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The First Word,
single work
column
'The worst term in literary circles at the moment must be cli-fi. Referring to climate change novels, the term is a clunky version of sci-fi, sounds more like an airconditioner and has yet to produce many good books. But it also overshadows a more interesting genre that’s sprung up in these angsty times.' (Introduction)
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Exit, Stage Right,
Graeme Blundell
(interviewer),
single work
interview
'Playwright David Williamson is putting down his pen after 50 years at the top of Australia’s theatre tree. He tells old friend and fellow theatre veteran Graeme Blundell why now is the time to pass the baton to the next generation.' (Introduction)
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Hey, True Bluey,
single work
review
— Review of Bluey 2018 series - publisher film/TV ;'How a small team from Brisbane created a global children’s television sensation that celebrates play, parenting and blue heelers, writes Andrew McMillen'
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Insight into Leunig Complex,
single work
review
— Review of The Leunig Fragments 2019 single work film/TV ;'The concept of the “sad clown” is a cliche, yet the expression seems an apt description of Michael Leunig whose quirky cartoon characters have amused and moved us for many years.' (Introduction)
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Naked Ambition,
single work
column
'Bill Leak, longtime cartoonist at The Australian, was an old-school artist and art student. A new exhibition reveals for the first time some of Leak’s early life drawings. By Fred Pawle'
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The Man Within,
single work
review
— Review of A Book of Friends : In Honour of J. M. Coetzee on His 80th Birthday 2020 anthology essay ;'Friends of JM Coetzee have marked the Nobel laureate’s 80th birthday in ways that suggest his unique place in the literary world, writes Geordie Williamson'
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A Pair of Ragged Claws,
single work
column
'This week I chatted to the new Australian Children’s Laureate, Sydney writer Ursula Dubosarsky, author of more than 60 children’s books, at least one of which remains on the newly adulted teen bookshelf at home: Too Many Elephants in This House. Dubosarsky, pictured below with her dog Argus (more on him soon), has taken the baton from Morris Gleitzman. Her theme is Read for Your Life.' (Introduction)
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Insights of a Love Story,
single work
review
— Review of Born at the Right Time 2019 single work autobiography ; (p. 22) Section: Review -
Free to Be a Long Way from Home,
single work
review
— Review of Ashbery Mode 2019 anthology poetry ;'The English poet Mark Ford has been a champion of the poetry of John Ashbery for many years. He is the editor of Ashbery’s Collected Poems and has curated various archives and exhibitions of what many believe to be the most significant poetic voice to emerge from the US since World War II.' (Introduction)
- The Cook & His Loveri"All in the soft and blossomy air she drew her fingers", single work poetry (p. 24)
- The Tools in His Car Booti"Hammers, a set of screwdrivers, a file, a Stillson,", single work poetry (p. 24)
- A Cockatoo's Question, single work short story (p. 26) Section: Review