Review: Mother of Pearl
Angela Savage came to the attention of the literary world in 2004 when she won the Victorian Premier's Award for an unpublished...
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Jo
- Aug 15, 2019
- 2 min
The Autumn Murders
Robert Gott's book, the second in this trilogy, is called The Port Fairy Murders, and there's an obvious reason why that book outsells...
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Jo
- Jan 18, 2014
- 2 min
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
The Fun Home of the title is the family’s funeral home, and this is Alison’s autobiography. This is a book about burial, all right. If...
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Jo
- Jun 9, 2012
- 3 min
Animal People by Charlotte Wood
With animals making the headlines lately - crocs on the prowl, tiger attacks, scavenging wolves, and a court case about the alleged...
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Jo
- Mar 16, 2011
- 4 min
Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan
Ah, Margo Lanagan. I have to say at the outset, I love this woman’s style of writing. It is dark, it must be said, and it is ......
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Jo
- Nov 14, 2010
- 3 min
THE COOK
Throughout this book, I could not shake the image of the 2011 Archibald prizewinning portrait by artist Vincent Fantauzzo of TV chef Matt...
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