In my post on this year's Stella longest announcement, I quoted this from the judges' comments: We wished for more representations of otherness and diversity from publishers: narratives from outside Australia ... They followed this with other wishes like stories by and about "women of colour, LGBTQIA stories, Indigenous stories". These are obvious desires, but … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Narratives from outside Australia?
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Monday musings on Australian literature: Ashurst Business Literature Prize
My, how dry does today's topic sound? But read on, and see what you think. This prize was brought to my attention a couple of days ago by a tweet from author Michelle Scott Tucker announcing that her book, Elizabeth Macarthur: A life at the edge of the world (my review), had been shortlisted for … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Ashurst Business Literature Prize
Julian Davies, Call me (#BookReview)
I wasn't sure what I was in for when I started reading Call me, the latest offering from that tricksy duo, novelist Julian Davies and illustrator Phil Day. But, it soon became clear that what was before me was a coming-of-age story. What, I wondered, was Davies doing writing such a novel? Then I remembered that … Continue reading Julian Davies, Call me (#BookReview)
ABIA 2019 Shortlists announced
I have not posted on the ABIA (Australian Book Industry Association) Awards here before, but it has a couple of categories that interest me, so I've decided this year to share them with you. The process of selection involves, as I understand it, the longlist being chosen/voted for by the ABIA Academy of over 200 industry … Continue reading ABIA 2019 Shortlists announced
Stella Prize 2019 Winner announced
The Stella Prize winner was announced tonight while I was at yoga so I had to wait, impatiently - oops, no, it was yoga, so I was very calm thanks to my wonderful neighbour and teacher - until I got home, to discover the winner. I only managed to read three of the six, which … Continue reading Stella Prize 2019 Winner announced
Monday musings on Australian literature: Spotlight on Robert Drewe
In 2016, I wrote five Spotlight posts inspired by Annette Marfording's Celebrating Australian writing: Conversations with Australian authors, and decided that was probably enough mining of her work for my blog. However, with over two years having passed since then, I wondered if it might be okay to do another. I emailed Annette, and she kindly agreed. But, … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Spotlight on Robert Drewe
Karen Viggers, The orchardist’s daughter (#BookReview)
The orchardist's daughter is local author Karen Viggers' fourth novel, but the first that I've read. She has, however, appeared on my blog before, being the person who conversed with Sofie Laguna about her novel, The choke. It was one of the most entertaining conversations I've ever attended. Now, if you haven't read or heard of … Continue reading Karen Viggers, The orchardist’s daughter (#BookReview)
Monday musings on Australian literature: Pianos in Australian literature
A rather left-of-field topic for Monday Musings, but did you know that last Friday, March 29th, was World Piano Day? The Piano Day site asks how we are going to celebrate it. Well, three days late, I'm celebrating it by talking about Australian literature that features pianos. Why not? World Piano Day is new - … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Pianos in Australian literature
Monday musings on Australian literature: Reading marathons
Today's post was inspired by two comments on yesterday's post which featured a public reading event I'd taken part in. Lisa (ANZLitLovers) commented that she is taking part in a reading of James Joyce's Ulysses in a Queenscliff bookshop next Bloomsday, while Karen (Booker Talk) said she wasn't sure she'd heard of such a grand … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Reading marathons
Melissa Lucashenko, Too much lip (#BookReview)
Melissa Lucashenko's title for her latest novel Too much lip conveys a lot about what she is trying to do here. Superficially, the title refers to protagonist Kerry's refusal (or inability) "to swallow her opinions", but there are layers to the title which reflect the layers in the novel. Kerry is female and Indigenous, and … Continue reading Melissa Lucashenko, Too much lip (#BookReview)
