My literary hits and misses of 2020
Best read of 2020: Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko This book was hilarious, moving and important, and I’m sure…
The true monsters of literature
When COVID-19 restrictions were removed and regional Victorians were allowed to leave their towns to travel, my family packed our…
Forget COVID, it might be Dostoyevsky that pushes me over the edge
I’ve got to admit that I’m struggling. I know, I know – as Victoria enters its gazillionth week of lockdown…
My favourite books from the first half of 2020
What a year it has been so far. In my memory there has never been a stranger time, from the…
Wuthering Heights and the joy of divisive books
Few books divide readers the way that Wuthering Heights does. I had no idea of the passionate love, and equally…
