by NRB | 12 Sep 2024 | Fiction |
Malcolm Knox’s new novel satirises the brutal madness of the Soviet Union, focussing on Stalin’s notorious head of secret police, Beria. In the business of producing fiction, the novelist can never keep up with authoritarian political leaders. Such leaders offer an...
by NRB | 26 Dec 2013 | Giveaways |
Here’s a quiz, just for fun. Sport in Australian literature – not much, but some. How well do you know it? (Answers will be posted separately.) Questions 1 What is the title of Nicole Hayes’s young adult novel about AFL? 2 What is the title of Malcolm...
by NRB | 14 Dec 2012 | The Godfather: Peter Corris |
Jean and I recently attended a trivia night – a fundraiser for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation. There were about 300 participants, many of them book people, giving us a chance to catch up with the likes of head of the Australian Booksellers Association and fellow...
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