by whisperinggums | Apr 26, 2023 | Essay
by Whispering Gums Introducing a writer who was popular in Australia in the early decades of the twentieth century. Helen Simpson is one of those writers who was very popular in her day, but who has since disappeared from view. Her full name was Helen de Guerry...
by whisperinggums | Mar 29, 2023 | Reviews
by Whispering Gums A review of Louise Mack’s debut novel, The world is round Over the last two months we have posted four posts on Louise Mack (1870-1935) – a short biography, followed by an example of her journalistic writing in January, and then a...
by whisperinggums | Feb 22, 2023 | Reviews
by Whispering Gums and Bill Holloway A combined review of Louise Mack’s companion novels about young women, Girls together and Teens. ...
by whisperinggums | Jan 25, 2023 | Article
by Whispering Gums An article on the Tasmanian-born novelist and poet, journalist, war correspondent, and public lecturer, Louise Mack. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________...
by whisperinggums | Dec 28, 2022 | Article
by Whispering Gums A departure from our focus on Australian Women Writers to a story about a book club for rural readers that was established and strongly supported by city women for several decades. ...