Brona (This Reading Life) recently announced her main reading project for next year, Reading Nonfiction 2026, in which she plans to read 24 nonfiction books from her TBR. She has written a few posts on the project, including on two nonfiction categories on her TBR shelves, Australian Lit Bios and Environment, Climate and Travel. If … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: recent Australian creative nonfiction on my TBR
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Monday musings on Australian literature: Selected Australian doorstoppers
A week or so ago, I saw a post by Cathy (746 Books) that she was taking part in a Doorstoppers in December reading event. My first thought was that December is the last month I would commit to reading doorstoppers. In fact, my reading group agrees that doorstopper month is January, our Southern Hemisphere … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Selected Australian doorstoppers
Monday musings on Australian literature: Trove treasures (15), What Australia read in 1945
(Courtesy OCAL, via clker.com) Another post in my Monday Musings subseries called Trove Treasures, in which I share stories or comments, serious or funny, that I come across during my Trove travels. Today's story is longer than those I have mostly shared, but given it's an annual recap of 1945, exactly 80 years ago, I've … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Trove treasures (15), What Australia read in 1945
Monday musings on Australian literature: Forgotten writers 16, Edna Davies
Of all the forgotten writers I’ve researched, Edna Davies proved by far the most difficult. Even AustLit had nothing on her besides a list of a few works, but she intrigued me so I soldiered on. This post, like most of my recent Forgotten Writers posts, a revision, with a little bit of added information, … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Forgotten writers 16, Edna Davies
Monday musings on Australian literature: Canberra Writers’ Festival 2025 recap
Back in 2019, the Canberra Writers Festival sent subscribers a report on the event. I don't think they've done so since, which is a shame, as I loved reading (and writing about) it. This year, thanks to Colin Steele, who runs the ANU/Meet-the-Author series, I was able to see a report on the Festival that … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Canberra Writers’ Festival 2025 recap
Monday musings on Australian literature: Forgotten writers 15, Tarella Daskein
I first came across Tarella Daskein back in 2021 when Bill (The Australian Legend) wrote a post about her as the result of her coming up in discussions and reading about Katharine Susannah Prichard. She then slipped my mind until a couple of months ago when I was searching around for a subject for my … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Forgotten writers 15, Tarella Daskein
Monday musings on Australian literature: on 1925: 2, fostering Australian sentiment
During 1925, two sets of articles appeared which discussed the issue of fostering "Australian sentiment". Australian literature and labour John Mckellar, 1929Herald (Melbourne), 27 November 1929, p 16 During the year, John McKellar (1881-1966) gave lectures on topics relating to literature and labour or the working class. On February 12, a newspaper titled Labor Call … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: on 1925: 2, fostering Australian sentiment
Monday musings on Australian literature: 1925 in fiction
Once again it's Karen's (Kaggsy's Bookish Rambling) and Simon's (Stuck in a Book) "Year Club" week. This week, it is 1925, and it runs from today, 20 to 26 October. As for the last 8 clubs, I am devoting my Monday Musings to the week. The 1920s were wild years, at least in the Western … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: 1925 in fiction
Monday musings on Australian literature: Quiet achievers 2, Barry Scott of Transit Lounge
Back in August, I wrote the first post in my Monday Musings sub-series on Quiet Achievers in Australia's literary landscapes, meaning people like publishers, for example. My first post was on Terri-ann White from Upswell Publishing. Of course, most of these people aren't really Quiet Achievers. Those in the industry will know them, often well. … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Quiet achievers 2, Barry Scott of Transit Lounge
Monday musings on Australian literature: Australian writers and AI
Today I saw an Instagram post promoting the latest interview on Irma Gold and Karen Viggers' podcast, Secrets From the Green Room. The interview was with Emily Maguire, and the promo shared this: Other people of my age who've been working at something for as long as I've been working at writing - they have … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Australian writers and AI
Whispering Gums 