This post was inspired by the Pulp Fiction exhibition* at the Canberra Museum and Art Gallery that ran from August to October this year. The exhibition used materials from two collectors, Graeme Flanagan (d. 2015) and James Doig, who also wrote the accompanying booklet. Doig says that Flanagan "amassed one of the most significant collections of … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Pulp fiction, 1940s to 1970s
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Monday musings on Australian literature: ABC RN presenters name their 2017 summer picks
Well, folks, it's getting to the time of year when people start producing lists, and so, as last year, I'll be joining the fray, starting this week with books recommended by ABC Radio National's presenters - the bookworms amongst them, anyhow - for us to read over the coming summer. However, as last year, not … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: ABC RN presenters name their 2017 summer picks
Monday musings on Australian literature: Interviews with Aussie writers
Those of you who read my December Six Degrees meme will know that the starting book was Stephen King's It. Not surprisingly, a couple of bloggers - Kate (booksaremyfavouriteandbest) and Lisa (anzlitlovers) - made their first link Stephen King's On writing. Lisa then went on to link to an Australian book on writing, Kate Grenville's … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Interviews with Aussie writers
Monday musings on Australian literature: Teaching indigenous texts
This post was inspired by an email I received from Reading Australia announcing a partnership with the Broome-based indigenous publisher Magabala Books for a project that was inspired by the many teachers who reached out to Reading Australia to ask for more resources on works by Indigenous creators, and particularly units that showed non-Indigenous teachers … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Teaching indigenous texts
Monday musings on Australian literature: Genre Worlds
While reading the GenreCon 2017 twitter feed, which resulted in last week's Monday Musings, I came across the twitter handle @PopFicDoctors. Intrigued, I checked them out and discovered they are behind a research project and manage the website Genre Worlds: Australian Popular Fiction in the Twenty-first Century. The project is being funded by an ARC … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Genre Worlds
Monday musings on Australian literature: GenreCon 2017 by Tweet (#gcoz)
First off, no, I didn't attend this year's GenreCon which took place this weekend past in Brisbane, Queensland. However, I did see many of the tweets that emanated from attendees (using hashtag #GCoz) and found many of them extending beyond the genre focus. So, I thought I'd pass some on. Not all tweeters identified the … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: GenreCon 2017 by Tweet (#gcoz)
Monday musings on Australian literature: Ad hoc literary awards (1)
Wah! It's Sunday night (as I write this), and I've suddenly realised that I'll be out of town all Monday and Tuesday, so what to do about this week's Monday Musings? Something quick, that's what! So, I looked at my little list of ideas for something I could do fairly quickly, and noted one I'd … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Ad hoc literary awards (1)
Monday Musings on Australian literature: the Boundless Festival
Last Saturday, the NSW Writers’ Centre and Bankstown Arts Centre presented Boundless: A Festival of Diverse Writers, which they describe as the "first-ever festival focused on Indigenous and culturally diverse Australian writers and writing". My first reaction was, Really? Surely not. There was Blak and Bright held last year in Melbourne. But, hmm, that was specifically … Continue reading Monday Musings on Australian literature: the Boundless Festival
Monday musings on Australian literature: Guest post from ACT Lit-blogger Emma Gibson
With the ACT Lit-bloggers of the Future program in its closing months, I thought it would be lovely for you to hear directly from Emma and Angharad via a guest post, and they both agreed. First up is Emma - and she chose to write about ... The great Australian writer you’ve (possibly) never heard of: Randolph … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Guest post from ACT Lit-blogger Emma Gibson
Monday musings on Australian literature: International Day of the Girl and adult Aussie fiction
Last week, on October 11, was UN International Day of the Girl. Its aim was to focus "attention on the need to address the challenges girls face and to promote girls’ empowerment and the fulfilment of their human rights". More than that, the day, says the UN, also marked "the beginning of a year-long effort to … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: International Day of the Girl and adult Aussie fiction
Whispering Gums 