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'm such a fan of Monday Musings - I guess we wouldn't be here if we didn't all enjoy talking about books, and writing, and authors, and translators, and publishers - … Continue reading Bill curates: Charles Dickens and Australia
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Bill curates: Some Australian expat novelists
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'm a bit over seeing my name up the top here, but Sue has asked me to keep going for a little longer, and how could I possibly say no. This … Continue reading Bill curates: Some Australian expat novelists
Six degrees of separation, FROM Redhead by the side of the road TO …
What a strange summer we've had. Last year it was fires and smoke, and this year, lower temperatures and rain. I rather like the heat, but it has been good to have a calmer time. Now though to that thing that stayed with us unchanged all through 2020, come hail or shine, come fire or … Continue reading Six degrees of separation, FROM Redhead by the side of the road TO …
Bill curates: Dymphna Cusack’s A window in the dark
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. During the latter part of January we will look at some of Sue’s older posts which have relevance to my Australian Women Writers Gen 3 Week, Part II, 17-23 Jan, 2021. Dymphna … Continue reading Bill curates: Dymphna Cusack’s A window in the dark
Bill curates: M.L. Skinner’s The hand
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. During the latter part of January we will look at some of Sue’s older posts which have relevance to my Australian Women Writers Gen 3 Week, Part II,17-23 Jan, 2021. Mollie Skinner … Continue reading Bill curates: M.L. Skinner’s The hand
Bill curates: Monday musings on Australian literature: The future of Australian literature
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. During the latter part of January we will look at some of Sue’s older posts which have relevance to my Australian Women Writers Gen 3 Week, Part II,17-23 Jan, 2021. Gen 3 … Continue reading Bill curates: Monday musings on Australian literature: The future of Australian literature
Blogging highlights for 2020
Finally, the last of my traditional and very self-indulgent year-end trifecta (which includes my Australian Women Writers' Challenge wrap-up and Reading highlights posts). But, before I launch into my usual analysis, I must send a huge shout-out to Bill (The Australian Legend) for the astonishing effort he put in this year to help me keep my blog going … Continue reading Blogging highlights for 2020
Six degrees of separation, FROM Hamnet … TO …
Woo hoo! A New Year at last after what has really been a doozy for us all, in one way or another. So glad to see the back of it. I hope you all had a lovely Christmas wherever you were and however you were able to spend it. Now though to that thing that … Continue reading Six degrees of separation, FROM Hamnet … TO …
Reading highlights for 2020
For newbies here, my annual Reading Highlights post is my answer to other bloggers' Top Reads posts. In other words, I don't do a ranked list of the books I consider my year's "best", but instead share my "highlights", which I define as those books and events that made my reading year worthwhile. I don't, … Continue reading Reading highlights for 2020
Monday musings on Australian literature: Australian Women Writers Challenge 2020
Once again I am devoting my last Monday Musings of the year to the Australian Women Writers Challenge*. Last year in my opening paragraph, I wrote that I loved the sound of 2020 - and I wished you all a wonderful year to come in whatever form you would like that to take. My, oh my, … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Australian Women Writers Challenge 2020
Whispering Gums 