The Glass Canoe (1976) – David IRELAND
One of the best features of the Text Classics list is the reprinting of several Miles Franklin Award winners. Charged with awarding the best novel each year that describes “Australian […]
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That Deadman Dance (2010) – Kim SCOTT
In a shameless act of bandwagoning, I bought this on Thursday morning, just after the announcement, and proceeded to read it over the weekend so I could sound intelligent at […]
Breath (2008) – Tim WINTON
I tried to read Cloudstreet a few years ago. It didn’t end well – for me, or for Tim Winton, who I vowed to never read again. But then Breath […]
The Time We Have Taken (2007) – Steven CARROLL
With Christmas just around the corner, there’s a whole load of new books out that I probably should have read for work. I haven’t, though. And when trying to find […]
The Well Dressed Explorer (1962) – Thea ASTLEY
I picked this up at a second-hand book stall that pops up at my uni every now and then, for only $4! Bargain! And, I had heard Thea Astley’s name […]
Three Cheers for the Paraclete (1968) – Thomas KENEALLY
I had a bad experience with Thomas Keneally in high school – The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith is the only English novel I never finished in high school (!nerd!), because […]
The Ballad of Desmond Kale (2006) – Roger McDONALD
So, this book had been staring at me from my shelf for a long time. It won the Miles Franklin Award in 2006, which usually guarantees a good read (or […]
