A Book You Couldn’t Put Down Wow. It seems as though I have made it through to the end. Well, for this final category, I am going to use a trilogy, rather than a single book. You may recall that… Read More ›
Australian Literature
30 Day Book Challenge – Day 17
Author I Wish People Would Read More In general, I would be very happy if people would read more Australian literature. We have a very rich tapestry of works to choose from in nearly all of the main genres. With… Read More ›
The Life of Riley by Steve Wright
Opening Sentence:As he stumbled and cursed his way up the flinty slope of Mount Mornington beneath a remorseless summer sun, Joseph Cornelius Riley experienced the painful delusion that he was not twenty miles inland from the breeze-sweetened coast of Central… Read More ›
The Fat Man in History by Peter Carey
Opening Sentence:Crabs is very neat in everything he does. Synopsis:A landmark in contemporary Australian literature, The Fat Man in History brought early acclaim to Peter Carey for his brilliant and ingenious fiction. These twelve stories introduce visionary landscapes of intense… Read More ›
February Dragon by Colin Thiele
Colin Thiele’s uniquely Australian writing style perfectly captures the character of the Australian bush.
Rafferty's Rules is Closing Down 