by NRB | 20 Dec 2019 | Giveaways |
Never mind the Santa suit, the blow-up reindeer and untangling the Christmas lights, here are some beaut new books to win in the last of our Christmas giveaways. To go in the draw to win all four books, simply email editors@newtownreviewofbooks.com.au with...
by NRB | 16 Mar 2017 | Non-fiction |
Baum’s memoir is replete with examples of emotional deftness of the highest order. I have very much enjoyed Caroline Baum’s published essays, and it is a delight to see two of them appearing as familiar landmarks in this big map of a memoir. One, entitled...
by NRB | 1 Sep 2016 | Giveaways |
It’s the first day of spring and to celebrate we’re giving away a copy of Rebellious Daughters: True stories from Australia’s finest female writers, edited by Maria Katsonis and Lee Kofman (reviewed today by Shelley McInnes). To go in the draw, just email...
by NRB | 1 Sep 2016 | Non-fiction |
The authors in Rebellious Daughters write about family honestly and without clichés. It’s been a while since, in My Mother, Myself, Wellesley College graduate Nancy Friday invited Baby Boomer women to reflect on their first impressions of life and how these...
by NRB | 24 Feb 2015 | Non-fiction |
Beyond monogamy: Lee Kofman’s original, intelligent memoir explores the sexual landscape. In an increasingly censorious age, Lee Kofman’s memoir gives the finger to the anti-sex Establishment. The Dangerous Bride is an account of a lifetime flirting with non-monogamy,...
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