Sep 2016 · Blog
Helen Garner: This House of Grief
Years ago an agent tried to convince me to write to write a true-crime book about German cannibals. She felt she could get me a deal. I declined. I didn’t want to dip my…
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May 2014 · Blog
Barbara Kingsolver’s FLIGHT BEHAVIOUR – a grand model for the environmental novel
I’m tracking through a lot of books as I tackle my own nonfiction project, on climate change and environmental law. Novel reading offers some light relief of an evening – Barbara Kingsolver’s Flight Behaviour nimbly blends both…
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The Write Guide: Mentoring
Written with Sara Maitland, THE guide for anyone seeking to get involved in mentoring for creative writing. Pat Barker writes of the book: “Mentoring is an important area of development for writers. I’m pleased…
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In Search of the Divine Mother
In Search of the Divine Mother (Harper Collins, 1998) is a groundbreaking study of the origins of religion, tracing the life and career of an Indian woman (Mother Meera) worshipped by many thousands as…
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