Having commented in my Reading Highlights post about how little self-directed reading I did last year, I decided to start the year with just that, before returning to the Review TBR pile. What to choose? Many books jostled for attention, but in the end I chose Angela Savage's novel Mother of Pearl because I felt … Continue reading Angela Savage, Mother of Pearl (#BookReview)
Month: January 2021
Monday musings on Australian literature: Some New Releases in 2021
For some years now, I've made my first Monday Musings of the year, a "new releases" post. As in previous years, my list is mostly drawn from the Sydney Morning Herald, whose writers do a wonderful job of checking out publishers large and small, but I have found a couple of extras on my own! Also, … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Some New Releases in 2021
Blogging highlights for 2020
Finally, the last of my traditional and very self-indulgent year-end trifecta (which includes my Australian Women Writers' Challenge wrap-up and Reading highlights posts). But, before I launch into my usual analysis, I must send a huge shout-out to Bill (The Australian Legend) for the astonishing effort he put in this year to help me keep my blog going … Continue reading Blogging highlights for 2020
Six degrees of separation, FROM Hamnet … TO …
Woo hoo! A New Year at last after what has really been a doozy for us all, in one way or another. So glad to see the back of it. I hope you all had a lovely Christmas wherever you were and however you were able to spend it. Now though to that thing that … Continue reading Six degrees of separation, FROM Hamnet … TO …
Whispering Gums 