With the year's end, we come to annual highlights posts - my reading highlights post which I like to do on December 31, and my blogging highlights one on January 1. I do my Reading Highlights on the last day of the year, so I will have read (even if not reviewed) all the books … Continue reading Reading highlights for 2023
Month: December 2023
William Trevor, The hill bachelors (#Review)
Well, Kim (Reading Matters) and Cathy's (746 Books) "A year with William Trevor" project is all but over, and I've only done one post - on the titular story in the little The dressmaker's child collection. The second story, "The hill bachelors" (as in bachelors living in the hills), was first published in his collection … Continue reading William Trevor, The hill bachelors (#Review)
Monday musings on Australian literature: Some little recaps
It's Christmas Day, so the the question was, do I do a Monday Musings post or not? Will anyone be looking at blogs. If you take part in this holiday season, I hope you are enjoying it in the way you most enjoy - with family, on your own, at the beach or in front … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Some little recaps
Ian Terry, Uninnocent landscapes (#BookReview)
This is my third post on my brother's beautiful book, Uninnocent landscapes: Following George Augustus Robinson's Big River Mission. My first post announced its publication, and my second was on the book's launch and the opening of the accompanying exhibition. Finally, I come to my review post. Yes, you could call me biased, but this … Continue reading Ian Terry, Uninnocent landscapes (#BookReview)
Monday musings on Australian literature: Favourite books 2023
Over recent years, I've shared favourite Aussie reads of the year from various sources, with the specific sources varying a little from time to time. This year, a significant source - The Sydney Morning Herald/The Age - is unavailable to me as it is behind a paywall, and at this time of year I just … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Favourite books 2023
Claire Keegan, So late in the day (#BookReview)
In her final Novellas in November post, Cathy (746 Books) wrote about Claire Keegan's short story "So late in the day", and included an online link to the story. Having not read any of Keegan's writing, to that point, and feeling the lack, I pounced - and was not disappointed. "So late in the day" … Continue reading Claire Keegan, So late in the day (#BookReview)
My reading group’s favourites for 2023
As I've done for a few years now, I am sharing my reading group's top picks of 2022. This is, after all, the season of lists, but also, I know that some people, besides me, enjoy hearing about other reading groups. I'll start, though, by sharing what we read in the order we read them … Continue reading My reading group’s favourites for 2023
Monday musings on Australian literature: Prime Minister’s Summer Reading List, 2023
December is when I start my round of regular end-of-year posts, and a new one I'm adding to the fold is the The Grattan Institute's annual Prime Minister's Summer Reading List. The institute is an Australian non-aligned, public policy think tank, which produces readable, reasoned reports on significant issues, like, most recently, the role of … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Prime Minister’s Summer Reading List, 2023
Novellas in November 2023: Week 5, New to my TBR
You will of course have realised that November is somewhat over, but in the blogosphere we are pretty flexible - at least I think we are - so I am going to do this final Novellas in November post more than a week into December. The final theme for the month is that we talk … Continue reading Novellas in November 2023: Week 5, New to my TBR
Monday musings on Australian literature: Henry Mayer Book Prize
This last week I have become aware, via two different paths, of the Henry Mayer Book Prize. I feel I've seen it referenced before, but it hasn't fully registered. I certainly haven't written about it before, so, now's the time. I'll start by introducing the person for whom the prize is named, Henry Mayer (1919-1991). … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Henry Mayer Book Prize
Whispering Gums 