A review by Nalini Haynes Resistance is the 2nd Dave Hooper novel; the first was Emergence. Dave Hooper is a classic dropkick: for most of …
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Melbourne Writers Festival 2014: Tara Moss in conversation
Tara Moss, author of non-fiction sociological memoir The Fictional Woman, appeared at the Melbourne Writers Festival ‘in conversation’. I was a guest of Victoria University’s …
Melbourne Writers Festival 2014: Sonya Hartnett in Conversation
A review by C J Dee Jo Case begins by acknowledging the Traditional Owners of the Land then moves to introducing the incredible Sonya Hartnett. …
Melbourne Writers Festival 2014: Joan London in Conversation
A review by C J Dee Joan London is already seated on stage conversing with Jane Sullivan when I rush in a couple of minutes …
Ghost Story
by Nalini Haynes Lingering in the gloom of a winter’s day at the Melbourne Writers Festival, ghosts appeared as translucent spectres lurking in the corners …
Melbourne Writers Festival 2014: Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
by Nalini Haynes Wearing black as befits a Melbournian during the Melbourne Writers Festival, Hannah Kent chats to Bethany Blanchard as the audience files in, …
Melbourne Writers Festival 2014: Tiddas — Anita Heiss in conversation
by Nalini Haynes ‘Tiddas’ was Anita Heiss in conversation, a Melbourne Writers Festival event, held on 23 August 2014 at ACMI Studio 1. The photo …
Melbourne Writers Festival 2014 program launched and sailing
On a chilly day in Melbourne, plunger pots full of delicious coffee scented the air, enticing authors, volunteers, journalists and special guests alike in the …