Of all my Forgotten Writers posts, this one is the most questionable because I'm not sure she is completely forgotten. For baby-boomer and I think some Gen X readers, Catherine Gaskin was a household name. Just ask Brona who reviewed her 1962 novel I know my love, and said in her post that she'd read … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Forgotten writers 12, Catherine Gaskin
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Monday musings on Australian literature: Forgotten writers 11, Nancy Francis
Like my last forgotten writer, Ruby Mary Doyle, today's writer, though also a prolific contributor to newspapers in her day, has slipped into the shadows. Neither Wikipedia nor the Australian dictionary of biography (ADB) contain articles for her, but the AustLit database does and Zora Cross, writing as Bernice May in The Australian Woman's Mirror, … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Forgotten writers 11, Nancy Francis
Monday musings on Australian literature: 1952 in fiction (2), a national stocktaking
I said in last week's Monday Musing, which was dedicated to (Kaggsy's Bookish Rambling) and Simon's (Stuck in a Book) 1952 "Year Club", that I wouldn't write about the ongoing issue of journalists and academics feeling the need to defend Australian literature, because I've discussed it before. However, I did read an interesting article on … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: 1952 in fiction (2), a national stocktaking
Kylie Tennant, The face of despair (#Review, #1952 Club)
Once again, as I've been doing for most to the Year Clubs, I am using it as an opportunity to read an Australian short story, usually from one of my anthologies. For 1952, however, the anthologies came up empty, but I did find one via AustLit, and then tracked it down in The Bulletin. The … Continue reading Kylie Tennant, The face of despair (#Review, #1952 Club)
Monday musings on Australian literature: 1952 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 1952, and it runs from today, 21 to 27 April. As for the last 7 clubs, I am devoting my Monday Musings to the week. The 1950s represent the main period of the Baby Boomer … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: 1952 in fiction
Monday musings on Australian literature: on 1924: 2, New novels
Then as now, newspapers regularly announced new Australian novels as they are published. In these year-based series, I've not done a post specifically on the new releases, so have decided to do it for this year. This is not complete but contains books by authors who had some career longevity. New novel releases I've listed … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: on 1924: 2, New novels
Monday musings on Australian literature: on 1924: 1, Bookstall, again
During 2022 and 2023, I wrote a series of posts on Australian literature as it was read, and thought about, a century earlier, in 1922 and 1923. Last year, I researched 1924, with a view to doing the same, and in fact heralded the upcoming 1924 series, but didn't end up writing any posts. This … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: on 1924: 1, Bookstall, again
Monday musings on Australian literature: Forgotten writers 10, Ruby Mary Doyle
Unlike my last forgotten writer, Dulcie Deamer, today's writer, though a prolific contributor to newspapers in her day, has slipped into the shadows. Neither Wikipedia nor the Australian dictionary of biography (ADB) contain articles for her, but the AustLit database does. As with many of my Forgotten Writers articles, I researched and posted a versions … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Forgotten writers 10, Ruby Mary Doyle
Frank Dalby Davison, Dusty (#BookReview)
It's a strange coincidence that my second review for Bill's Gen 1-3 Aussie male writers week is for a novel titled Dusty, when my first was for a short story titled "Dust". One of those funny little readerly synchronicities. The title, however, is about the only synchronicity because, although both stories allude to the dusty Australian landscape, … Continue reading Frank Dalby Davison, Dusty (#BookReview)
Gavin Casey, Dust (#Review)
I have had to put aside the novel I was reading for Bill's Gen 1-3 Aussie male writers week, as my reading group book called. I will get back to it, and post on it later, but in the meantime, I wanted to post something in the actual week. So, I turned, as I have for other … Continue reading Gavin Casey, Dust (#Review)
