Mandy Sayer: Misfits and Me – Life, Love, Literature and Art
A delicate mix of misfortune abuse artistic endeavour humour and the magic of Sayer’s pen crafts with literary finesse a significant Australian non-fiction work
Literature
Christmas Gift List – Picture Books for Kids by Rose Niland
This year the gifts on my Christmas list, says Rose, are picture books for children. who across the world might be different, but have hearts that are the same
Kahlil Gibran: The Garden of the Prophet, Immigration Museum
Kahlil Gibran: The Garden of the Prophet is a thought provoking literary and art exhibition now showing at the Immigration Museum, Melbourne until 17 March 2018
Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty – Suspense Thriller
Best selling author Liane Moriarty’s suspense thriller Nine Perfect Strangers says Rose, delivers a compelling read, ideal for the upcoming Xmas holiday season
In, A Month of Sundays, Liz Byrski: Book Review Rose Niland
A Month of Sundays, a novel by Liz Byrski, is about 4 women in their 60s and 70s, Ros, Adele, Judy and Simone, all members of an Online book club for ten+ years
The White Book by Han Kang – Beauty, Poignancy and Resonance
The White Book by Han Kang offers beauty, poignancy and resonance, a knowledge of what is lost and what is gained; how one becomes the other, says Derek Parker
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society – Review
The screenplay for this wondrous film has great depth, wonderful sincerity and is driven by the very appealing diversity of characters the story brings together
Charmed Lives in Greece: A Modern Story – British Museum
Charmed lives in Greece: Ghika, Craxton, Leigh Fermor an exhibition by the British Museum March 8 – July 15 is a modern Greek story of three influential artists
Melbourne Rare Book Week: Antiquarian Fair & Fab Free Events
Fifty presentations, lectures, readings, tours and other print on paper related events, will be held in venues across the city for Melbourne Rare Book Week 2017
NIDA, October Production Season, 2016 – Showcasing Skills
Each October theatrical students at Australia’s National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) showcase the skills they have acquired by presenting a season of plays
[untitled] Stonnington Literary Festival – Story Competition
August 1 is start date for a competition integral to [untitled], Stonnington Literary Festival 2016, with short story, poetry and memoir categories for all ages
Scholar Courtier Magician: The Lost Library of John Dee
Scholar, Courtier, Magician: the Lost Library of John Dee reveals an amazing Tudor imagination, as books owned by the 16th century polymath go on show at London
Far from the Madding Crowd – A Classic Story About True Love
Far from the Madding Crowd is a sensitive film abounding with images, which find a mirror in every mind and with sentiments to which every bosom returns an echo
Vale PD James, Baroness of Holland Park – Woman of Influence
Janet Walkers Tribute to P.D James Baroness of Holland Park who wrote with imagination and flair, her books were hard to put down until the final credits rolled
Jane Austen, Mr Darcy, The Regency and Vanity Fair – Part 1
English author Jane Austen lived in one of the most eventful, colourful and turbulent epochs in the history of England and Europe.
Towers – Symbols of Hope and Freedom
Prior to the twentieth century towers were built as symbols to the heights of material wealth and prosperity the western world had yet achieved.