Monday, March 09, 2015

Tom Keneally and daughter continue his lifetime achievement & other book news/reviews from the Sydney Morning Herald

Tom Keneally and daughter continue his lifetime achievement

Writer Tom Keneally and his daughter Meg Keneally, who are co-writing a series of crime fiction novels. SUSAN WYNDHAM 1:00am Tom Keneally has enlisted his daughter Meg to co-write a historical crime series.

Book reviews: Thrillers by Nele Neuhaus, Katherine Howell, Anne Buist

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takethree bookcovers Jeff Popple 11:45pm Jeff Popple reviews three new crime novels set in Melbourne, Sydney and Germany.

Bookshop: Katherine Howell, Arundhati Roy, Steve Worland, Demelza Haines, Adam Murphy

Inspiration: <i>Paper Planes</i> by Steve Worland. Thuy On Thuy On reviews Tell The Truth; Capitalism: A Ghost Story; Paper Planes; Jenkins The Hare.

Review: 10:04 by Ben Lerner revisits the solipsistic themes of his first novel

Ben Lerner: At first glance his novel may seem yet another bulletin from a world already well-enough represented. Owen Richardson Ben Lerner 's new novel, 10:04, is as drily and self-deprecatingly funny as his first.

Books that Changed Me: Chris Lee

Chris Lee shares his favourite books. Chris Lee is an Australian screenwriter who has worked on TV series including The Secret Life of Us, Police Rescue, Paper Giants and most recently Gallipoli. His novel Seasons of War (Penguin) draws on his research to tell a story about life in the Gallipoli trenches from the perspective of the young diggers.

A peek behind the curtain of Neil Gaiman's creative process

Unknowable: Neil Gaiman retains an air of mystery that befits his fantastical writing. Daniel Herborn Neil Gaiman's latest short story collection is a balancing act, uncloaking his working method while retaining an air of mystery. 

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