BEN LERNER 10.04. Reviewed by Adrian Phoon
This new novel from the author of Leaving the Atocha Station presents a worldly and liberating take on modern fiction-writing. Ben Lerner’s 10:04 takes its title from...
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This draw is now closed. Congratulations to our winner, Pam Pemberton from the Northern Territory! Anita Anand Sophie: Princess, suffragette, revolutionary Born in...
Read MoreJANE SMILEY Some Luck. Reviewed by Robyne Young
Smiley returns to Iowa, the setting of her Pulitzer-Prize winning novel A Thousand Acres, in this first book of an epic new trilogy. It was chance that took the...
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This draw is now closed. Congratulations to our winner, Richard Harrison from Victoria! Louis Nowra Prince of Afghanistan A young soldier and his dog find themselves in...
Read MoreThe Godfather: Peter Corris on some national changes
Occasionally, out of boredom or as an anti-Alzheimer’s disease exercise, I try to write down the names of all the American states. I’ve got to the high 40s but never...
Read MorePATTI MILLER Ransacking Paris: A year with Montaigne and friends. Reviewed by Jeannette Delamoir
This memoir provides a multi-dimensional and complex picture of the author. Patti Miller introduces her memoir of a year spent writing in Paris with a quote from Michel...
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Win this bundle of great reads for autumn. Simply email editors@newtownreviewofbooks.com.au with Autumn Giveaway #4 in the subject line and your name and address in the...
Read MoreMARGARET ATWOOD Stone Mattress. Reviewed by Lou Heinrich
This strange and entertaining collection of nine stories is a meditation on ageing and the body’s decay. Perhaps it is the most unglamorous of human traits: to...
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This draw is now closed. Congratulations to our winner, Kay Pietsch from the ACT! The Age of Magic Ben Okri A group of world-weary travellers discover the meaning of...
Read MoreThe Godfather: Peter Corris on superstitions
When I was young many people were subject to various superstitions, some taken very seriously, some less so. To walk under a ladder was bad luck, as was to have a black...
Read MoreEMILY BITTO The Strays. Reviewed by Donna Lu
A deftly plotted, carefully crafted narrative about art, trauma and female friendship. It is no wonder that Emily Bitto’s haunting debut, The Strays, is on the...
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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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