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DON WATSON There It Is Again: Collected writings. Reviewed by Bernard Whimpress

DON WATSON There It Is Again: Collected writings. Reviewed by Bernard Whimpress

by NRB | 27 Feb 2018 | Non-fiction | 3 comments

There It Is Again is an anthology of Don Watson’s sharp-eyed observations on political and social issues in the 21st century. While Australia is the prime focus, the first of these 47 essays, ‘Rabbit Syndrome’ is devoted to American politics, and the United...
The Godfather: Peter Corris on brushes with fame Part 2

The Godfather: Peter Corris on brushes with fame Part 2

by NRB | 1 Dec 2017 | The Godfather: Peter Corris | 0 comments

Continuing from last week, here are some more famous and notable people I have met, however briefly. The Feminist – Germaine Greer said some complimentary things about my writing on a TV program so my publisher invited her to launch a Hardy novel at the Adelaide...
JOYCE MORGAN Martin Sharp: His life and times. Reviewed by Jeannette Delamoir

JOYCE MORGAN Martin Sharp: His life and times. Reviewed by Jeannette Delamoir

by NRB | 29 Jun 2017 | Non-fiction | 0 comments

Joyce Morgan’s version of Martin Sharp presents an important portrait of the man and his times. The cultural volatility of the 1960s demanded new ways to express its clashing ideals and philosophies. Late Sydney artist Martin Sharp was one of the key contributors to...

GERMAINE GREER White Beech. Reviewed by Tracy Sorensen

by NRB | 28 Nov 2013 | Non-fiction | 3 comments

This passionate account of one woman’s engagement with the natural world is also a plea for conservation and rehabilitation. Under suburban tarmac, says Germaine Greer, there is memory. There are geological strata. There are seed banks suggestive of lush...

The Godfather: Peter Corris on book launches

by NRB | 22 Nov 2013 | The Godfather: Peter Corris | 1 comment

An unusual book launch was held recently at Gleebooks, unusual in that three books were celebrated – novels by Michael Wilding and James Murray and a book of mine comprising three novellas. It was also unusual in that we had no launcher as a result of organisational...
             

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