by Paula | Apr 3, 2014 | Article, News
The longlist for this year’s Miles Franklin Literary Award has been announced and includes seven titles by women, four by men. two debut novelists, and two past winners. It’s great to see some crossover with several Stella Prize-listed titles. Speaking on behalf of...
by whisperinggums | Nov 13, 2013 | Round-ups
The end of the year is racing towards us and the reviews seem to be slowing down a bit. However, they haven’t stopped – thank goodness – so here I am with a round-up for October. Oh Oh Oh October Only 20 reviews, but some good’uns. But first,...
by whisperinggums | Oct 10, 2013 | Round-ups
Oh dear! July was a stellar month for reviews of books classified Classics and/or Literary, with over 40 reviews posted in one month, but since then we’ve fallen in a heap. Only 39 reviews have been posted for the combined August-September period! Still, I...
by whisperinggums | Aug 15, 2013 | Round-ups
Woo-hoo! Congratulations all you Classics-Literary reader-reviewers! In last month’s round-up I asked whether we could up the reviewing ante from about 30-35 books a month to around 40 and we did it! This month we have 42 reviews in this category – and,...
by whisperinggums | Jul 11, 2013 | Round-ups
June was an exciting month for Literary Fiction. Let me count the ways: Michelle de Kretser’s Questions of Travel was announced as this year’s Miles Franklin Award winner. The shortlist for the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards was announced, with...
