Kingsolver to Lessons in Chemistry: The best and worst of my holiday reading
It has been quite a while since I posted, but during that time I have been busy travelling, then getting…
There is a lot to consider when planning holiday reading
I’m about to leave on an international holiday with my family and I’ve been doing some careful planning about what…
Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies by Maddie Mortimer
This book has cemented my opinion that plot-driven – rather than prose-driven – novels are much better suited to listening…
Bruny by Heather Rose
I read Bruny while considering a trip to Tasmania, and nothing could make a visit more appealing. I loved reading…
Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser
I have mixed feelings about Fleishman is in trouble. I almost loved it, but I really hated the last few…
The boredom and bliss of a long read
The word is that technology is shortening our attention spans. Like the fungus that invades the minds of the infected…
Enough of the politics, I want more fiction at writers festivals
I have a love/hate relationship with politics. I love that we have a stable form of politics in Australia, even…
Are we losing the ability to read deeply?
It’s lovely to immerse yourself in a book that doesn’t require much of you. The characters are easily understood, and…
Book review: The Weekend by Charlotte Wood
It's disappointingly rare to read a book about older women, so I was interested to see how Charlotte Wood approached…
Book review: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Knowing that the movie based on A Man Called Ove was in the cinemas, I raced to read the novel…
