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Bill curates: Christos Tsiolkas’ The slap

June 12, 2020June 22, 2020 / Whispering Gums / 72 Comments

Bill curates is an occasional series where I delve into Sue's vast archive, stretching back to May 2009, and choose a post for us to revisit. Tsiolkas is an author I admire and enjoy and yet I have not read The Slap. I remember that it caused quite a stir when it came out and … Continue reading Bill curates: Christos Tsiolkas’ The slap

Bill curates: Jane Austen’s letters, 1814-1816

June 5, 2020January 17, 2021 / Whispering Gums / 21 Comments

Bill curates is an occasional series where I delve into Sue's vast archive, stretching back to May 2009, and choose a post for us to revisit. I said, when I introduced this series, that Sue began writing Whispering Gums in May 2009. It seems that once begun she could not stop. There are WG posts … Continue reading Bill curates: Jane Austen’s letters, 1814-1816

Bill curates: Eve Langley’s The pea pickers

May 29, 2020June 5, 2020 / Whispering Gums / 35 Comments

Back in April, Karen of Booker Talk published a great series of posts on the A2Z of Bookblogging. One of those posts was on Updating Posts or, Breathing new life into old posts. Bill (The Australian Legend), as part of his generous plan to help me keep my blog alive during my time-challenged period, suggested … Continue reading Bill curates: Eve Langley’s The pea pickers

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