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
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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
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
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
Monday musings on Australian literature: on 1923: 7, Humour
With 1923 nearly over, I'm running out of time to share more of the thoughts and ideas I found regarding Australian literature in 1923 from Trove. This post, I thought to share some of the ideas expressed about humour in Australian literature. Humour wasn't always specifically mentioned in 1923 as being a feature of Australian … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: on 1923: 7, Humour
Monday musings on Australian literature: Your 7-year-old self
Ok, I admit it. This post's link to Australian literature is tenuous, but there is a link, even though it's not the subject of this post. The link is that the person who inspired this post, Ed Le Brocq, previously known as Emma Ayres, has written several books - memoirs, mostly - of which I've … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Your 7-year-old self
Monday musings on Australian literature: Uninnocent Landscapes opened and launched
Those of you who know me on other social media will already have seen some of this, but I am keen to spread the message wherever I can about my brother’s wonderful, and significant, project. I introduced it back in September - and later in Nonfiction November I will review the book. That, however, will … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Uninnocent Landscapes opened and launched
Monday musings on Australian literature: Australian Political Book of the Year
It's fascinating just how many book awards there are in specialised areas. Last week I posted on the Dame Mary Gilmore Award, which started as a trade union supported award, but is now a more general poetry award. Yesterday I posted about the winners of the 20/40 short form prose award. Another specialised award is … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Australian Political Book of the Year
Monday musings on Australian literature: Dame Mary Gilmore Award
In last week's 1962-themed Monday Musings post, I mentioned that I would post separately on the Dame Mary Gilmore Award. This was because it has an interesting history. Mary Gilmore, 1927 (Public Domain, State Library of QLD, via Wikipedia) First though, a bit on Mary Gilmore, for those who don't know here. She was an … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Dame Mary Gilmore Award
Monday musings on Australian literature: 1962 in fiction
Once again it's Karen's (Kaggsy's Bookish Rambling) and Simon's (Stuck in a Book) "Year Club" week. This time the year is 1962, and it runs from today, 16th to 22nd October. As has become my practice, I am devoting my Monday Musings to the week. The 1960s was an exciting decade for those of us … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: 1962 in fiction
Whispering Gums 