The Urbanist is in summer recess but back for special occasions; this time it's my annual list of interesting books - both fiction and non-fiction - to read over the holidays
Like the ABC, The Urbanist is in summer recess but back for special occasions; this time it's The Urbanist's annual list of good books - mostly novels - to read over the holidays
Here’s my annual list of good books - mostly novels - to read over the holidays. A lot are quite recent and some of them are even quite fashionable
It’s almost Christmas so here’re some pre-certified suggestions for good novels to read over the holidays. They're mostly quite recent and some of them are even very fashionable reading at the moment
It's Christmas so here're some suggestions for good novels to read over the holidays. There's historical fiction, speculative fiction, humour, science, and even a novel about a town planner
Anyone interested in cities will likely be fascinated by Tom Campbell's witty and insightful take on getting ahead in London. And what other novelist cites Kenneth Arrow?
In his forthcoming book, Battlers & Billionaires, Andrew Leigh asks: Is Australia fair enough? To answer the question, Black Inc. has given The Urbanist two copies to give away to readers
One of the most enduring and pervasive ideas in urban policy is that cities should consist of numerous self-contained and self-sufficient neighbourhoods. With urban villages anchoring each neighbourhood, residents could work, shop, study and play locally, thereby saving on travel and building a strong sense of neighbourhood community. I’ve long been dubious about this romantic […]
A novel that deals with urban design, planning and the establishment of new cities is an unusual beast, but that’s part of what drew me to read the new book by veteran writer Frank Moorhouse, Cold Light. The protagonist, Edith Campbell Berry, works for a time at the body planning the development of Canberra in […]
When I started The Melbourne Urbanist I wasn’t sure what direction it would take. While primarily about planning and development issues, I imagined it might also have a major sideline in reading and literature. Hence the Reading page in the sidebar. As things have turned out, there hasn’t been much interest in reading and books. […]
