WILLIAM BOYD Solo: A James Bond Novel. Reviewed by Peter Corris
Moneypenny, M, danger, sex and cigarettes; the self-indulgent, worldly tone: William Boyd’s James Bond gets it right. I imagine that writing a …
Moneypenny, M, danger, sex and cigarettes; the self-indulgent, worldly tone: William Boyd’s James Bond gets it right. I imagine that writing a …
Glittering prizes, a fall from grace and the path to redemption – Barracuda is a complex novel of class, ethnicity and …
We set off at midday to catch a 1.15 train north after lunch at Central Station. We’d arranged for a …
A puzzling and unsettling book of short stories that plays games with popular tropes surrounding Islam, the Middle East and …
This novel of the aftermath of war, grief and library books is written with elegance and feeling. It’s 1948, and …
I suppose I’ve had a bit more experience of firearms than the average urbanite. When young I was an enthusiastic …
This true story outlines one woman’s battle against Australian bureaucracy to be reunited with her husband. In this book Robyn …
History seen through a tent flap: this view of post-settlement Australia is ‘alive and itchy’. The act of camping strips …
This is my 80th column for the NRB and time to reflect on the experience of column writing. I’ve had …
Award-winning novelist Chris Womersley delivers a provocative portrait of the artist as a young art thief. There is a sense …