by NRB | 12 Nov 2024 | Fiction |
Rodney Hall has won the Miles Franklin Award twice (Just Relations, The Grisly Wife); his new novel is a panoramic alternative history of the twentieth century. Queen Elizabeth II visited Brisbane on 9 March 1954 as part of her longest-ever Commonwealth tour. A...
by NRB | 9 Nov 2018 | Giveaways |
Four more fab titles to win as our spring giveaway continues. To go in the draw to win all four, simply email editors@newtownreviewofbooks.com.au with ‘Spring 2′ in the subject line and your name and address in the body of the email by midnight tonight, Friday...
by NRB | 12 Nov 2013 | Non-fiction |
This anthology of essays, fiction, memoir and poetry contains some powerful and impassioned writing from some of Australia’s best-known writers. The first contribution in this absorbing book, ‘Moonlight’, by Rodney Hall, is a wonderful piece of writing...
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