I am very pleased to bring you another guest post by Amanda, for a book I've not managed to read yet, much as I'd like to: Josephine Wilson's Miles Franklin Award winning novel, Extinctions. Amanda's review I loved this book. I was really sorry when it ended. It’s the kind of novel you press into … Continue reading Josephine Wilson, Extinctions (Guest post by Amanda) (#BookReview)
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Angela Meyer, A superior spectre (#BookReview)
A superior spectre may be Angela Meyer's first novel, but her already significant writing credentials, including being the author of the short/flash style fiction collection Captives (my review), and the editor of the anthology The great unknown (my review), ensure this is a confident debut. And it needed to be, because Meyer took big risks in this … Continue reading Angela Meyer, A superior spectre (#BookReview)
Jennifer Down, Pulse points (Guest post by Amanda) (#BookReview)
Amanda is on a roll, reading several Aussie women writers, so when she offered me a review of Jennifer Down's collection of short stories, Pulse points, of course I said yes. I love her opening explanation of why she loves short stories - I couldn't have said it better myself. Amanda's review I love short … Continue reading Jennifer Down, Pulse points (Guest post by Amanda) (#BookReview)
Capel Boake: Three short stories
Having written about Capel Boake in my last Monday Musings, I couldn't resist checking out some of her short stories. Bill's AWW Gen 2 Week concluded yesterday, but I hope he'll accept this post as a contribution. Boake's stories are easily accessible in Trove. In fact, I was spoilt for choice, so just picked three at random. … Continue reading Capel Boake: Three short stories
Louise Mack, Girls together (#BookReview)
Well, that was, surprisingly, genuinely enjoyable. Louise Mack's Girls together is a sequel to her novel Teens (see Bill's review), and features protagonist Lennie (Elinor) Leighton. It shouldn't have been a surprise, given I know something about Mack, through my Monday Musings on her and my review of her debut novel The world is round, but it was, … Continue reading Louise Mack, Girls together (#BookReview)
Jamie Marina Lau, Pink Mountain on Locust Island (Guest post by Amanda) (#BookReview)
Late last year I hosted a review of Maria Tumarkin's Axiomatic by Amanda who had responded to my call on the Australian Women Writers Challenge for reviews of it and Jamie Marina Lau's Pink Mountain on Locust Island, which won the 2018 Melbourne Prize for Literature’s Readings Residency Award, and was shortlisted for the Readings Prize for … Continue reading Jamie Marina Lau, Pink Mountain on Locust Island (Guest post by Amanda) (#BookReview)
Maria Tumarkin, Axiomatic (#BookReview)
A couple of weeks ago, I posted a guest post by Amanda for Maria Tumarkin's book of essays, Axiomatic. At the time that post was negotiated, I had no immediate plans to read the book myself, but that changed when Brother Gums and family gave me a copy for Christmas ... Now, if you are … Continue reading Maria Tumarkin, Axiomatic (#BookReview)
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