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Monthly Archives: December 2013

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The Godfather: Peter Corris on teaching

December 27, 2013

I never liked teaching and unlike the people mentioned in a previous column I was no good at it. As …

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The NRB Boxing Day Quiz: ANSWERS

December 26, 2013

Here are the answers to our Boxing Day quiz (no pun intended). How did you do? 1 Nicole Hayes’s YA novel …

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The NRB 2013 Boxing Day Quiz: QUESTIONS

December 26, 2013

Here’s a quiz, just for fun. Sport in Australian literature – not much, but some. How well do you know it? …

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ANGELA MEYER (ed) The Great Unknown. Reviewed by Kylie Mason

December 24, 2013

A refreshing anthology of the macabre, the uncanny and the downright scary. Melbourne-based writer and reviewer Angela Meyer has brought …

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The Godfather: Peter Corris on his Newtown pubs

December 20, 2013

I frequent four pubs in Newtown. There are different reasons for my visiting them and each has a different atmosphere. …

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JO SPURRIER Black Sun Light My Way: Children of the Black Sun, Book Two. Reviewed by Folly Gleeson

December 19, 2013

The second volume of this epic fantasy is a clever and engrossing tale exploring cruelty, enslavement, magic and power. In …

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RICHARD FLANAGAN The Narrow Road to the Deep North. Reviewed by Michael Richardson

December 17, 2013

Inspired by both his father’s experiences as a prisoner-of-war and the life of Weary Dunlop, Richard Flanagan’s new novel explores …

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The Godfather: Peter Corris on painting

December 13, 2013

I’m not big on painting. I was notably quite without talent at it when at school. We had to submit …

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JOHN DALE Plenty. Reviewed by Michelle McLaren

December 12, 2013

This quietly powerful novella proves there’s still a lot to add to the asylum-seeker debate. It’s been more than a …

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THOMAS SHAPCOTT White Stag of Exile and Theatre of Darkness. Reviewed by Tony Bremner

December 10, 2013

European high culture in unlikely Australian settings lies at the heart of these two novels by Australian poet Tom Shapcott. …

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