Tag: literature
Social change rising from Dust
Australian rock legend Mark Seymour and a 64-member choir will help launch a book by Newport’s Donna Jackson about asbestos-related illness and social change...
Murder mystery unravels in Mt Martha
An unsolved mystery that rattled 1950s Melbourne is the inspiration for a new novel by a Yarraville writer.
Janice Simpson’s first crime novel, Murder in...
Hero war photographer uncovered at Lit Fest
Yarraville author Jeff Maynard has made four trips to the US in pursuit of information about Australia’s official World War I photographer, Sir Hubert...
Crime writer visits Altona Meadows library
Footscray crime writer JM Green was a western suburbs librarian for years before she was shortlisted for a Premier’s award for best unpublished manuscript.
Now...
Don Watson traces worst words’ impact on language
Author and speech writer Don Watson fears the day we are literally lost for words.
The avid reader and lover of language’s latest book, Worst...
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Give better this Christmas
It’s OK to veto Valentine’s Day and pay little heed to Halloween, but when it comes to Christmas most of us aren’t willing to...
