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The Weatherman’s Umbrella

'The Weatherman's Umbrella' - a captivating story that's in the process of becoming a play - was inspired by a sculpture in Victoria's Marysville, where writer Anne Richey quite literally blew a
July 6, 2013

Home: Evolution of the Australian Dream

Home: Evolution of the Australian Dream offers a wide perspective on design, but also broader socio-economic dimensions of housing. And, Sandi Sieger writes, it provides the reader with a chance to understand
February 1, 2012

My Brilliant Career

Jessica Barlow reviews the first book in her Australian Classic Novels column - Miles Franklin's My Brilliant Career, published in 1901.
February 1, 2012

Sleepers Almanac No.7

Nick Marland can't warm to a lot of contemporary fiction. Much of it cleaves to a fairly beige emotional spectrum. And so, when reviewing the Sleepers Almanac No.7, he is pleased to
January 23, 2012

Australian Classic Novels: Intro

This year, Jessica Barlow is going to read as many classic Australian novels as she can, and try and determine what makes a novel Australian as well as a classic.
January 3, 2012

Active Reading…

Kait O'Callahan reviews three sports books - History Of The Socceroos, Australia's Hottest 100 Surfing Legends and Move, Nourish, Believe by Lorna Jane Clarkson.
December 20, 2011
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