LiteraryMinded
Blog URL http://blogs.crikey.com.au/literaryminded
Located Melbourne, Victoria Australia
Tags literature, books, book reviews, author interviews, poetry, fiction, writing, reading
Book reviews, author interviews and personalised posts of Gen Y Australian writer Angela Meyer.
The official literary blog of Australian news media website Crikey.
Latest Blog Posts
- Neon Pilgrim – an interview with Lisa Dempster on Nov 25, 2009 in
Neon Pilgrim Lisa Dempster Aduki Independent Press 9780980335170 October 2009, Australia Neon Pilgrim is Lisa Dempster’s memoir of walking the henro michi in Japan – a challenging pilgrimage, particularly in summer, and particularly for s...
- Guest review: Rhys Tate on Eoin Colfer’s And Another Thing… on Nov 23, 2009 in And Another Thing Arthur Dent Discworld Douglas Adams Eoin Colfer fantasy Ford Prefect Hitchhiker trilogy Law of Diminishing Returns Penguin Rhys Tate sci-fi science fiction space Terry Pratchett towel
And Another Thing… Eoin Colfer Penguin 9780718155148 Reviewed by Rhys Tate I’ll admit when I heard that Eoin Colfer was ghostwriting a sixth Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy volume, nine years after the death of original visionary Douglas A...
- This literary-minded week on Nov 22, 2009 in Self-indulgence Best Australian fiction of the 21st century blue Bruce Willis me meme new reading week
new into brew 2700 words of fiction. chew http://thefastertimes.com/fiction/2009/11/14/nabokov-in-audio/ (via Meanjin) kangaroo Best Australian Fiction of the 21st Century #3, #2, #1. blue ‘When I have acted like a human being for a few hour...
- Kilts and wine breath: a conversation with my sister about meeting Diana Gabaldon on Nov 18, 2009 in Commentary American authors American fiction An Echo in the Bone author responsibility Aye Cross Stitch Diana Gabaldon Dymocks Dymocks Camberwell embarrassing moments erotic fiction famous authors fandom fangirl historical fiction Jamie and Claire kilts literary events meeting authors meeting favourite writers middle-aged women Outlander Outlander series readers reading Sassenach Scotland Scottish Sonja Meyer writers as presenters
Some years ago when I was a bookstore girl, I became intrigued by this massive brick of a book called Cross Stitch, which many middle-aged women would get flustered over: ‘You haven’t read it?’ they’d ask. I read it, and it was great fun –...
- Guest review: Pamela Wilson on Frank Walker’s The Tiger Man of Vietnam on Nov 16, 2009 in
The Tiger Man of Vietnam Frank Walker Hachette Australia October 2009 9780733623660 Reviewed by Pamela Wilson When you’ve got a story full of intrigue, deception, torture and murder, you’ve got the makings of a good thriller. When that story is...
- Goodbye Billie Jean on Nov 14, 2009 in Commentary art Australian publishing industry Charter for Compassion compassion Goodbye Billie Jean Michael Jackson MJ MJJ Sydney visual art
With a million things due and a million to organise (not to mention the inbox) I’m running away today to go for a walk in the mountains with some dear friends. I really, really need it. Yesterday I came back from a business trip to Sydney. It w...
- Review of George Dawes Green’s Ravens for ABC Radio National’s The Book Show on Nov 11, 2009 in American authors American literature Gearge Dawes Green Ravens review The Book Show
I recently reviewed the thriller Ravens, by George Dawes Green, for The Book Show on ABC Radio National. Have a listen, here.
