2022 National NAIDOC logo Lisa's (ANZLitLovers) 2022 First Nations Reading Week and this year's NAIDOC Week officially ended yesterday. However, as I've done before, I'm bookending those events with Monday Musings posts - with this week's topic being the pioneering publisher, Magabala Books. Magabala Books have been operating for over 40 years - as they share … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Magabala Books
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Monday musings on Australian literature: First Nations Australian poets
2022 National NAIDOC logo Yesterday was the start of Lisa's (ANZLitLovers) 2022 First Nations Reading Week which coincides of course with NAIDOC Week. As has become my practice, I'm devoting this week's Monday Musings to the cause. NAIDOC Week's theme this year is Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up! Its focus is encouraging First Nations people … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: First Nations Australian poets
Monday musings on Australian literature: Frank Moorhouse (1938-2022)
Frank Moorhouse was one of the grand old men of Australian literature, so when I learned that he'd died yesterday, I knew I had to change my plan for this week's Monday Musings to feature him. Wikipedia's introduction to him gives you a sense why I've described him as I have: "He won major Australian … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Frank Moorhouse (1938-2022)
Monday musings on Australian literature: Warm Winter Read
For several years now, Cathy of 746 books has been running a 20 Books of Summer challenge, which many Southern Hemisphere bloggers re-frame as "of Winter". It's a great initiative, and this year has over 120 participants. You go, Cathy! However, for something closer to home that's geared to this winter, I thought I'd share … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Warm Winter Read
Monday musings on Australian literature: on 1922: 4, Adventure novels
Continuing my 1922-themed posts, it became clear as I delved into Trove that certain genres or forms kept recurring in the reviews and articles I was reading about Australian literature. I plan to share them over the next few 1922 posts, starting with adventure in this post. You might remember that my first 1922-themed post … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: on 1922: 4, Adventure novels
Monday musings on Australian literature: on 1922: 3, ALS Women’s Night
Continuing my 1922-themed posts, I was intrigued that, in 1922, the Australian Literature Society held a Women's Night. This Society was formed in Melbourne in 1899, with the aim of encouraging both the study of Australian literature and Australian authors. According to the National Library the Society: held regular meetings which included talks, recitations, readings … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: on 1922: 3, ALS Women’s Night
Monday musings on Australian literature: The Red Witch
Last week, I attended the online launch of Nathan Hobby's biography, The red witch: A biography of Katharine Susannah Prichard. It was beautifully emceed by Lisa Hill, of ANZLitLovers, and involved three speakers, Karen Throssell, award-winning poet and the only grandchild of Prichard; Nathan Hollier, the publisher; and, of course, the author himself, Nathan Hobby. … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: The Red Witch
Monday musings on Australian literature: on 1922: 2, Reviewers on Australianness
This is the second post in a series I plan to do this year inspired by articles in Trove from 1922, that is, from 100 years ago. My first post was on the NSW Bookstall Company, and I have several more 1922 post ideas. However, I thought a good choice for the second one would … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: on 1922: 2, Reviewers on Australianness
Monday musings on Australian literature: Best Young Australian Novelists (4)
The current winners of this year's Best Young Australian Novelists were announced recently. I haven't seen much publicity, so given I've reported on this award for the last two years, I thought I'd do it again this year. It's a worthwhile award, and one that has seen writers go on to develop good careers. Just … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Best Young Australian Novelists (4)
Monday musings on Australian literature: Australian Pocket Library (2)
Last Monday I introduced the Australian Pocket Library (APL) which was a series of cheap paperbacks produced under the auspices of the Commonwealth Literary Fund (CLF). Its initial purpose was to provide Australian reading matter to Australian POWs but, in its final form, was intended by the CLF to play a bigger role in promoting … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Australian Pocket Library (2)
