Posted on 13 Sep 2016 in Crime Scene |
The Foundation is the first book in a fun and gripping thriller series featuring a tough and resourceful Australian journalist. We first meet Jack Emery in The Foundation as he wakes from a drunken slumber, late for his morning meeting at his...
Posted on 9 Sep 2016 in The Godfather: Peter Corris |
I’ve written before about being permitted to become a grumpy old man, and now I claim the right to complain about certain household items that annoy me. In no particular order they are: * CD cases. I have many that have stood the test of...
Posted on 8 Sep 2016 in Non-Fiction |
This new biography of Brett Whiteley is completely compelling. Brett and I were close. Geographically. He lived just around the corner in Raper Street, Surry Hills. I would often see that compact, woolly-haired, tightly-wound man barrelling down...
Posted on 7 Sep 2016 in Courses |
Want to share your passion for books? Are you interested in the craft of reviewing? The Newtown Review of Books is very excited to be partnering with the Stella Prize for our first Reviewing Masterclass on 25 September 2016. If you’re an...
Posted on 6 Sep 2016 in Fiction |
Ben Pobjie’s Error Australis gives new insights into the reality show of Australian history. Professional recapper Ben Pobjie has summarised the entirety of the long-running series Australia, which remains on-air and popular around the world....
Posted on 2 Sep 2016 in The Godfather: Peter Corris |
In 2006 Robert Drewe, whose books – like A Cry in the Jungle Bar (1979), The Bodysurfers (1983) and The Shark Net (2000) – I admire, edited a collection of stories entitled The Penguin Book of the Beach. I wasn’t a contributor but I could have been...