Reviews: David Byrne and Diego Marani
I’ve reviewed two very different books this month for The Melbourne Review. How Music Works cements the reputation of musician David Byrne as an excellent essayist. Here Byrne, who is touring Australia in January with St. Vincent, writes with erudition
Reviews: David Byrne and Diego Marani
I’ve reviewed two very different books this month for The Melbourne Review. How Music Works cements the reputation of musician David Byrne as an excellent essayist. Here Byrne, who is touring Australia in January with St. Vincent, writes with erudition
My review of The Yellow Birds and some thoughts on Jeff Sparrow’s Sinister Automatons
I’ve got a new review up at The Melbourne Review of Kevin Powers’ The Yellow Birds, a novel of the Iraq War told from the perspective of one of its American participants. I describe it in the review as ‘a
My review of The Yellow Birds and some thoughts on Jeff Sparrow’s Sinister Automatons
I’ve got a new review up at The Melbourne Review of Kevin Powers’ The Yellow Birds, a novel of the Iraq War told from the perspective of one of its American participants. I describe it in the review as ‘a
New reviews: Ian McEwan’s Sweet Tooth and Keith Ridgway’s Hawthorn and Child
A couple of new reviews are now up on the Melbourne Review books pages. My longer review this month is of Ian McEwan’s Sweet Tooth. It’s a very shiny thing, in my review I wonder if it’s not just a
New reviews: Ian McEwan’s Sweet Tooth and Keith Ridgway’s Hawthorn and Child
A couple of new reviews are now up on the Melbourne Review books pages. My longer review this month is of Ian McEwan’s Sweet Tooth. It’s a very shiny thing, in my review I wonder if it’s not just a
We don’t put animals on trial anymore: E.P. Evans’ The Criminal Prosecution and Capital Punishment of Animals
Thanks to Triple R’s breakfasters who last week mentioned this article by Drew Nelles at Maisonneuve on the very strange and disturbing history of animals being put on trial and being executed. The essay touches on a subject that has
We don’t put animals on trial anymore: E.P. Evans’ The Criminal Prosecution and Capital Punishment of Animals
Thanks to Triple R’s breakfasters who last week mentioned this article by Drew Nelles at Maisonneuve on the very strange and disturbing history of animals being put on trial and being executed. The essay touches on a subject that has
SPIEL now on Kobo
I’m happy to report that SPIEL is now available in a Kobo edition. You can head straight there if you’re interested.
SPIEL now on Kobo
I’m happy to report that SPIEL is now available in a Kobo edition. You can head straight there if you’re interested.
SPIEL now available on Kindle
Further to my post last week about Spiel being progressively released as an ebook, I’m not just a little excited to announce that it’s now available through the Kindle Store. They’re selling it there for $9.99. A reminder as well
SPIEL now available on Kindle
Further to my post last week about Spiel being progressively released as an ebook, I’m not just a little excited to announce that it’s now available through the Kindle Store. They’re selling it there for $9.99. A reminder as well
Reviewing update
I’ve just updated my reviews page with links to my short August reviews for The Melbourne Review of Josephine Rowe’s short but punchy collection of stories Tarcutta Wake and Jennifer Mills’ The Rest is Weight. I’ve also linked to my
Reviewing update
I’ve just updated my reviews page with links to my short August reviews for The Melbourne Review of Josephine Rowe’s short but punchy collection of stories Tarcutta Wake and Jennifer Mills’ The Rest is Weight. I’ve also linked to my
