Here Be Dragons, by Stella Gibbons
Nell’s own temperament, with its roots in the liberal tradition […] had combi...
Books
The Electrical Experience, by Frank Moorhouse
I had a little buying spree after the death of Frank Moorhouse earlier this y...
Hello, World! Part Five: Two Squares
Illustration by Na Kim. Read parts one, two, three, and four of “Hello, World...
Is This a Cookbook? by Heston Blumenthal
Ok, first up, I have to say that the font used for Heston Blumenthal’s rumina...
Hello, World! Part Four: George Dorn
Illustration by Na Kim. Read the previous installments of “Hello, World!” her...
At the Joan Didion Estate Sale
Joan Didion with her stingray corvette, Julian Wasser. Courtesy of Stair Gall...
The Last Exiles, by Ann Shin
Ann Shin is a Canadian author of Korean heritage, and she has crafted this il...
Hello, World! Part Three: Alice
Illustration by Na Kim. Read the previous installments of “Hello, World!” her...
Below the Styx, by Michael Meehan
This is the last of my hoard of books by Michael Meehan. Until I can source...
Hello, World! Part Two: Eliza?!!?!?!
Illustration by Na Kim. You can find the first installment of “Hello, World!”...
Hard As, My Life as an Orphan Boy, by Bryan Hartas
For people of my generation, corporal punishment was part of the school exper...
Hello, World! Part One: Eliza
Illustration by Na Kim. This summer, I met Eliza, a conversational AI. I foun...
Jack and Jill, by Helen Hodgman
1978 Novellas in November is a good time to tackle some of the backlog of Aus...
Old Vintage Melbourne, 1960-1990, by Chris Macheras
Yikes, you know you’re getting old when you remember the photos in a book tit...
Two Sets of Books, by Ruairi Murphy
The shortlists for the Tasmanian Literary Awards are due to be announced tomo...
Daniel Andrews, by Sumeyya Ilanbey
As a general rule, Australians are not much interested in political biographi...
Education
Don’t Forget to Breathe
By James Prescott-Kerr When you’re abroad and know you have limited time in ...
