Yes, I know, novellas aren't really a genre, but when I started this sub-series I couldn't find one word to cover all the types of literary works I thought I might end up covering, so we are all going to have to live with "genres". OK? Many of you will know why I've chosen novellas … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Supporting genres, 6: Novellas
Author: Whispering Gums
S-S-S Snake, Kate Jennings’ Snake, that is
I thoroughly enjoyed Tegan Bennett Daylight's essay on Helen Garner's Cosmo cosmolino (1992) in Reading like an Australian writer. Consequently, I plan, over time, to read and share other essays in this book - at least those discussing books I've reviewed here. As it happens, there is an essay by Debra Adelaide on Kate Jennings' … Continue reading S-S-S Snake, Kate Jennings’ Snake, that is
Nonfiction November 2021: Be the expert, etc
Week 3 of Nonfiction November ... a record, for me! Nonfiction November, as you know, is hosted by several bloggers, with Week 3: (November 15-19) – Be the expert/Ask the expert/Become the expert hosted by Veronica at The Thousand Book Project: Three ways to join in this week! You can either share 3 or more … Continue reading Nonfiction November 2021: Be the expert, etc
Monday musings on Australian literature: Supporting genres, 5: Crime
When I decided to write this sub-series, the genre that nearly stopped me before I started was crime, because I knew I'd have to do it! CRIME is so-o-o big that it's hard to know where to start ... so, I'm just going to dive in, share a select number of ideas, and let the … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Supporting genres, 5: Crime
Alf Taylor, God, the devil and me (#BookReview)
It was a complete coincidence that, as I was writing last week's Monday Musings post on diversity and memoir, I was also reading a First Nations memoir, but such is the reading life, eh? The memoir, Alf Taylor's God, the devil and me, is, however, both very much a memoir but also its own thing, … Continue reading Alf Taylor, God, the devil and me (#BookReview)
Nonfiction November 2021: Book pairings
Week 2 of Nonfiction November and I'm still here, playing along. Nonfiction November, as you know, is hosted by several bloggers, with Week 2: (November 8-12) – Book pairings, hosted by Katie at Doing Dewey. This week we need to "pair up a nonfiction book with a fiction title. It can be a “If you loved … Continue reading Nonfiction November 2021: Book pairings
Monday musings on Australian literature: Diversity and memoir
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
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
