With notable exceptions – Ian Fleming’s fulsome praise (to his face) of Raymond Chandler in a 1958 BBC broadcast interview, for example – writers are not usually...
Read MoreThis draw is now closed. Congratulations to our winner, Tien Ha from Pemulway, NSW! A Decline in Prophets The second in the series. In 1932, the RMS Aquitania embodies...
Read MoreSulari Gentill’s award-winning historical crime series is written with verve and spirit, the fiction woven seamlessly into actual events of the time. In 2010 a...
Read MoreThe Best Small Fictions 2015 showcases microfiction and the potency of small things. What happens to time, space and meaning when fiction gets brief and small? This is...
Read MoreI recently listened to a reading of the unabridged version of DH Lawrence’s 1928 novel Lady Chatterley’s Lover. Before that, if I’d been asked if I’d read the book I...
Read MoreThe Ignition Effect takes us on a tense and action-packed chase across time zones towards a dramatic finish. A leading scientist with the US National Ignition Facility,...
Read MoreThis dignified and lyrical memoir depicts the struggle for a convention-free spinster’s lifestyle. The anomalous spinster adorning the cover of this memoir shows...
Read MoreMy familiarity with pop music spans only the 1950s to the 1970s, after which I lost touch. I’m aware that I may be taking this mostly ephemeral material too seriously,...
Read MorePeter Singer’s recent book is an optimistic and persuasive look at how carefully planned giving can change the world. In a world that is getting ever wealthier...
Read MoreAlmost Sincerely is a hilarious and playful memoir of growing up and other random events in Sydney’s Annandale, offering a sophisticated depth that makes repeated...
Read MoreThere are things people say that stick with you – that you puzzle over, cherish, laugh at or adopt as your own for certain situations. I offer a few that have come my...
Read MoreMore great opening lines of Australian literature – can you name the author and the title of these works? (Hint: some openings point directly to the title.) 1 We could...
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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 
{ Agree wholeheartedly - especially point #3 } – The Godfather: Peter Corris on disqualifications, 16 Feb 18, 11:01 am { What did you think of the TV series of "Bosch", Peter? I found the first episodes difficult - as the splendidly named actor playing Harry... } – The Godfather: Peter Corris on retrospectives, 09 Feb 18, 8:44 pm