DOMINIC KNIGHT Man vs Child. Reviewed by Suzanne Rath
Dominic Knight’s third novel is a return to the snappy observational humour and romance of his debut Disco Boy. In today’s …
Monthly Archives: July 2013
The Godfather: Peter Corris on cooking
Robert B Parker’s Spenser private eye novels had some influence on my Cliff Hardy series. Parker was a whiz with …
E F Benson, his life and times. An appreciation by Walter Mason
This literary figure from a forgotten age retains a cult following for his charmingly sharp-eyed novels, which may even have …
EVIE WYLD All the Birds, Singing. Reviewed by Paula Grunseit
Why does this woman choose to live alone on an isolated sheep farm on a remote English island? A haunting …
The Godfather: Peter Corris on winter
Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by this son of York. Shakespeare, Richard III Winter always discontents …
ANDREA GOLDSMITH The Memory Trap. Reviewed by Kylie Mason
An evocative novel of memory, music, family and betrayal from the author of Reunion. Australian-born Nina Jameson has made a …
Crime Scene: ROBERT GALBRAITH The Cuckoo’s Calling. Reviewed by Jean Bedford
This is an accomplished and complex crime novel from the alter-ego of J K Rowling. The draft of this review was …
The Godfather: Peter Corris on Radio National
I calculate that I listen to the radio for about 20 hours a week and to only one station – …
KERRY-ANNE WALSH The Stalking of Julia Gillard: How the Media and Team Rudd Contrived to Bring Down the Prime Minister. Reviewed by Linda Funnell
Leaks, rumours, polls and deniability: Kerry-Anne Walsh paints an ugly picture of Kevin Rudd’s road back to the prime ministership. …
EMMA NEWMAN Any Other Name: Book Two of The Split Worlds. Reviewed by Folly Gleeson
Mirrored worlds of urban and traditional fantasy meet in this richly intriguing and inventive series. In all good fantasy it …
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