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15 November, 2008 I don’t get it. Writing classes are teeming with prospective novelists yet debut fiction continues to be the wallflower of Australian publishing. 
15 November, 2008 No one writes Regency like Australia’s Anna Campbell. 
15 November, 2008 This book is a strange beast, and not the easiest to review. 
15 November, 2008 Across 4000 nautical miles of mountainous seas and iceberg fields in the Southern Ocean, an Australian patrol pursues an illegal Uruguayan fishing boat. 
15 November, 2008 The Gene Thieves is an exciting near-future thriller revolving around genetics, family secrets and kidnapping. 
15 November, 2008 Soon after Skip makes himself homeless, war comes to his city. 
15 November, 2008 This well-researched, mini-reference book is aimed primarily at women and geared to assist with informed choice. 
15 November, 2008 I’m not a parent, but if I had an adolescent in the house I would be racing out the door to buy Teenagers, Alcohol and Drugs: What Your Kids Really Want and Need to Know about Alcohol and Drugs. 
15 November, 2008 Brian Thacker is no newcomer to the writing of a great travel narrative, having previously penned such greats as Rule No. 5: No Sex on the Bus, Where’s Wallis? and I’m not Eating any of that Foreign Muck. 
15 November, 2008 Featuring an impressive line-up--including Tim Winton, David Malouf, Patrick White, Les Murray and Judith Wright--Literary Activists explores the role of literary writers in Australian public life. 
15 November, 2008 Robert Reid’s book about the biggest, boldest, baddest crocodiles in North Queensland is something of a tragedy; not because it’s brimming over with the corpses of a terrifying number of one of the world’s most feared predators, or because of the small(er) number of people meeting their end in this predator’s jaws, because it is dull. 
15 November, 2008 Every so often a book comes along that illuminates a topic without being a dryly factual history or a loosely constructed popular narrative built around a few key points. 
15 November, 2008 Humour is, as the editors note, ‘in the eye of the beholder’. 
15 November, 2008 Whether he is pushing an out-of-petrol Rolls Royce along a London backstreet after having attended the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, or defending a complex education policy argument, the humanity of Kim E Beazley is strongly evident. 
15 November, 2008 As a middle-class Australian, I really welcome this volume because it deals clearly and helpfully with a subject that baffles me and I think it is a great guide for understanding the most complex issue facing Australia today. 
15 November, 2008 Yet another recruit in the passing parade of Anzac related titles, A Stout Pair of Boots explains how to conduct research into the history of those battlefields on which Australians have served over the years, both at home and abroad. 
15 November, 2008 Following on from The New Diversity: Australian Fiction 1970-1988, Gelder and Salzman’s new book chronicles the development of Australian literature over the past 20 years. 
15 November, 2008 Storm Peak should have a familiar feel to readers of police procedural fiction: the sexy female sheriff, the laconic detective scarred by the death of his partner, the bullied child grown into a cold-blooded killer...all of the old ingredients are here. 
15 November, 2008 Western Australian poet Barbara Temperton is known for her skill in evoking the natural landscape and ability to reveal the interconnection of the human psyche and the natural world. 
15 November, 2008 With sprinklings of magic realism and a deft hand for compelling characters, Glenda Guest has created one of the loveliest debut novels I’ve read in a long while. 
15 November, 2008 Before diving into a new anthology of short stories there’s always a moment of hesitation or doubt, when the fear of the unknown briefly takes hold and you wonder about the quality of the stories inside. 
15 November, 2008 The list of ‘chick-lit’ with an Australian accent continues to grow with this latest book by Lisa Heidke. 
15 November, 2008 New Zealand-based author Jenny Pattrick is known in her home country for writing bestsellers. 
15 November, 2008 Peter Singer’s new book presents a logical, compelling argument for the need to end world poverty. 
15 November, 2008 After a handful of awards The Peasant Prince, based on the hugely popular Mao’s Last Dancer (the true story of Li Cunxin), is now out in audio book. |
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