by NRB | 8 Dec 2017 | The Godfather: Peter Corris |
In 1987 author, journalist and scriptwriter Robert Macklin had an idea for a television docu-drama on Australian bushrangers. He recruited six writers and, after consultation, each was assigned a bushranger. The writers and their subjects were: Jean Bedford (Captain...
by NRB | 2 Jan 2014 | Giveaways |
Test your feline intuition with this special quiz celebrating our literary cats. Answers are posted below. Good luck! 1 TS Eliot wrote a book of poems that inspired the hit musical Cats. What was the title of the original book? 2 What is the name of Lewis...
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