The forgotten writers I have been writing about vary greatly, and most will stay forgotten because, to be honest, their time has past and not all writing remains relevant. This is not to say, however, that they are not worth revisiting. They are, after all, part of our literary culture, and they paved ways, whether … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Forgotten writers 7, Grace Ethel Martyr
20th century literature
Willa Cather, The bookkeeper’s wife (#Review)
Willa Cather, 1936 (Photo: Carl Van Vechten; Public domain, via Wikipedia) It's nearly two years since I posted on a Library of America (LOA) short story, and it's over a year since they published Willa Cather's "The bookkeeper's wife" as their Story of the Week. However, this morning I had a quiet moment and decided to … Continue reading Willa Cather, The bookkeeper’s wife (#Review)
Monday musings on Australian literature: Forgotten writers 6, Constance Clyde
"Forgotten" is a subjective thing, as I suggested with my fifth post in this series on Lillian Pyke whose reputation as a children's writer has survived in niche circles at least. My next subject, Constance Clyde, like Lillian Pyke, has entries in both AustLit and Wikipedia suggesting some notability, but I had not heard of … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Forgotten writers 6, Constance Clyde
Monday musings on Australian literature: Forgotten writers 5, Lillian Pyke
The subjects for my Monday Musings sub-series on forgotten Australian writers vary in the degree to which they've been forgotten, but those still remembered are only so in niche areas. Today's subject Lillian Pyke is one of these, in that although no longer well-known, her reputation as a children's writer has survived somewhat. Pyke, like … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Forgotten writers 5, Lillian Pyke
Eli Funaro, The dog pit (#Review)
Eli Funaro's "The dog pit" is the twelfth of fourteen stories in the anthology, Great short stories by contemporary Native American writers. Like the previous stories by Thomas King and Duane Niatum, it was written in the 1990s. Eli Funaro Anthology editor Bob Blaisdell provides very little information about Funaro, and I have to say … Continue reading Eli Funaro, The dog pit (#Review)
Thomas King and Natasha Donovan, Borders (#BookReview)
Earlier this year I posted on Thomas King's short story "Borders" from Bob Blaisdell's anthology, Great short stories by contemporary Native American writers. The story was written in 1991, but as I noted in my post, it has also been adapted into a teleplay for the CBC, and turned into a graphic novel for younger … Continue reading Thomas King and Natasha Donovan, Borders (#BookReview)
Monday musings on Australian literature: Untangling the tangles
Introducing last week's Monday Musings, I mentioned that the article I was sharing in that post contained a clue to a curly identification I was working on for my upcoming Australian Women Writers blog post. I said that I might share that puzzle this week, and that is what I am doing. I will get … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Untangling the tangles
Monday musings on Australian literature: Queensland’s women writers, 1920s
Yesterday, as I was trying to untangle a curly identification for my next Australian Women Writers blog post, I came across an interesting article in The Brisbane Courier. Published on 15 October 1927, and penned by one W.M., the 1300-word article is titled "Queensland Women Writers: Poets and Novelists". Of course, it caught my attention, … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Queensland’s women writers, 1920s
Monday musings on Australian literature: Forgotten writers 4, Kate Helen Weston
In 2021, I started my Monday Musings sub-series on forgotten Australian writers, with posts on Helen Simpson and Eliza Hamilton Dunlop. This year I added Marion Simons, who was my first post on the Australian Women Writers (AWW) blog this year. As I explained then, Elizabeth Lhuede and I have decided to focus this year … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Forgotten writers 4, Kate Helen Weston
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
