"A sinister cabal of superior writers."
Magdalena Ball runs The Compulsive Reader. She is the author of Sleep Before Evening, The Art of Assessment, Quark Soup, and, in collaboration with Carolyn Howard-Johnson, Cherished Pulse and She Wore Emerald Then. She runs a monthly radio program podcast The Compulsive Reader Talks.
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Book Review: Crazy Hair by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean
A nice antidote to the sweetness of most children’s picture books.
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Book Review: Get Published Secrets by Dale Beaumont
A collection that could provide a good source of motivation for many writers.
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Book Review: The Darwin Poems by Emily Ballou
So well written and insightful is this book, that verse now seems the most natural and obvious form for biography.
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Book Review: Sold by Brendan Gullifer
Buying (or selling) a house will never feel the same again.
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Book Review: Annabel Karmel's Complete Family Meal Planner
A cookbook full of fast, fun, healthy recipes that your children will cheer you for making.
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Book Review: Will You Love Me Tomorrow by Danny Gillan
There’s a deftness and musical spring to Gillan’s style that belies the seriousness of his topics
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Book Review: The Book of Grandparents: A Celebration of a Very Special Kind of Love
A lovely and powerful reflection on grandparenting.
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Book Review: Breath by Tim Winton
Nearly every line in this novel is taut and wrought with sensation.
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Music Review: Paul Kelly More Songs from the South Concert at the Civic Theatre, Newcastle
High energy fun, exquisite musicianship, and the deep introspection we've come to expect from the Southern Bard.
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Book Review: Talking Heads by Alan Bennett (Audio CD)
A theatrical sense of the absurd and tragic.
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