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Posted on March 14, 2016 by Catherine Hanrahan
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The Grass Sister – Gillian Mears

  Gillian Mears is one of my favourite authors. She has written just a handful of novels. Her first, The Mint Lawn, won the Vogel award in 1990 and is one of …

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Posted on February 15, 2016 by Catherine Hanrahan

Forever Young – Steven Carroll

  One of the best books I read last year was ‘A World of Other People‘ by Stephen Carroll. Forever Young is the fifth of his Glenroy series, a collection …

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Posted on December 12, 2015 by Catherine Hanrahan

Me and Mr Booker – Cory Taylor

Me and Mr Booker is Taylor’s debut novel and winner of the 2012 Commonwealth Book Prize. It is a coming of age story told in first person by Martha, a 16 year old …

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Posted on November 29, 2015 by Catherine Hanrahan

Six Bedrooms – Tegan Bennett Daylight

Six Bedrooms is a collection of 10 short stories about the pain of coming of age. Some are loosely connected to each other via the sad and vulnerable Tasha. I …

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Posted on August 18, 2015 by Catherine Hanrahan

On Brunswick Ground – Catherine de Saint Phalle

On Brunswick Ground is a contemporary novel set in Melbourne. It draws on the violent death of journalist Jill Meagher in 2012 to explore the fear that her death evoked in local …

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Posted on August 12, 2015 by Catherine Hanrahan

A short history of Richard Kline – Amanda Lohrey

  I read A Short History of Richard Kline ahead of hearing Amanda Lohrey speak at the Sydney Writers Festival this year. It seems a long time ago now, and reminds …

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Posted on July 12, 2015 by Catherine Hanrahan

A World of Other People – Steven Carroll

I read A World of Other People ahead of hearing Steven Carroll speak at this year’s Sydney Writers Festival. This book won the Prime Minister’s literary award in controversial circumstances last …

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Posted on June 2, 2015 by Catherine Hanrahan

This house of grief – Helen Garner

  Helen Garner has really made the true crime and court drama her own, with Joe Cinque’s Consolation, The First Stone, and now This House of Grief. But the tag …

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Posted on May 28, 2015 by Catherine Hanrahan
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My Sydney Writers’ Festival

I look forward to the Sydney Writers’ Festival every year, eagerly scanning the program for my favourite writers and the topics that hook me. For me, the festival is about …

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Posted on March 12, 2015 by Catherine Hanrahan

Summer’s Gone – Charles Hall

I’ve been promising myself I’ll read more widely but yet again, I’ve been diverted by a new book closely related to the book I’m writing. In the case of Summer’s …

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My Reading To Write blog helps me to understand the craft of writing – what makes a good plot, characters and pace. I’m reviewing new books, classics, and rereading old favourites. I’ll try not to include spoilers as far as possible. I’d love to hear what you think of my reviews.

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A light look at literature-everything from the classics to Young Adult and Picturebooks. Please give me your view!

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The Newtown Review of Books

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