Histories, Biographies, Memoirs – Roundup #9 2013
The Australian Women Writers’ Challenge has revealed that Australian women have written a large number of histories, biographies and memoirs. Our mid-year overview identified that seventy-nine different books had been reviewed in just six months. Each month when I...
Awards for Histories, Biographies, Memoirs – Roundup #8 2013
History Awards The winners of NSW Premier’s History Awards were announced last week and the week before that the Queensland Literary Awards were presented. Women writers were very successful at both awards. Over the last month Challenge reviewers have written about...
Histories, Biographies, Memoirs – Roundup #7 2013
The books reviewed by Challenge participants this month look very interesting. We received reviews of award-winning and shortlisted books. Three biographies, a family history and books about Australians of diverse backgrounds were reviewed. Migration and long...
Histories, Biographies, Memoirs – Roundup #6 2013
The histories, biographies and memoirs reviewed over the last month cover a wide variety of topics and writing styles. This is the beauty of the Challenge. We welcome reviews of all types of books. The reviews featured in this overview cover books about an entertainer, an athlete, nineteenth century infanticide in Australia and an academic book about biography and history. The reviewers showed sensitivity and insight in their reviews as well as providing something extra in their review which enhances the experience of reading the book.
This roundup also includes details of histories, biographies and memoirs which have received awards and been shortlisted. There are many which have not been reviewed for the Challenge yet. Which book from this list will you review?
