … more →
The Nose, by Nikolai Gogol, translated by Claud Field
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wrote 4 months ago: Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852) was a Russian dramatist, novelist and short story writer. He was born in t … more →
Street to Street, by Brian Castro
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wrote 4 months ago: 2013 Miles Franklin Award I enjoy two kinds of holiday reading. Long lazy days call for undemandin … more →
The Swarm, by Andy Kissane, guest review by Karenlee Thompson
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wrote 6 months ago: Once again, I am pleased to share with you a guest review of a new short story collection by Karenle … more →
Book launch at Readings: Las Vegas for Vegans by A.S. Patric
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wrote 7 months ago: Tonight I went to a book launch at Readings St Kilda, and had the pleasure of hearing A.S. Patric re … more →
The Rest is Weight: Stories, by Jennifer Mills, Guest Review by Karenlee Thompson
wrote 8 months ago: Jennifer Mills, winner of the 2012 SMH Best Young Novelists Award, is the author of Gone, a compelli … more →
Varamo, by Cesar Aira, translated by Chris Andrews
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wrote 8 months ago: Varamo is such an interesting little work! It’s only 95 pages long (one of the series of Giramondo … more →
The Shot, by Alexander Pushkin
wrote 9 months ago: Pushkin, by Vasily Tropinin (Source: Wikipedia Commons) Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837) is said to be … more →
