Posted on 1 Dec 2016 in Crime Scene |
Bauer’s new novel keeps us guessing until the very end. This is the fifth book by Belinda Bauer, the Gold Dagger award-winning author now resident in Wales. Unlike some crime writers who, once they’ve developed a successful character, stick...
Posted on 29 Nov 2016 in Non-Fiction |
Arnott reveals the literary growth of an important Australian artist, bringing to life a complex, contradictory human being. Georgina Arnott was surprised to realise that existing biographies, autobiographical works and critical studies of Judith...
Posted on 28 Nov 2016 in Giveaways & Quizzes |
Never mind the plum pud and the mince pies, tuck into this tasty bundle of bookish pleasure. To go in the draw to win these four titles, email editors@newtownreviewofbooks.com.au with CHRISTMAS #3 in the subject line and your name and address in...
Posted on 25 Nov 2016 in The Godfather: Peter Corris |
I’ve met three prime ministers: one serving and two ex. I nearly met another one and I’ve also met a couldabeen – probably a shouldabeen. The first was Gough Whitlam when he launched a 1978 edition of Frank Hardy’s The Unlucky Australians to which...
Posted on 24 Nov 2016 in Non-Fiction |
This biography is a valuable and engrossing contribution to Irish-Australian history. ‘Archbishop Mannix used to live there,’ my Presbyterian grandmother said as we passed the stately mansion Raheen on Studley Park Road. It was the mid-1970s and...
Posted on 22 Nov 2016 in Fiction |
Melissa Ashley’s debut novel brings to life the remarkable Elizabeth Gould – watercolourist and wife of the famous ornithologist. Make no mistake: despite its gentlewomanly veneer, redolent of spring gardens and gentle watercolours, this is a book...