by whisperinggums | Aug 8, 2018 | Round-ups
July has been and gone, and with it, I hope, the worst of winter down-under. We can now look forward to lengthening days and warmer temperatures (unless of course you are in the north and the days are about the same and the temperatures always warm.) Two awards were...
by Narelle Ontivero | Apr 1, 2017 | Article, Guest Posts
Next in our classic author series, doctoral candidate Narelle Ontivero discusses the work and life of Rosa Praed. Born on 27 March in 1851, Rosa Praed lived her formative years in the country town of Bromelton, Queensland. In her autobiographical work, My Australian...
by bernadetteinoz | Apr 17, 2015 | Round-ups
As we’re focusing on Australian women writers of ethnic diversity during April I thought it worth highlighting a recent review of Malla Nunn’s PRESENT DARKNESS even though I also talked about the book during last month’s roundup. Nunn lives in...
by Elizabeth Lhuede | Feb 23, 2015 | Round-ups
There were an eclectic mix of books reviewed in this category during the first few weeks of the year, ranging from academic texts of weight, to memoirs of comedians and a gun-toting mum, to a significant biography of Aboriginal identity Mum Shirl. Some of the reviews...
by bernadetteinoz | Feb 20, 2015 | Round-ups
From the crime genre perspective there’s been a peculiar start to the fourth Australian Women Writers Challenge. While there have been a healthy 25 reviews posted not a single book has been reviewed multiple times. I don’t remember this ever happening...