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Monthly Archives: November 2013

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The Godfather: Peter Corris on memorable teachers

November 29, 2013

Many memoirs, perhaps especially by writers, acknowledge the roles played by teachers in the shaping of people’s careers. Sometimes the …

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GERMAINE GREER White Beech. Reviewed by Tracy Sorensen

November 28, 2013

This passionate account of one woman’s engagement with the natural world is also a plea for conservation and rehabilitation. Under suburban …

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THOMAS PYNCHON Bleeding Edge. Reviewed by Michael Richardson

November 26, 2013

The author of Gravity’s Rainbow takes on corporate greed, 9/11 and the dark unconscious of the internet; the result is …

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The Godfather: Peter Corris on book launches

November 22, 2013

An unusual book launch was held recently at Gleebooks, unusual in that three books were celebrated – novels by Michael …

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STEPHEN BAXTER Proxima. Reviewed by Keith Stevenson

November 21, 2013

Alien technology, interplanetary travel, Artificial Intelligence and the origin of the universe are among the many ideas explored in this …

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DEBRA ADELAIDE Letter to George Clooney. Reviewed by Kylie Mason

November 19, 2013

The author of The Household Guide to Dying delivers a collection of short stories infused with hope. Debra Adelaide is …

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The Godfather: Peter Corris on going to the gym

November 15, 2013

After a lapse of quite a few years I’ve joined a gym again. My first gym was in Wollongong about …

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HUGH HOWEY Dust. Reviewed by Folly Gleeson

November 14, 2013

A huge and occasionally chaotic canvas does not diminish the achievement of this dystopian trilogy.  Dust is the long-awaited conclusion …

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THOMAS KENEALLY and ROSIE SCOTT (eds) A Country Too Far: Writings on Asylum Seekers. Reviewed by Kathy Gollan

November 12, 2013

This anthology of essays, fiction, memoir and poetry contains some powerful and impassioned writing from some of Australia’s best-known writers.  …

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The Godfather: Peter Corris on getting the news

November 8, 2013

I used to get the news from a combination of reading the broadsheets, the Sydney Morning Herald and the Australian, …

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