I thoroughly enjoyed Tegan Bennett Daylight's essay on Helen Garner's Cosmo cosmolino (1992) in Reading like an Australian writer. Consequently, I plan, over time, to read and share other essays in this book - at least those discussing books I've reviewed here. As it happens, there is an essay by Debra Adelaide on Kate Jennings' … Continue reading S-S-S Snake, Kate Jennings’ Snake, that is
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Nonfiction November 2021: Be the expert, etc
Week 3 of Nonfiction November ... a record, for me! Nonfiction November, as you know, is hosted by several bloggers, with Week 3: (November 15-19) – Be the expert/Ask the expert/Become the expert hosted by Veronica at The Thousand Book Project: Three ways to join in this week! You can either share 3 or more … Continue reading Nonfiction November 2021: Be the expert, etc
Nonfiction November 2021: Book pairings
Week 2 of Nonfiction November and I'm still here, playing along. Nonfiction November, as you know, is hosted by several bloggers, with Week 2: (November 8-12) – Book pairings, hosted by Katie at Doing Dewey. This week we need to "pair up a nonfiction book with a fiction title. It can be a “If you loved … Continue reading Nonfiction November 2021: Book pairings
Elizabeth Jolley, Hilda’s wedding (#Review, #1976 Club )
One of Elizabeth Jolley's biggest fans is Helen Garner, as I have said before. Garner often mentions Jolley, and my current read, the second volume of her diaries, One day I'll remember this, is no exception. She writes: Elizabeth Jolley's new novel, My father's moon [my review]. She re-uses and reworks images from her earlier … Continue reading Elizabeth Jolley, Hilda’s wedding (#Review, #1976 Club )
Arthur Gask, The passion years (#Review, #1936Club)
A couple of weeks ago, I posted a Monday Musings in support of Karen (Kaggsy's Bookish Rambling) and Simon (Stuck in a Book) #1936 Club, which involves participants reading, posting and sharing books from the chosen year.The #1936 Club has been running, 12-18 April, which means it is about to finish. In my post I … Continue reading Arthur Gask, The passion years (#Review, #1936Club)
Monday musings on Australian literature: Nonfiction November
Every November for a few years now, a group of bloggers have coordinated a focus on nonfiction for bloggers in November. They set up a plan of topics, one per week, with a different blogger being responsible for each week, as follows: Leann (Week 1) (Shelf Aware), Julie (Week 2) (Julz Reads), Rennie (Week 3) … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Nonfiction November
Non-fiction November 2019, Weeks 4 to 5
As for my first Nonfiction November post this year, I am concatenating my last two posts, and posting them in the middle of the two weeks. The meme is jointly hosted by Julz (Julz Reads) (Week 1), Sarah (Sarah’s Book Shelves) (Week 2), Katie (Doing Dewey) (Week 3), Leanne (ShelfAware) (Week 4) and Rennie (What's … Continue reading Non-fiction November 2019, Weeks 4 to 5
Non-fiction November 2019, Weeks 1 to 3
I'm a relative latecomer to Non-fiction November, but I like to take part in some way because I do like and read non-fiction. However, I don't have the time to fully take part, so as in previous years, I plan to do a couple of concatenated posts. The meme is jointly hosted by Julz (Julz … Continue reading Non-fiction November 2019, Weeks 1 to 3
Non-fiction November 2018, Weeks 4 and 5
Well, bizarrely, I did the first three weeks from 2016 for my first Non-fiction November of 2018 post! I won't revisit those - they're similar topics to this year's anyhow - but I'm back on track for this post. Non-fiction November, if you haven't guessed, involves celebrating non-fiction for the month, with each week focusing on … Continue reading Non-fiction November 2018, Weeks 4 and 5
Non-fiction November 2018, Weeks 1 to 3
I'm not sure how long Non-fiction November has been happening in the blogosphere, but I first became aware of it last year. It runs for a month, with a different set of questions posed for each week of the month. Last year I concatenated my responses into two posts, one for weeks 1 to 3, … Continue reading Non-fiction November 2018, Weeks 1 to 3
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