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Podcast: Van Badham chatting about 'Burnt Snow' and witchcraft and blogging...
Van Badham operates at high velocity and reveals a depth of interests in this interview - all done with a strange aplomb, considering she's been 'on the circuit' of launches and writers festivals...
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When is a book not a book?
Chris Porter has a magnificent view from her house which is perched on the skirt of a mountain looking down at the beautiful Derwent River.On the day I visited her it was a bright sunlight sparkling...
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Podcast here: Lisa Lang talks about 'Utopian Man,' E.W. Cole and winning the...
Utopian ManBy Lisa LangAllen and Unwin, 20109781742373348Lisa Lang won the Vogel prize for the manuscript of Utopian Man, a glorious fictionalised account of the life of E.W. Cole, a visionary who is...
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Salley Vickers interview
Recently in Australia as a guest of Melbourne's Wheeler Centre, Salley, who had been invited to speak on the theme of life and death in her work, found the time to speak to me for Edge Radio's Book...
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Final events 2010 and the odd opportunity -
As the Christmas drag race begins - the one where we paradoxically forget that we cross the finish line at the same time and all as exhausted as each other - here are some events happening around...
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Kate Holden podcast - click here
I had to apologise to Kate Holden when I met her, I'd been flagrantly stating that I was interviewing a former prostitute and heroin addict - 'sexy' and glib catch phrases. The apology was simply about...
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Old news and new
Dear blog, it has been so long since I last wrote in you. A lot has been going on and I'm not really sure where to start, but you are not a diary and I will be methodical. I had a gorgeous, gorgeous...
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Paris and tiddas with Anita Heiss
I chatted with Anita Heiss today, before she arrives in Hobart this weekend to launch her new book. Admittedly, as I dialled her number for the interview - which you can listen to in full here - I felt...
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Anna Lanyon and the Mexican Inquisition
Years ago I read Anna Lanyon's book Malinche's Conquest. It tells the story of Malinche, a Mexica (Aztec) woman who was Cortes' lover and mistress and - as much as a fifteenth century indigenous...
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Special blog post for the Fullers Bookshop Reading Groups
*explanation for this strange blog entry I facilitate the Reading Groups in my workplace, Fullers Bookshop. In June we are reading 'Past the Shallows' by first time novelist, Favel Parrett. I...
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#heartfelt 1
#heartfelt is a project about human and cyber connection and connectivity. The written word buoys connection. Through the various mechanisms that cyberspace offers, I encourage you to tell me your...
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Guest Review; Andrew Harper discusses The Bogan Delusion'
The Bogan Delusion by David Nichols was published earlier this year by small Australian publisher, Affirm Press. Andrew Harper, artist, writer and raconteur, read it, loved it and you can listen to the...
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Housewife Superstar - podcast
Would you prefer rabbit stuffed muttonbird or pickled tripe?Actually you don't need to choose because the recipes for both of these delicacies are found inside Housewife Superstar; The Very Best of...
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Rod Howard's 'A Forger's Tale' Podcast.
A Forger's Tale, the extraordinary story of Australia's first novelistby Rod HowardArcade PublicationsTo begin with this book held a rather parochial appeal for me. "Again," I thought, "Van Diemen's...
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The Tastey Recyclibrary
The Inaugural RecyclibaryThe Recyclibrary launched on P(ark)ing Day last year in a parking space outside the wonderful Hobart bakery Jackman and McCross. There were shelves packed with books, a date...
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Charlotte Wood discusses 'Animal People'
Animal People was one of my favourite reads last year - and also an introduction to the writing of Charlotte Wood. It is a mature and insightful book and it is beautifully written I spoke to Charlotte...
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Snow Petrel - to Antarctica in a 34 foot yacht
The journey that Snow Petrel, a 34 foot yacht made deep into the Southern Ocean, all the way to the mythical landmass of Antarctica one Summer makes for a textured, intriguing, exhilarating story. Yes,...
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Interview with Rosie Dub about 'Flight'
It has been four years between the publication of Rosie Dub's first novel Gathering Storm and her latest, Flight which was launched by the director of the Tasmanian Writers' Centre, Chris Gallagher to...
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Regular?
Tonight I became a little flustered preparing some lentil soup. I've had it in my head that I would like to post here more regularly - podcasts, interviews and reviews yes! absolutely - but I've been...
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