by Elizabeth Lhuede | Jun 9, 2013 | Article
The storytelling process is important to us because of its capacity to tell truths overlooked by history as a Western discipline, and to challenge non-Aboriginal historical and current accounts, and acts of colonisation. Hearing a story in our own voice, in our own...
by Elizabeth Lhuede | May 31, 2013 | Round-ups
In the 5 months of this year, there have been 16 reviews of books of poetry by Australian Women Writers. This is opposed to the 9 reviews for the whole of last year, so poetry readers are really forging ahead! Prolific Reviewers Leading the charge is Phillip Ellis,...
by Elizabeth Lhuede | May 25, 2013 | Round-ups
With the backdrop of DisabilityCare and questions about gay marriage circulating in politics and the media recently, it was good to see readers picking up and thinking about books that address issues of disability, mental health issues, and rights for gays and...
by Elizabeth Lhuede | May 20, 2013 | Round-ups
First, I apologise for the tardiness of my April round-up. I’ve been on the road and am only now settling back to routine. April was a special month for Literary Fiction: we had the announcement of the inaugural Stella Prize and then of the all-women shortlist...
by Elizabeth Lhuede | May 15, 2013 | Round-ups
Hi all, This recap will be a combination of both March and April reviews. We had some great new YA released during these months and I’ll be highlighting those as well as some older YA reads. During March there were three releases reviewed: Girl Defective by Simmone...
