Gerald Murnane: A Lifetime on Clouds
The latest addition to my website is Gerald Murnane's A Lifetime on Clouds. This book, Murnane's second novel, is, quite simply, about the masturbatory fantasies of an Australian teenager living…
Gerald Murnane: Barley Patch
The latest addition to my website is Gerald Murnane's Barley Patch. This is a superb work from one of Australia's foremost novelists about the art of fiction. The anonymous narrator…
Fiona McFarlane: Night Guest
The latest addition to my website is Fiona McFarlane's Night Guest. This book is on the shortlist for the Australian Miles Franklin Award. It tells the story of Ruth, a…
Australian Prime Minister’s Literary Awards shortlist
After a longer wait than usual, they have announced the shortlist for the Australian Prime Minister's Literary Awards. The fiction shortlist is: A World of Other People, Steven Carroll (HarperCollins)…
Flanagan wins Man Booker Prize
They have announced that Richard Flanagan's The Narrow Road to the Deep North has won this year's Man Booker Prize. To my surprise, I have read the winner. It certainly…
Richard Flanagan: The Narrow Road to the Deep North
The latest addition to my website is Richard Flanagan's The Narrow Road to the Deep North. This book has been nominated for the Man Booker Prize longlist for 2014. The…
Tim Winton: Eyrie
The latest addition to my website is Tim Winton's Eyrie. While not his best, this is another fine novel from Winton. Tom Keely was a successful advocate for WildForce, an…
Hannah Kent: Burial Rites
The latest addition to my website is Hannah Kent's Burial Rites. Though Kent is Australian, this novel is set entirely in Iceland, where Kent spent some time. It tells the…
Alexis Wright: Plains of Promise
The latest addition to my website is Alexis Wright's Plains of Promise. It is about the (poor) treatment of aborigines, both now and in the 1950s. The first part is…
Rodney Hall: The Yandilli trilogy
The latest addition to my website is Rodney Hall's Yandilli trilogy. The trilogy consists of three novels, all set in the fictitious settlement of Yandilli, in New South Wales. The…