Melbourne Writers Festival 2017 – Day 1

Posted by Kate W in Non-fiction, Stuff and Nonsense and tagged with 2017, author talk, AWW2017, Christine Kenneally, Georgia Blain, Jenny Valentish, Kate Cole-Adams, Kate Holden, Melbourne Writers Festival, memoir, MWF August 26, 2017

I’m going to events over three days of the ten-day 2017 Melbourne Writers Festival (so there’ll be two more posts like this one). Today, the focus of the sessions I attended were on health.

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Bookish (and not so bookish) Thoughts

Posted by Kate W in Stuff and Nonsense and tagged with author talk, Bookish (and not so bookish) Thoughts, Christine Kenneally, Heather Rose, Jane Austen, Jennifer Down, Lisa McInerney, Margaret Atwood, Maxine Beneba Clarke, Melbourne Writers Festival, music, television, Tracy Chevalier July 20, 2017

01. The Melbourne Writers Festival 2017 program was launched this week. I’m excited about Heather Rose, Jennifer Down, Christine Kenneally, Tracy Chevalier and Maxine Beneba Clarke. Also: Grenville, Tsiolkas, Laguna, Krien, Joosten. It’s going to be a busy ten days. Continue reading →

Stella Prize 2015 – a reading round-up

Posted by Kate W in Stuff and Nonsense and tagged with Australian, AWW, AWW2015, book group, Christine Kenneally, Emily Bitto, Joan London, Maxine Beneba Clarke, Sofie Laguna, Stella Prize April 21, 2015

The winner of the 2015 Stella Prize is announced tonight. I’m excited. Continue reading →

Stella Prize 2015 shortlist

Posted by Kate W in Fiction, Stuff and Nonsense and tagged with Australian, AWW, AWW2015, book group, Christine Kenneally, Ellen van Neerven, Emily Bitto, Helen Garner, Joan London, Maxine Beneba Clarke, Sofie Laguna, Sonya Hartnett, Stella Prize March 12, 2015

The Stella Prize 2015 shortlist has been announced. I’m always busting to see what’s included on a shortlist but this time even more so because I’ve signed up for the Stella Shortlist Book Club. You should join as well (if you’re at a loose end over the next six weeks…). Continue reading →