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Issue Details: First known date: 2014... June 2014 of Good Reading est. 2001- Good Reading
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 2014 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Me My Shelf I : Kate Ceberano, single work interview (p. 14-16)
A Haven for Self-Publishers, Angus Dalton , single work column (p. 20-21)
The Hard Grind of History, T. M. A. Graham , single work column

'Some novelists are attracted to historical fiction for the opportunity to write about queens and dukes and lords and ladies sashaying around grand

castles. But it’s the ordinary people of history and an empathy for their crushingly difficult lives that attracted Barbara Gaskell Denvil to the genre. She talks to Tim Graham about turning historic sites into theme parks, how Shakespeare was her portal into history and her deep appreciation for how difficult life was for the average English person half a millennium ago.' (26)

 (p. 26-29)
Book of the Month, single work interview
'The son of two journalists. Martin Chambers was born in Perth. He has worked as a biologist, a tour guide, a whitewater rafting guide, a lab assistant, a publican, a kayak designer, a ferry skipper and in mineral exploration. He also cycles, kayaks and sails. He tells gr how all these activities contribute to his writing skills and talks about his inspiration for his new novel, How I Became the Mr Big of People Smuggling.' (30)
 (p. 30-31)
Review : A First Place, Graham Hansen , single work review
— Review of A First Place David Malouf , 2014 selected work prose essay ; (p. 37)
Review : Wild Things, Tessa Chudy , single work review
— Review of Wild Things Brigid Delaney , 2014 single work novel ; (p. 39)
Trudi Canavan, single work interview
'Trudi Canavan , Australian writer of the bestselling fantasy trilogies ‘The Black Magician’ and ‘The Age of Five’, tells us about how she got into writing fantasy, what she loves about it and how she keeps track of the characters she creates.' (42)
 (p. 42-43)
The Romantic Mythi"Language fails at this small hour", James Stuart , single work poetry (p. 44)
Welcome to Shyworld, Sian Prior , single work column
'She’s been a journalist and a broadcaster for over two decades and has worked on radio and television, where meeting and talking with people is one's stock-in-trade. Yet for as long as she can remember, Sian Prior has been devastatingly shy. In her new memoir, simply titled Shy, Sian investigates this agonising but often invisible condition that she’s been able to conceal behind an assured professional front.' (46)
 (p. 46-48)
The Pen, the Paintbrush and the Portrait, single work column
k'Authors are often thought of as an introverted bunch, but in these artworks, writers take centre stage. We chat to some paint-speckled portrait artists on how they went about capturing the qualities and quirks of some of Australia’s most notable wordsmiths – cruciverbalist David Astle, screenwriter and novelist Julia Leigh and author Kathy Lette. ' (52)
 (p. 52-55)
Review : The Tainted Trial of Farah Jama, Jenny Summerville , single work review (p. 61)
Review : The Peculiar Case of the Electric Constable : A True Tale of Passion, Poison and Pursui, Fotini Dangiris , single work review
— Review of The Peculiar Case of the Electric Constable Carol Baxter , 2014 single work biography ; (p. 61)
Review : Jacks and Jokers, Grant Hansen , single work review
— Review of Jacks and Jokers Matthew Condon , 2014 single work biography ; (p. 62)
Review : The Feel-Good Hit of the Year, Judith Grace , single work review
— Review of The Feel-Good Hit of the Year Liam Pieper , 2014 single work autobiography ; (p. 63)
Young Adult, single work review
— Review of Admission Barry Jonsberg , 2014 single work novel ; The Firebird Mystery Darrell Pitt , 2012 single work novel ; Wild Dreams And Other Fun Things... Greg Sang , 2013 single work children's fiction ; (p. 66)
Review : The Ratcatcher’s Daughter, Wendy Noble , single work review
— Review of The Ratcatcher's Daughter Pamela Rushby , 2014 single work children's fiction ; (p. 67)
Review : Gallipoli, Jo Burnell , single work review
— Review of Gallipoli Kerry Greenwood , 2014 single work picture book ; (p. 68)
Review : The Brothers Quibble, Jo Burnell , single work review
— Review of The Brothers Quibble Aaron Blabey , 2014 single work children's fiction ; (p. 68)
What You're Reading, Kerri Harris , single work review
— Review of Lightning Felicity Volk , 2013 single work novel ; (p. 72)
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