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1 It Seems Mother Teresa Was a Mother Teresa After All Tony Thompson , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 13 August vol. 27 no. 16 2017; (p. 6-8)

'I kept getting lost in Kolkata. North and south were somehow inverted in my head and I had to consciously avoid going the wrong way every time I stepped out of my hotel. But I want to start with Christopher Hitchens, a writer that I revere and a public figure whose death I continue to mourn. I loved his prose even when I didn't agree with him and I admired his honesty. He was, for me, a teacher who taught me to ignore the media's tired narratives and look at each situation on its own merits. Among his many subjects, some might say targets, was Mother Teresa. ' (Introduction)

1 2 y separately published work icon Summer of Monsters Tony Thompson , Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2014 6010806 2014 single work novel young adult

'There is a monster within us all – it’s how you choose to use it that counts.

'Mary’s life began in shadow. Unwanted and overlooked, her desire was to make something of her existence. So how would meeting a young poet change her path forever? Scandal. Passion. Desire. Mary’s choices were clear – but would she ever be free of her loneliness? Tony Thompson’s enthralling novel explores Mary Shelley’s early life and the famous summer she spent with Percy Shelley, Lord Byron, John Polidori and her stepsister Claire Clairmont, which inspired her iconic novel Frankenstein.' (Publication summary)

 

1 Skating Solutions to Boys' Education Tony Thompson , 2012 single work prose
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 5 October vol. 22 no. 19 2012; (p. 42-44)
1 Untitled Tony Thompson , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 19 no. 4 2011; (p. 2-3)

— Review of Harry's War John Heffernan , 2011 single work children's fiction
1 [Review] A Waltz for Matilda [and] Taj and the Great Camel Trek Tony Thompson , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 19 no. 3 2011; (p. 39-40)

— Review of A Waltz for Matilda Jackie French , 2010 single work novel ; Taj and the Great Camel Trek Rosanne Hawke , 2011 single work children's fiction
1 [Review] The Golden Day Tony Thompson , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 19 no. 2 2011; (p. 30)

— Review of The Golden Day Ursula Dubosarsky , 2011 single work novel
1 Untitled Tony Thompson , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 18 no. 4 2010; (p. 14-15)

— Review of India Dark Kirsty Murray , 2010 single work novel ; Scout Nicole Plüss , 2010 single work novel
1 Untitled Tony Thompson , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 18 no. 3 2010; (p. 29-30)

— Review of Merrow Ananda Braxton-Smith , 2010 single work novel
1 [Review] Jaguar Warrior Tony Thompson , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 18 no. 2 2010; (p. 25-26)

— Review of Jaguar Warrior Sandy Fussell , 2010 single work children's fiction
1 4 y separately published work icon Shakespeare : The Most Famous Man In London Tony Thompson , Fitzroy : Black Dog Books , 2009 Z1622714 2009 single work biography young adult

'This is the book for anyone who has ever been forced to study a Shakespeare play. It is Shakespeare in context; sexy, dangerous and a bit scary. Being smart and a little sneaky comes naturally to William Shakespeare - and he is about to make it bigger than he ever dreamed possible. Kids will be fascinated by 'mob football', 'bear baiting' and the gruesome details of Elizabethean London. They will engage with Shakespeare's plays on a whole new level. ' (Publication summary)

1 A Father and Son Walk the Line Tony Thompson , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 17 December 2005; (p. 28)

— Review of The Line : A Man's Experience : A Son's Quest to Understand Arch Flanagan , Martin Flanagan , 2005 selected work autobiography
1 Bad PR Tony Thompson , 2004 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January no. 267 2004-2005; (p. 7)
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