My maternal grandfather Robert Kennedy was a Scot hailing from the north of the country, possibly from a fishing community. Somehow he managed to get training as a...
Read MoreA debut novel set in a small Australian town, The Dark Lake is a police procedural with a hefty dose of romantic tension. DS Gemma Woodstock and Rosalind Ryan went to...
Read MoreRosie Waterland gives a clear-eyed reckoning of her life in this new memoir. In Every Lie I’ve Ever Told, Rosie Waterland tells stories from her ruptured childhood –...
Read MoreQuirks, I suppose we all have them. A friend insists that the toilet paper roll be positioned so that the paper comes down from behind the roll rather than the front....
Read MoreThe Pilbara is an important book for anyone thinking about the world of work and how it might be shaped in Australia. Bradon Ellem tells us at the outset that his...
Read MoreAn adventure full of wonder and discovery in The Bedlam Stacks. Natasha Pulley burst onto the fantasy scene last year with her stunning debut The Watchmaker of...
Read MoreI’ve written on this subject before but something I heard on radio and a recent experience of mine have brought it back to my attention and prompted some historical...
Read MoreClear observations and easy rhythms continue to give momentum in this final novel by Peter Corris. Halfway through The Dying Trade by Peter Corris, Cliff Hardy is under...
Read MoreWe know from the beginning of Marlena that things won’t end well, but the how and the what and the why are cleverly withheld. How much would it take to send your...
Read MoreI finished 44th out of 114 players in my AFL tipping competition. A mediocre result and well below my personal best. The winner of the competition averaged slightly...
Read MoreHow to Dress a Dummy speaks frankly of Cassie Lane’s battle for acceptance and will ring bells with many women. Cassie Lane is a former international model with a...
Read MoreEmma Viskic explores difference, and its consequences, in this sequel to Resurrection Bay. Even before Viskic’s debut novel Resurrection Bay won the 2016 Ned...
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{ 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 
{ Although I'm no seasoned author - it's a new adventure in my life - I've read a lot of popular fiction in the last thirty... } – The Godfather: Peter Corris on revisiting books, again, 09 Feb 18, 6:41 pm