28 Oct 2014
UNDERWATER PUPPIES: Heart-Stealing Pictures Of Happy Canines – Book Review
Seth Casteel (Hachette Australia/ Hodder Children’s Books) 2014, 116pp, RRP $49.95
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27 Oct 2014
DRAGON JELLY: It’s What All The Best Monster Birthday Parties Have – Children’s Book Review
Max is having a birthday party – a Monster birthday party – and is inviting all his friends to play. This is an absolute dream party for all types of children –…
22 Oct 2014
1,411 QI FACTS TO KNOCK YOU SIDEWAYS: And Other Pieces Of Amazingness – Book Review
Compiled by John Lloyd, John Mitchinson and James Harkin (and the ‘QI Elves’) [Faber] 2014, 387pp, RRP $22.99
22 Oct 2014
SEX, DRUGS AND ROCK ‘N’ ROLL: The Science Of Hedonism And The Hedonism Of Science – Book Review
Cormier, a member of Guerilla Science, a group that has successfully aimed to make science more accessible and fun (!), here discusses at length three of the…
22 Oct 2014
SO THIS IS PERMANENCE: JOY DIVISION LYRICS AND NOTEBOOKS – Book Review
Ian Curtis and editors Deborah Curtis and Jon Savage (Faber/Random House) 2014, 274pp, RRP $49.99
16 Oct 2014
Lists Of Note: The A-Z Of What Makes Us Human – Book Review
Compiled and edited by Shaun Usher (Allen & Unwin Canongate) 2014, 318pp, RRP $59.99
16 Oct 2014
SPRINGTIME: A Ghost Story From Michelle de Kretser – Book Review
Miles-Franklin-award-winning novelist de Kretser’s latest is essentially a long short story (85 pages worth, with large type), and can therefore be consumed…
13 Oct 2014
US: An Unflinching Examination Of The Creation And Destruction Of A Romantic Relationship – Book Review
The Petersen family, Douglas, Connie and Albie, set off on The Grand Tour, their last holiday as a family before Albie leaves for college. On the eve of their…
7 Oct 2014
ONLY IN NEW YORK: Short Stories From A Place She Calls Home – Book Review
Brett’s latest, a 42-strong collection of short stories (or sometimes near-anecdotes or even jokes), is being touted as a loving tribute to the city she’s…
7 Oct 2014
TEACHING CREATIVE WRITING: A Complete Semester Of Teaching A Creative Writing Course – Book Review
Helen Stockton (Constable & Robinson/Murdoch) 2014, 1207pp, RRP $29.99
4 Oct 2014
MASTERCLASSES IN CREATIVE WRITING: The How-To For The Working Pen – Book Review
Barbara Dynes (Murdoch Books/Constable & Robinson) 2014, 240pp, RRP $19.99
27 Sept 2014
THE ACCIDENTAL UNIVERSE: The World You Thought You Knew – Book Review
Author Alan Lightman is a scientist and a philosopher and a novelist. While these disciplines seem at once at odds, he uses such eclectic expertise to bring…