by Janine Rizzetti | Nov 27, 2019 | Round-ups
October brought us sixteen reviews of fifteen books in the History, Memoir and Biography, double our tally for September. Memoir and biography continue to dominate, but it was good to see the presence of history amongst our reads this month too. Memoir? The trend...
by Janine Rizzetti | Oct 23, 2019 | Round-ups
September has been a relatively lean month in the History, Memoir and Biography genre with eight books read by nine reviewers. Two reviewers read Leigh Straw’s Angel of Death: Dulcie Markham Australia’s Most Beautiful Bad Woman (2019). Dulcie Markham was...
by Janine Rizzetti | Sep 25, 2019 | Round-ups
There was real variation in the fourteen History, Memoir and Biographies reviews received during August 2019, encompassing place, politics and society, relationships and past lives. Place Australian novelist, essayist and poet Lily Brett has lived in New York for many...
by Janine Rizzetti | Aug 28, 2019 | Round-ups
Eleven books were reviewed during July. As with other months, some of the reviews picked up books which have been featured previously, which is always good to see. Bernard Whimpress at the Newtown Review of Books reviewed Judith Brett’s From Secret Ballot to...
by Janine Rizzetti | Jul 24, 2019 | Round-ups
Reviews in the History, Memoir and Biography category continue to roll in at a steady pace, with fourteen reviews of thirteen books over June. Books that have received good reviews in the past attracted new readers during the month. Bri Lee’s Eggshell Skull...