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Rates of Exchange: The Law of Conservation of Literature

[18.Jun.08] :. "What is a hardcore book buyer of simple means to do when faced with the discovery that books have effectively consumed all available space?" David Pullar explores the book culler's dilemma that is Cash vs. Store credit.

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Atmospheric Disturbances by Rivka Galchen

[22.Sep.08] :. The power of this book is not in its depiction of psychosis -- it’s in how effectively it symbolises this kind of romantic confusion.

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The Spare Room by Helen Garner

[27.Aug.08] :. The old cliché that “you’ve got to laugh” in the face of tragedy is given new meaning by Garner.

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The Unlikely Voyage of Jack de Crow by A. J. MacKinnon

[29.Jul.08] :. Mackinnon’s eccentric, pith-helmeted adventure is a holdover from the days when books for children weren’t simplistic; when adult writers talked to their young readers as equals while still making sure there were plenty of thrills and spills.

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Dreamland by Tom Gilling

[9.Jul.08] :. Really, someone should start a union for mysterious women in thrillers and demand better conditions.

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Growing Up Asian in Australia by Alice Pung

[8.Jul.08] :. Anyone who has been bullied or excluded or felt that their family is weird will identify with many of these stories.

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Books   Bonk by Mary Roach

Books   The Good Parents by Joan London

Books   Blood Kin by Ceridwen Dovey

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Pravda by Edward Docx

[18.Mar.08] :. The odd mixture of cowardice and courage in all of us, the curious ties of family and genetics, and the eternal quest for significance are all contained within this novel.

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Books   People In Glass Houses by Tanya Levin

Books   I Wouldn't Start From Here by Andrew Mueller

Books   Dont Panic by Cassandra Wilkinson

Books   Edward Trencoms Nose by Giles Milton

Books   Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn

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Company by Max Barry

[2.Apr.07] :. It's a curious blend of a book: a confection that manages to provoke deep reflection; a contrived, superficial novel with something important to say.

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Books   They Call Me Naughty Lola by David Rose [Editor]

Books   Underground by Andrew McGahan

Books   Adult Themes by Kate Crawford

Books   The Asian Mystique by Sheridan Prasso

Books   Tuvalu by Andrew OConnor

Books   Millions of Women Are Waiting to Meet You by Sean Thomas

Books   March by Geraldine Brooks

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The Politics of Reading

[18.Sep.08] :. The launch of the inaugural Prime Minister’s Literary Awards in Australia has attracted a little attention -- partly for the two substantial $100,000 awards and partly for the fact that the PM...

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Reading the friendly skies

[4.Sep.08] :. Air travel is something of an occupational hazard in my life -- partly because of (obviously) my occupation and partly because of my geographically dispersed family. So I spend a lot of time in...

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A dark and stormy night

[21.Aug.08] :. Finding just the right opening sentence for a book is a challenge for any novelist. As much as a book's cover, the opening line is the place for snap judgements about whether to give a book your...

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National pride

[6.Aug.08] :. Despite being restricted to members of the British Commonwealth, the Man Booker Prize is a hell of a lot more prestigious than the Commonwealth Games is for sport. There are those who accuse it of...

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The Book Group

[24.Jul.08] :. We were nothing like the quirky characters in the BBC TV series The Book Group, but we did meet every month or two to discuss a book we’d all planned to read. The key difference with...

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Re:Print   Ugly Australians

Re:Print   Reading for pleasure?

Re:Print   A sense of place

Re:Print   Sydney Writers' Festival Recap

Re:Print   Not Without Honour

Re:Print   Imported Gems

Re:Print   J.M. Coetzee's 2020 vision

Re:Print   Spook: Adventures in the Afterlife

 
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