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The Godfather: Peter Corris on teaching
I never liked teaching and unlike the people mentioned in a previous column I was no good at it. As …
The NRB Boxing Day Quiz: ANSWERS
Here are the answers to our Boxing Day quiz (no pun intended). How did you do? 1 Nicole Hayes’s YA novel …
The NRB 2013 Boxing Day Quiz: QUESTIONS
Here’s a quiz, just for fun. Sport in Australian literature – not much, but some. How well do you know it? …
ANGELA MEYER (ed) The Great Unknown. Reviewed by Kylie Mason
A refreshing anthology of the macabre, the uncanny and the downright scary. Melbourne-based writer and reviewer Angela Meyer has brought …
The Godfather: Peter Corris on his Newtown pubs
I frequent four pubs in Newtown. There are different reasons for my visiting them and each has a different atmosphere. …
JO SPURRIER Black Sun Light My Way: Children of the Black Sun, Book Two. Reviewed by Folly Gleeson
The second volume of this epic fantasy is a clever and engrossing tale exploring cruelty, enslavement, magic and power. In …
RICHARD FLANAGAN The Narrow Road to the Deep North. Reviewed by Michael Richardson
Inspired by both his father’s experiences as a prisoner-of-war and the life of Weary Dunlop, Richard Flanagan’s new novel explores …
The Godfather: Peter Corris on painting
I’m not big on painting. I was notably quite without talent at it when at school. We had to submit …
JOHN DALE Plenty. Reviewed by Michelle McLaren
This quietly powerful novella proves there’s still a lot to add to the asylum-seeker debate. It’s been more than a …
