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1 Review : Write About Me Angus Dalton , single work review
— Review of Write About Me Melissa-Jane Pouliot , 2013 single work novel
1 The Adversary; The Animals in That Country; Only Mostly Devastated; Exciting Times; Stone Sky Gold Mountain; Almost A Mirror Ellen Cregan , Angus Dalton , Astrid Edwards , Elizabeth Flux , Jes Layton , Alan Vaarwerk , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , April 2020;
— Review of The Adversary Ronnie Scott , 2020 single work novel ; The Animals in that Country Laura McKay , 2020 single work novel ; Only Mostly Devastated Sophie Gonzales , 2020 single work novel ; Stone Sky Gold Mountain Mirandi Riwoe , 2020 single work novel ; Almost a Mirror Kirsten Krauth , 2020 single work novel
1 Scribe Sister Angus Dalton , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: Good Reading , March 2017; (p. 22-23) 'Australian novelist Nicola Moriarty is the youngest of six siblings, two of whom - Jacyln and Liane - are also accomplished novelists. Her latest novel, The Fifth Letter, examines the relationships of a group of friends after a letter-writing dare uncovers a festering cache of secrets and resentment. Angus Dalton reports.' (Publication abstract)
1 Review : Wasted : A Story of Alcohol, Grief and a Death in Brisbane Angus Dalton , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Good Reading , June 2016; (p. 54)
— Review of Wasted : A Story of Alcohol, Grief and a Death in Brisbane Elspeth Muir , 2016 single work autobiography
1 Review : One Angus Dalton , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Good Reading , June 2016; (p. 41)
— Review of One Patrick Holland , 2016 single work novel
1 No Man Is an Island Angus Dalton (interviewer), 2016 single work interview
— Appears in: Good Reading , May 2016; (p. 30-31) 'Creative writing lecturer Nike Sulway invented her own language during the early stages of creating her latest novel, Dying in the First Person. She talks with Angus Dalton about how the novel transitioned from fantasy into the real world, the fascinating bond between twins, and the strange land of Nahum.'
1 Animal Affinity Angus Dalton , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Good Reading , May 2016; (p. 18-21)
— Review of Horses Who Heal Sue Spence , 2016 single work autobiography ; Tracks Robyn Davidson , 1980 single work autobiography

'Dogs, cats, birds, horses, chimpanzees and even donkeys have played a huge role in the lives of many humans. Angus Dalton investigates memoirs that

celebrate the human–animal connection.'
1 Review : Gotham Angus Dalton , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Good Reading , May 2016; (p. 44)
— Review of Cargo Nick Earls , 2015 single work novella
1 I Ink, Therefore I Am Angus Dalton , 2016 single work essay
— Appears in: Voiceworks , Summer no. 106 2016-2017; (p. 79-84)

'In 2012, Stephen HawkIng presided over the signing of the Cambridge Declaration on Consciousness. A collection of neuroscientists lent their signatures to a paragraph that proclaimed, 'The weight of evidence indicates that humans are not unique in possessing the neurological substrates that generate consciousness.''  (Publication abstract)
1 Up Close : Australia's Martin Luther King Angus Dalton (interviewer), 2016 single work interview
— Appears in: Good Reading , November 2016; (p. 44-45) 'NSW Senior Crown Prosecutor and true-crime author Mark Tedeschi talks with Angus Dalton about his new book, Murder at Myall Creek, which tells the true story of a massacre of Indigenous people that took place 178 years ago.' (Publication abstract)
1 Tom, Todd & Katherine Hepburn Angus Dalton , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: Good Reading , October 2015; (p. 34-36) 'Tom Houghton, a new novel by Australian writer Todd Alexander, is a gritty and emotive portrait of a broken man and a lost young boy, who are both swept up in the allure of Hollywood and the charisma of Katherine Hepburn. Angus Dalton finds out more.'
1 Shelf Life : Holding the Man Angus Dalton , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: Good Reading , October 2015; (p. 16-17)
1 The Winning Book of Failure Angus Dalton , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: Good Reading , September 2015; (p. 30-31)
1 Review : Mistakes Were Made Angus Dalton , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Good Reading , July 2015; (p. 63)
— Review of Mistakes Were Made Liam Pieper , 2015 selected work essay
1 Jackie Versus the World Angus Dalton , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: Good Reading , July 2015; (p. 34-37) 'Senior Australian of the Year and beloved author Jackie French lives in a sheltered paradise deep in the bush. Angus Dalton ventured into the Araluen Valley of NSW to find out more about one of Australia’s best writers.
1 Reading Changes Lives Angus Dalton , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: Incite , August vol. 36 no. 8 2015; (p. 12-13)
1 Grim Is Back Angus Dalton , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Good Reading , June 2015; (p. 26-28)
— Review of Before It Breaks Dave Warner , 2015 single work novel
1 The Songstress of Oz Angus Dalton (interviewer), 2015 single work interview
— Appears in: Good Reading , February 2015;
1 Seaside Homicide Angus Dalton , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: Good Reading , March 2015; (p. 36-38) 'Melbourne-based crime author Robert Gott tells us about the bizarre crimes on which his books are based, the unusual process of converting a comedy novel to a serious thriller, and the terrifying pro-Nazi villains in his new series set in mid-war Melbourne.' (Publication abstract)
1 New Mothers Beware Angus Dalton , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Good Reading , March 2015; (p. 28-31) Good Reading , May 2015; (p. 28-31) 'Reproductive technology has come a long way since birth of the first IVF baby in 1978, and couples who only a decade ago would have been remained infertile can now experience the thrill of childbirth. But despite the best of intentions, things can nonetheless go horribly wrong. Debut author AMANDA ORTLEPP tells ANGUS DALTON about psychotic mothers, the complex world of modern parenthood and her novel, Claiming Noah.' (Publication abstract)
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