GRAEME SIMSION The Rosie Project. Reviewed by Kylie Mason
This delightful story revives the screwball comedy in a very 21st-century way. Associate professor of genetics Don Tillman knows the best way to solve a problem is to...
Read MoreThe Godfather: Peter Corris on not counting sheep
Lying wakeful, I began a new routine to help me get to sleep. Nothing radical, like some of the proposals I’ve had since I wrote a column about insomnia, just a matter...
Read MoreDOUGLAS KENNEDY Five Days. Reviewed by Paula Grunseit
The author of The Pursuit of Happiness delivers a sweeping American saga laced with philosophy. Set in Maine and Boston, Douglas Kennedy’s 11th novel is narrated by...
Read MoreJO CASE Boomer & Me: A Memoir of Motherhood, and Asperger’s. Reviewed by James Tierney
One moment after another: Jo Case’s well-crafted memoir is a graceful tale of living with difference. Asperger’s Syndrome describes someone of high intelligence...
Read MoreThe Godfather: Peter Corris on grandparenting
Recently I emailed a friend to explain that a visit he proposed wasn’t convenient because I’d be minding my seven-year-old grandson and wasn’t sure where I’d be. I’d...
Read MoreROBIN HOBB Blood of Dragons: Book Four of the Rain Wild Chronicles. Reviewed by Jean Bedford
Inscrutable dragons and a mysterious city: the final volume of Robin Hobb’s latest series ties up the loose ends and reveals a few surprises. Blood of Dragons is...
Read MoreThe Godfather: Peter Corris on being a grumpy old man
When the Editors of the NRB invited me to write a column I asked them what they wanted me to write about. ‘Anything,’ I was told; I could be a grumpy old man and...
Read MoreKAREN FOXLEE The Midnight Dress. Reviewed by Folly Gleeson
A lyrical gem from the award-winning author of The Anatomy of Wings This is a story of friendship set in a Queensland town, not far from Cairns, between two young...
Read MoreCrime Scene: JUDITH RODRIGUEZ The Hanging of Minnie Thwaites. Reviewed by Paula Grunseit
The real-life hanging of a 19th-century baby-farmer inspired award-winning poet Judith Rodriguez to tell the story in a variety of literary forms. I am Minnie Thwaites....
Read MoreThe Godfather: Peter Corris on Flashy
By now there are probably about 200 book-length pastiches of Sherlock Holmes in print. One of the earliest, and to my mind one of the best, was Nicholas Meyer’s The...
Read MoreAMITY GAIGE Schroder. Reviewed by Rose Powell
A cleverly constructed identity disintegrates in the face of the bond between father and daughter. Schroder is the quiet and brave third novel by Amity Gaige. It...
Read MoreKATE ATKINSON Life After Life. Reviewed by Jean Bedford
A fascinating evocation of multiple lifetimes from this innovative and accomplished novelist. Kate Atkinson is known for her playfulness and writerly experimentation....
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{ I'm with you Julia. And I extend that to the aggressively English accents (whatever they are) you hear on BBC radio. I feel I am... } – The Godfather: Peter Corris on accents, 25 Feb 18, 6:01 pm
{ I thought it pretty common knowledge that anyone who pronounced 'aitch' as 'haitch' was of blue collar, Catholic background - as I'm now in my... } – The Godfather: Peter Corris on accents, 23 Feb 18, 1:41 pm
{ I would add that any politician who feels the need to be accompanied at a television interview by a 'noddy', or even worse, two 'noddies'... } – The Godfather: Peter Corris on disqualifications, 16 Feb 18, 1:53 pm
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