Reviews
Can girls play too?: Anna Krien’s Night Games
‘All the fortune and fame, it’s more than a game’ – so goes the brash opening credits of Channel 9’s popular sports panel, The Footy Show. Whatever one’s level of enthusiasm towards AFL or NRL, they undeniably wield enormous power. Both multi-billion dollar organisations, the codes reap … Read more
Interviews
Follow the paper trail: Q&A with Sofija Stefanovic and Lorelei Vashti
Sofija Stefanovic and Lorelei Vashti are the brains behind Melbourne’s write-as-you-walk-workshop, Paper Trail Tours. Spanning some of the city’s most popular hangouts and lesser-known nooks, the foot tour focuses on unlocking participants’ creative potential, all while in a relaxed, friendly group atmosphere. They even provide notebooks, with the hope … Read more
Interviews
‘That rare, shimmering story’: An interview with Chloe Hooper
. The Engagement is a tense character study of a man and a woman trapped by lies and deceit, but there is a strong third character in the story: Victoria’s Western District. How familiar are you with this landscape which you evoke so beautifully and so terrifyingly? … Read more
Books, Reviews
Hook, line and sinker: Emily Maguire’s Fishing for Tigers
It’s hard not to be hooked by the opening lines of Emily Maguire’s Fishing for Tigers: ‘I had picked Hanoi because the airfare was cheap and I knew almost nothing about the place. The need to be swallowed up by strangeness was the closest thing to desire … Read more
Interviews
Screening process: A drink with Angela Meyer
For many, Angela Meyer’s LiteraryMinded is the go-to blog when chasing up literary news, reviews and interviews. Having just celebrated her blog’s five-year anniversary, Angela can now boast the rather techno-savvy term ‘vlogger’ as part of her online credentials. We chat with Angela about her new video podcast, … Read more
Books, Reviews
Not so sweet, girly or soft: Riikka Pulkkinen’s True
Not far into Riikka Pulkkinen’s True, Anna is at work tidying the bookshelves when she realises, ‘Almost every novel has a love story, a description of love beginning’. Anna, so heartbroken she recently spent eleven days lying on the floor of her apartment, is no stranger to … Read more
