Michael Wilding's short story, "The man of slow feeling", is hopefully the first of two reviews I post for the 1970 Club, but we'll see if I get the second one done. I have been making a practice of reading Australian short stories for the Year Clubs, so when the year is chosen I go … Continue reading Michael Wilding, The man of slow feeling (#Review, #1970 Club)
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Monday musings on Australian literature: 1970 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 1970, and it runs from today, 14th to 20th October. As for the last 6 clubs, I am devoting my Monday Musings to the week. Despite the excitement and idealism of the 1960s, 1970 Australia … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: 1970 in fiction
Monday musings on Australian literature: 1937 in fiction (2) – and Trove
Karen's (Kaggsy's Bookish Rambling) and Simon's (Stuck in a Book) "Year Club" officially finished yesterday, but I focused so much in last week's post on the issue of the state of Australian criticism, that I didn't get to share some other ideas I found. So, I've decided to bookend the week with Monday Musings posts! … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: 1937 in fiction (2) – and Trove
Marjorie Barnard, The lottery (#Review, #1937 Club)
This will probably be my only review for the 1937 Year Club but I am thrilled to do it, because it is by Marjorie Barnard, an author whom I have mentioned many times, but have not yet managed to review here. My post is on a short story from her collection, The persimmon tree and … Continue reading Marjorie Barnard, The lottery (#Review, #1937 Club)
Monday musings on Australian literature: 1937 in fiction
Once again it's Karen's (Kaggsy's Bookish Rambling) and Simon's (Stuck in a Book) "Year Club" week. This time the year is 1937, and it runs from today, 15th to 21st April. As I've been doing for a while now, I am devoting my Monday Musings to the week. If the 1960s, from which our last … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: 1937 in fiction
Elizabeth Gaskell, Lizzie Leigh AND Cousin Phillis (#BookReviews)
This year, Bill (The Australian Legend) has framed his usual January "Gen" (short for generation) week, as Gen 0. Zero? How can that be? Well, let's get it from the horse's mouth. Bill says, "I am using ‘Gen 0’ as a designation for those writers – necessarily not Australian – whose work influenced, predated or … Continue reading Elizabeth Gaskell, Lizzie Leigh AND Cousin Phillis (#BookReviews)
William Trevor, The hill bachelors (#Review)
Well, Kim (Reading Matters) and Cathy's (746 Books) "A year with William Trevor" project is all but over, and I've only done one post - on the titular story in the little The dressmaker's child collection. The second story, "The hill bachelors" (as in bachelors living in the hills), was first published in his collection … Continue reading William Trevor, The hill bachelors (#Review)
Novellas in November 2023: Week 5, New to my TBR
You will of course have realised that November is somewhat over, but in the blogosphere we are pretty flexible - at least I think we are - so I am going to do this final Novellas in November post more than a week into December. The final theme for the month is that we talk … Continue reading Novellas in November 2023: Week 5, New to my TBR
Nonfiction November 2023: Worldview Shapers AND New to my TBR
Once again, I am combining my Nonfiction November weeks because this month has been very busy personally as well as blog-wise.(I did Week 1, on its own, and then combined Weeks 2 and 3). Nonfiction November is hosted by several bloggers, each one managing one of the weeks. This year, Week 4 – Worldview Shapers … Continue reading Nonfiction November 2023: Worldview Shapers AND New to my TBR
Novellas in November 2023: Week 4, The short and the long of it
This week's question is the Novella version of Nonfiction November's Book Pairings. It goes like this Pair a novella with a nonfiction book or novel that deals with similar themes or topics. I am doing several pairings with Jessica Au's novella Cold enough for snow (my review), because although it's a "little" book, it's so … Continue reading Novellas in November 2023: Week 4, The short and the long of it
Whispering Gums 