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Miles Franklin Shortlist 2010

April 21, 2010, 4:47 am

Here’s the 2010 shortlist for the Miles Franklin Literary Award, and links to the ones I’ve reviewed. • Alex Miller – Lovesong, see my review. • Brian Castro – The Bath Fugues, see my review. • Craig...

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Jasper Jones, by Craig Silvey

April 25, 2010, 5:22 am

I knew I wasn’t going to like this book when I saw the cover art, and my forebodings were confirmed as soon as I read the first few lines. By the obligatory first 50 pages I was completely convinced I...

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The 2010 Prime Minister’s Literary Award Shortlist

July 15, 2010, 4:25 am

Prime Ministers come and go, and the recent ructions in Canberra made me fear for this award, but lo! here is the shortlist for 2010 Prime Minister’s Literary Award! Fiction Summertime, J.M. Coetzee...

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Bereft, by Chris Womersley

January 21, 2011, 2:00 am

Miles Franklin c1940 (Source: Wikipedia)Chris Womersley’s first novel, The Low Road won a Ned Kelly Award in 2008 but since I rarely read crime novels, I missed it. Bereft however is one of our ANZ...

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That Deadman Dance, by Kim Scott

January 28, 2011, 3:52 pm

A little while ago when I came across these words in That Deadman Dance, Kim Scott’s new novel, I posted them as a Sensational Snippet: You can dive deep into a book and not know just how deep until...

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Miles Franklin shortlist 2011

April 18, 2011, 5:31 pm

The 2011 Miles Franklin shortlist has been announced! The shortlisted titles are That Deadman Dance, by Kim Scott, see my review Bereft, by Chris Womersley, see my review When Colts Ran by Roger...

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When Colts Ran, by Roger McDonald

April 21, 2011, 10:01 am

Miles Franklin c1940 (Source: Wikipedia) The last time I lost myself so comprehensively in a book was about 30 years ago when I read the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. For three or four days, I didn’t do...

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2012 Miles Franklin Literary Award shortlist

May 2, 2012, 10:29 pm

2012 Miles Franklin shortlist Here’s the 2012 Shortlist for the Miles Franklin Literary Award, announced today. Congratulations to all the authors, editors and publishers! Blood by Tony Birch...

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Cold Light, by Frank Moorhouse

May 6, 2012, 6:11 am

Miles Franklin c1940 (Source: Wikipedia) Cold Light by Frank Moorhouse is third in his ‘Edith’ trilogy comprising Grand Days and Dark Palace. I read these years ago when they were first published,...

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Blood, by Tony Birch

May 16, 2012, 4:50 pm

Miles Franklin c1940 (Source: Wikipedia) Blood, a debut novel by Tony Birch, has been shortlisted for the 2012 Miles Franklin Award. In the blurb at Fishpond, it’s described as ‘an epic moral fable, a...

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2013 Miles Franklin Shortlist

April 30, 2013, 2:17 am

2013 Miles Franklin Award The 2013 Miles Franklin shortlist was announced today. Romy Ash – Floundering  (Text) (See my review) Michelle de Kretser – Questions of Travel  (A&U) See my review and a...

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Julia Paradise, by Rod Jones

August 31, 2013, 7:20 am

I’m a bit embarrassed to admit that I had never heard of Rod Jones until Text Publishing released Julia Paradise in its Text Classics series, but it turns out that he is a prolific author, with these...

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