July 2013 Roundup: Classics and Literary

July 2013 Roundup: Classics and Literary

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,...
June 2013 Roundup: Classics and Literary

June 2013 Roundup: Classics and Literary

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...
May 2013 Roundup: Classics and Literary

May 2013 Roundup: Classics and Literary

It’s getting exciting here in literary fiction land: we are only a week away from the announcement of this year’s Miles Franklin award. What will win? Carrie Tiffany’s Mateship with Birds which has already won two significant awards this year? Or...
April 2013 Roundup: Classics and Literary

April 2013 Roundup: Classics and Literary

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...