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 [...]
Tag Archives: satire
Guest review: Elena Gomez on Mic Looby’s Paradise Updated
October 13, 2009 – 7:57 am
Uncorrected Proof – Louisiana Alba
November 7, 2008 – 7:54 am
ElephantEars Press, 9780955867606, 2008 (UK)
Can something be playfully and overtly postmodern and still be readable – driving you through a compelling plot? Louisiana Alba proves it can be done. Uncorrected Proof is a postmodern novel that entertainingly riffs on form, style, character, tense, person – but with an overall thriller/quest type plot appropriation, it folds [...]
‘I Wanted to Talk About Being Completely Screwed Over by the Corporate Machine With a Smile on My Face’ – William Kostakis on Loathing Lola
October 7, 2008 – 7:56 pm
Loathing Lola, William Kostakis, Pan Macmillan, 2008, Australia, 9780330424165
You rewrote the whole book to be in first person (no mean feat!), in Courtney’s point of view. How did you come to this decision?
Okay, so originally, Loathing Lola was in the third person, with three leads, Courtney, Tim and Katie. Well, four leads, if you included me, because [...]
What’s Science Ever Done For Us? – Paul Halpern
September 19, 2007 – 6:53 pm
9780470114605, Wiley, 2007.
The Simpsons is written by intelligent individuals who generally come from educated backgrounds. This is evident in the subversive satirical elements of the show, but as Paul Halpern points out in What’s Science Ever Done For Us?, it also means they know a lot about ‘physics, robots, life and the universe’. Regular writers [...]
What’s Science Ever Done For Us? – Paul Halpern
September 19, 2007 – 6:53 pm
9780470114605, Wiley, 2007.
The Simpsons is written by intelligent individuals who generally come from educated backgrounds. This is evident in the subversive satirical elements of the show, but as Paul Halpern points out in What’s Science Ever Done For Us?, it also means they know a lot about ‘physics, robots, life and the universe’. Regular writers [...]
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Loathing Lola – William Kostakis
Pan Macmillan, 2008, Australia, 9780330424165
Courtney Marlow becomes the star of new reality TV Show Real Teens despite the fact that she doesn’t watch much reality TV. Her boyfriend, Liam, had encouraged her to audition. Is she following through just for him? And how will she cope with cameras in her face just months after Liam [...]