9780702237348
UQP
September 2009 (Australia)
Review by Lorelei Vashti
When I was first offered this book to review I thought: Well, Ms Meyer, it seems that not only are you literary-minded but you’re also literally minded, because what you have given me here is a book about a Brisbane girl returning home to her family. Which, Angela—as you very [...]
Category Archives: Other People's Words
Guest review: Lorelei Vashti on Linda Neil’s Learning How to Breathe
October 22, 2009 – 7:55 am
Guest review: Elena Gomez on Mic Looby’s Paradise Updated
October 13, 2009 – 7:57 am
9780980374667
September 2009 (Australia)
Affirm Press
If you didn’t already know that Mic Looby was once a Lonely Planet writer and editor, it’s not difficult to guess, reading his debut novel, Paradise Updated. In it, the satirically named ‘SmallWorld’ publishers dominate the guidebook industry and the bloke who made them what they are today, legendary Robert Rind, expert on [...]
Guest review: Rhys Tate on Mary Richardson’s Truckers
September 15, 2009 – 7:56 am
Truckers
Mary Richardson
Mark Batty Publisher
June 2009 (USA)
9780979966682
Reviewed by Rhys Tate.
A few months ago, as an ex-truckie and sometime poet, I was invited to submit some lines to Sydney outfit Red Room and their collection of trucker poetry, a pairing even I find incongruous. My poem was titled ‘There’s nothing romantic about driving a truck’ and [...]
Queensland Poetry Festival special: Elizabeth Bachinsky
August 20, 2009 – 8:03 am
The Queensland Poetry Festival runs from 21 to 23 August. Graham Nunn has helped me to select three poets to feature on LiteraryMinded in the weeks leading up to the festival. Revisit number one, A.F. Harrold; or number two, Hinemoana Baker, if you like. Enjoy!
Elizabeth Bachinsky is the author of three collections of poetry, Curio (BookThug, [...]
The real possibility of joy: an interview with Josephine Emery
August 18, 2009 – 8:03 am
Josephine Emery’s The Real Possibility of Joy: A Personal Journey From Man to Woman is released in September from Pier 9. It’s a compelling, poignant, fascinating, honest memoir. And as a writer, screenwriter and former director of the literature board at the Australia Council for the Arts, Josephine Emery really knows how to write. I reviewed [...]
Queensland Poetry Festival special: Hinemoana Baker
August 13, 2009 – 8:01 am
The Queensland Poetry Festival runs from 21 to 23 August. Graham Nunn has helped me to select three poets to feature on LiteraryMinded in the weeks leading up to the festival. Hinemoana Baker is number two. Revisit number one, A.F. Harrold, if you like. Enjoy!
Arts Queensland Poet in Residence 2009 Hinemoana Baker’s writings have featured [...]
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Buying time: Liz Sinclair on asking for money to write her book
I was very curious when I heard about Liz Sinclair’s project ‘Help Me Write My Book’. Like many writers, Liz has to work to support herself, and of course, work takes time away from what she’s really wanting to do – write that book. My first reaction, honestly, was something along the lines of ‘why does she [...]