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…
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…
The narrator can make or break an audiobook
I never would have imagined how much I would come to love audiobooks. In the past I considered myself a…
Hating a book is almost as fun as loving it
A shared love of a book is a beautiful thing. But a mutual dislike for a highly-regarded one is even…
My favourite books of 2022
Reaching the end of 2022, I've been thinking of how I would describe my year of reading. There have been…
Book review: Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stewart
I had heard a lot about Shuggie Bain before I had the opportunity to read it. I knew that it…
Book review: Oh, William by Elisabeth Strout
Once again, Lucy Barton's voice is crystal clear in the Booker shortlisted Oh, William. This time, Lucy is living her…
