A bit of pain for parents is worth the gain in Book Week
Is there anything more annoying than an invitation to a fancy dress party? All of the anticipation of a night…
Black Rock White City by AS Patric
Black Rock White City is a difficult book to sum up, as there are so many themes and ideas at…
There is a story in all lives, great and small
Sometimes, reading can make you feel like people are living much bigger lives than your own. Lying in bed after…
Book review: Hot Milk by Deborah Levy
I had no idea what to expect from Hot Milk, but as soon as I started reading, I was swept…
My new favourite bookshop is the op shop
Buying books can get expensive when you have a tbr pile as high as mine. In fact, my collection of…
Can fiction really change you?
The books that change people I find it fascinating to hear people talk about the books that changed them. I…
Book review: The White Girl by Tony Birch
I read Tony Birch’s The White Girl in three days – once I started reading about grandmother, Odette, and her…
The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike
I came to The Witches of Eastwick as a big fan of John Updike. I had read Couples and the…
Updike proves a little less palatable in the #MeToo era
I was thrilled to pick up a copy of John Updike’s Witches of Eastwick at an op shop recently. I…
If only we knew each other the way we know our favourite book characters
I didn’t really think about Bob Hawke much before he died. I was a young child when he was prime…
