In Praise Of Funny BooksLast night, the Miles Franklin Literary Award — created to celebrate “a novel which is of the highest literary merit and presents…Jul 31, 2019Jul 31, 2019
The 2019 Australian Election ExplainedAll the major players as characters from Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom (1992).Apr 27, 2019Apr 27, 2019
Star Ratings For Books: Is There An Ideal System?It took me an embarrassingly long time to get on Goodreads. The platform has been around since 2006, and I’ve been reading books nearly…Aug 21, 2018Aug 21, 2018
Is “Accessible Literature” Code For “Dumbed-Down Books”?This morning, I read this Guardian article about Geraldine McCaughrean’s acceptance speech for the CILIP Carnegie medal (which she won for…Jun 19, 2018Jun 19, 2018
Print Books Are Dead. Long Live Print Books.If you read, or you’re on The Internet, or both, you’ll have heard the refrain: print books are dead. eBooks now account for a quarter of…May 22, 2018May 22, 2018