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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 [...]
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Guest review: Elena Gomez on Mic Looby’s Paradise Updated
October 13, 2009 – 7:57 am
Somewhere in there…
July 12, 2009 – 7:46 pm
I’m exhausted and incoherent so I won’t offend you with a blabbering blog post. I’ll try and sum up things in a minimalist fashion:
Overland Master Class for Progressive Writers: inspiring, practical, beneficial + connections made.
My party last night: 4am tequila, Trivial Pursuit, gender conversations, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, chips for breakfast.
My week ahead: 5 days [...]
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Melbourne Writers Festival diary 2009 part six: like a mother to a son
‘We were all feeling a bit shagged and fagged and fashed, it being a night of no small expenditure.’ – Alex, A Clockwork Orange (film version).
I slept in and I’m running late for things but I would never forget about ye, droogs.
Wednesday night I hosted cocktails at Match Bar in the city. We played continuous [...]