Hands up if you've read memoirs by First Nations writers, Immigrant writers, Gay writers, Transgender writers, Writers with a disability, and so on? I sure have, and have reviewed several on this blog - including ones by Archie Roach, Marie Munkara, Ali Cobby Eckermann, Alice Pung, Maxine Beneba Clarke, and Jessica White. Black Inc has … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Diversity and memoir
Month: November 2021
Six degrees of separation, FROM What are you going through TO …
Woo hoo! This last month, we in Canberra, New South Wales and Victoria came out of lockdown. Vaccination rates are high, and it is still spring (here down under) so things are looking good in our neck of the woods. I sure hope it is for all of you, too. But now, with the weather … Continue reading Six degrees of separation, FROM What are you going through TO …
Nonfiction November 2021: Your year in nonfiction
While I've taken part in Nonfiction November before, I've never done it week by week right through the month. I may not this year, either, but I am starting off as if I mean to! Nonfiction November is hosted by several bloggers, with Week 1: (November 1-5) – Your Year in Nonfiction, hosted by Rennie … Continue reading Nonfiction November 2021: Your year in nonfiction
Monday musings on Australian literature: Australian campus novels
Two recent articles in The Conversation inspired today's post, Lucas Thompson's "Liked Netflix’s The Chair? Here are 4 moving, funny novels set in English departments" (published 26 October) and Catharine Coleborne's "Beyond Oxbridge and Yale: popular stories bring universities to life — we need more of them in Australia" (published 5 October). Defining the term Wikipedia describes campus … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Australian campus novels
Whispering Gums 