10 Dec 2014
NOT MY FATHER’S SON: A family Memoir Of A Brutal Life – Book Review
Raved about on the cover by Stephen Fry, Harlan Coban, Neil Gaiman and others, Cumming’s first book is an autobiographical effort that touches upon the roles…
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10 Dec 2014
SEVERED: A HISTORY OF HEADS LOST AND HEADS FOUND – Book Review
Author and Oxford research fellow Larson’s compelling, sometimes gruesomely fascinating book was inspired by her time at the Pitt Rivers Museum, where a bunch…
10 Dec 2014
THE GIRL IN 6E by A. R. Torre ~ Book Review
The novel boils down to this: woman locks herself in an apartment to control her homicidal urges, turns to webcamming as a form of income and then finds herself…
10 Dec 2014
THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF CULT COMICS: Lost Classics From Underground Independent Comic Strip Art – Book Review
THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF CULT COMICS: Lost Classics From Underground Independent Comic Strip Art
10 Dec 2014
THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF SKULLS: EXPLORING THE ICON – FROM FASHION TO STREET ART – Book Review
Ilya’s gorgeously glossy volume opens with a discussion about what it is that makes images of the human skull so universally popular and then gathers together a…
10 Dec 2014
WHAT A CROC! LEGENDARY FRONT PAGES FROM THE NT NEWS ~ Book Review
The NT News (a favourite target of the ABC’s Media Watch ) has been going since 1952 but, according to an authorless introduction, has only gone in for…
10 Dec 2014
YOUNG WINSTONE: Ray Winstone’s Autobiography Of Life On And Off The Screen – Book Review
A diamond geezer, frequently fine actor and slightly scary old bugger, Ray Winstone’s autobiography is a highly variable affair, with lovely jokes, messy prose…
9 Dec 2014
COUNT MY CHRISTMAS KISSES: Something Special For Little Readers Aged 0-4 – Book Review
Count My Christmas Kisses is a lovely hardback cover book especially for children aged 0-4. Written by Perth-born but Sydney-based author Ruthie May with…
9 Dec 2014
THERE IS A MONSTER UNDER MY CHRISTMAS TREE WHO FARTS: A Fun Read For Kids Aged 2-7 – Book Review
I remember as a young kid in school, we would all go around singing Jingle Bells, something smells … Well, apparently something really smells and it’s hiding…
1 Dec 2014
F: A Philosophical And Deeply Postmodern Piece Of Fiction – Book Review
The Friedland brothers, Martin and identical twins Eric and Ivan are fakes and failures. Their father, Arthur, abandoned them after a celebrity hypnotist told…
1 Dec 2014
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: A JOURNAL FOR HEROES – Book Review
Cressida Cowell (Hachette/Hodder Children’s Books) 2014, 176pp, RRP $19.99 (Hardback)
1 Dec 2014
THE BEST OF MIRANDA: Favourite Episodes Plus Added Treats – Book Review
Fans of the TV show Miranda will be familiar with Miranda Hart’s trademark writing style and humour. Hart excels in creating moments of extreme awkwardness and…