JANE MCCREDIE and NATASHA MITCHELL (eds) The Best Australian Science Writing 2013. Reviewed by Jean Bedford
In its pursuit of cool ideas, this diverse anthology – from essays to poetry to memoir – gives a fresh …
In its pursuit of cool ideas, this diverse anthology – from essays to poetry to memoir – gives a fresh …
This passionate account of one woman’s engagement with the natural world is also a plea for conservation and rehabilitation. Under suburban …
This anthology of essays, fiction, memoir and poetry contains some powerful and impassioned writing from some of Australia’s best-known writers. …
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 …
Forgery, drunkenness, prejudice, injustice – the notorious Newtown Ejectment Case of the 1850s provides a fascinating slice of colonial life. …
Footy – for spectators and participants – has the power to connect and the power to crush. There’s much to love in this …
From convicts to mutineers to modern scandals, Robert Macklin taps the history of Norfolk Island. Robert Macklin has successfully woven …
In an age dominated by the idea of gay marriage, one of the founding fathers of homosexual liberation asks where …
This literary figure from a forgotten age retains a cult following for his charmingly sharp-eyed novels, which may even have …