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1 Dark Side of the Tomb Simon Caterson , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 21 August 2021; (p. 17)

— Review of The Inheritance Gabriel Bergmoser , 2021 single work novel
1 Malleable Reality in His Hands Simon Caterson , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 19 June 2021; (p. 17)

— Review of Sincerely, Ethel Malley Stephen Orr , 2021 single work novel

'Ethel Malley is the unsung heroine of the Ern Malley affair, which is the best-known of the many Australian literary hoaxes and truly one of the grandest deceptions in literary history. Or at least she languished in obscurity until Stephen Orr, who has long been fascinated by Ern, decided to sing her raucous song in his latest novel, the author’s tenth.' (Introduction)

1 Fires Spark Realisation of Our Doom Simon Caterson , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 6 February 2021; (p. 14)

— Review of Summertime : Reflections on a Fractured Future Danielle Celermajer , 2021 single work prose
1 Still Burning Simon Caterson , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 1 February 2019; (p. 16)

— Review of Black Saturday : Not the End of the Story Peg Fraser , 2018 selected work biography prose

'Even if that awful summer day did not become known as Black Saturday, February 7, 2009, could not have been forgotten by anyone who experienced hot northerly winds so fierce it felt as though your eyeballs were being scorched. In inner-suburban Melbourne, where I was that day, the temperature rose above 46C, a record high for the city.'  (Introduction)

1 A Hit-and-Myth Affair Simon Caterson , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 20 April 2019; (p. 20)

— Review of Waltzing Matilda, Australia's Accidental Anthem : A Forensic History W. Benjamin Lindner , 2019 multi chapter work criticism

'It may seem difficult to reconcile the enduring popularity of Australia’s national song with the casualness of its creation. W. Benjamin Lindner, a Melbourne-based lawyer who has spent years investigating what we know and don’t know about the making of Waltzing Matilda, characterises the song as “a one-off collaboration without any illusions of greatness or expectations of its anthemic qualities”.' (Introduction)

1 'A Banquet of Consequences' Portrait of a Revisionist and a Procrastinator Simon Caterson , 2018 single work essay
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 400 2018; (p. 40-41)

'‘It is hard to reach the truth of these islands,’ observed Robert Louis Stevenson of Samoa in a letter written to a close friend in 1892, two years after the author had moved to an estate on Upolu. Stevenson, who died in 1894, could never have anticipated the prophetic dimension added to those words. Less than a century later, in the 1980s, the Western understanding of Samoan society would become the subject of a fierce and protracted international dispute among anthropologists and others that has raged ever since.' (Introduction)

1 The Potent Allure of False Hope Based on a Big Lie Simon Caterson , 2018 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 27 January 2018; (p. 22)

— Review of The Woman Who Fooled the World : Belle Gibson's Cancer Con Beau Donelly , Nick Toscano , 2017 single work biography

'There can be few individuals in Australia ­detested more bitterly than Belle Gibson. The fake cancer sufferer and charity fraudster enjoyed a meteoric rise to international fame and fortune as a “wellness” guru. Her spectacular ascent was followed by an equally rapid descent into ­infamy after her hurtful and damaging scams were exposed in 2015.' (Introduction)

1 The Resurrection of Morris West Simon Caterson , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: The Monthly Blog , August 2017;
1 'The Fabulous Flying Mrs Miller : An Australian’s True Story of Adventure, Danger, Romance and Murder' by Carol Baxter Simon Caterson , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 391 2017;
'Among the glittering generation of pioneering aviators and aviatrixes of the 1920s and 1930s, Jessie ‘Chubbie’ Miller stands out as remarkably adventurous. Carol Baxter’s highly readable biography provides an engaging portrait of a young suburban housewife who decided, quite literally, to make her own way in the world. As Baxter acknowledges, for a biographer it is a tremendous story that just keeps on giving. This book does it justice.' (Introduction)
1 The Pulling Power of Prejudice Simon Caterson , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 12-13 March 2016; (p. 26) The Saturday Age , 12-13 March 2016; (p. 26)

— Review of Finding Eliza : Power and Colonial Storytelling Larissa Behrendt , 2016 multi chapter work criticism
1 Full of Wonders Simon Caterson , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , January-February no. 378 2016; (p. 64)

— Review of Journey to Horseshoe Bend T. G. H. Strehlow , 1969 single work biography
1 Dad’s Determination Created Popular Hero Simon Caterson , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 19-20 November 2016; (p. 23)

— Review of The Last Crocodile Hunter : A Father and Son Legacy Bob Irwin , Amanda French , 2016 single work autobiography
1 Lapsed Old-school Detective Simon Caterson , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australia , 22-23 October 2016; (p. 19)

— Review of Roger Rogerson : From Decorated Policeman to Convicted Criminal - The Inside Story Duncan McNab , 2016 single work biography
1 'Short-Arsed Sex Pixie' : A Clear-Eyed Account of an Artist's Life Simon Caterson , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 384 2016; (p. 13-14)

— Review of Brett Whiteley : Art, Life and the Other Thing Ashleigh Wilson , 2016 single work biography

'Notwithstanding the fact that he died alone in a hotel room following a heroin overdose at the age of fifty-three, Brett Whiteley led what for an Australian artist in particular may be characterised as a fortunate life. As Ashleigh Wilson relates in this excellent biography, Whiteley retained the capacity to astonish, despite his misadventures.' (Introduction)

1 Adele Dumont Finds the People among the Politics in No Man Is an Island Simon Caterson , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Brisbane Times , 9 September 2016;

— Review of No Man Is an Island : One Teacher’s Story of How Humanity and Hope Flourished behind Barbed Wire Adele Dumont , 2016 single work autobiography
'"Each time I enter my classroom, and the men assemble before me, I get an unmistakable feeling: that I belong here. If I were religious, maybe I would say that I had found my calling." During the period of increased arrivals that occurred under the Rudd-Gillard government, Adele Dumont took a job teaching English to asylum seekers being held in detention on Christmas Island and later at the Curtin detention centre in the West Australian desert. ...'
1 Pushing the Boundaries Simon Caterson , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 5-6 December 2015; (p. 37) The Saturday Age , 5-6 December 2015; (p. 31)

— Review of The Best Australian Essays 2015 2015 anthology essay ; The Best Australian Science Writing 2015 2015 anthology essay ; Best Australian Comedy Writing 2015 anthology prose short story
1 Little Rest and Savage Recreation Simon Caterson , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24-25 October 2015; (p. 26) The Saturday Age , 24-25 October 2015; (p. 26)

— Review of R&R Mark Dapin , 2015 single work novel
1 The Refugee Who Claims a Fortunate Life Simon Caterson , 2015 single work
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 15 August 2015; (p. 30-31) The Saturday Age , 15-16 August 2015; (p. 30)

— Review of Shining : The Story of a Lucky Man Abdi Aden , Robert Hillman , 2015 single work autobiography
1 The Problems behind the Lines Simon Caterson , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 18 July 2015; (p. 26)

— Review of After the Blast : An Australian Officer in Iraq and Afghanistan Garth Callender , 2015 single work autobiography
1 Australia’s First Literary Sensation Simon Caterson , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 27-28 June 2015; (p. 30) The Saturday Age , 27-28 June 2015; (p. 30)

— Review of Blockbuster! : Fergus Hume and the Mystery of a Hansom Cab Lucy Sussex , 2015 single work biography ; The Mystery of a Hansom Cab Fergus Hume , 1886 single work novel
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