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Anchor Point — Alice Robinson · book-plate
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Anchor Point Alice Robinson. Roasted Pumpkin and Nectarine Salad. It has been a long time since a book has physically moved me to tears. I am often an emotional reader, like when I read. We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves. May We Be Forgiven. But rarely can words on a page break through to me in such an affecting way. As I read Alice Robinson’s debut novel. It is crafted, polished and nurtured like that of a skilled author at the top of their game. So powerful for me was how deeply and instinctively ...
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The Life of Houses — Lisa Gorton · book-plate
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The Life of Houses Lisa Gorton. Ginger Roasted Pumpkin and Quinoa Salad. The Life of Houses. Is a beautiful study of home, of how we’re shaped by where we come from no matter how close we are to that place. The Life of Houses. Cautiously, like pressing a bruise, she tested what she felt, being back. In one way, the house was exactly as she remembered it, everything in the same place; and yet it was not as it had ever seemed. The house was keeping itself back from her. In this feature on. Ldquo;In the nov...
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The Strays — Emily Bitto · book-plate
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The Strays Emily Bitto. Fresh berries with yoghurt and honey. The feeling of unease that crept under my skin, the unsettling behaviour of the adults and the endless questioning of character, particularly of those who first appear to be harmless. At times, but Bitto comes across as a calm, calculated writer, one who thinks through every possibility before releasing her words out into the open. Though. In the last post for 2014, I talked about my favourite books of 2014. Have put together this list. Book p...
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Barracuda — Christos Tsiolkas · book-plate
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Beef Ragu with Buckwheat Pasta and Green Salad. Sometimes you learn far more about a country by reading fiction than what’s being written in the newspapers, in history books, in current affairs coverage. Is an important book, particularly given the diabolical state of Australian politics as we come towards the end of 2013, but also in spite of it. Because. That we tell the people around us that we love them and appreciate them. Dan’s Olympic aspirations and the way this ties to his identity, both t...
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Contents · book-plate
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The Outrun Amy Liptrot. Nightmare in Berlin Hans Fallada. The Paper House Anna Spargo-Ryan. The Bricks That Built the Houses Kate Tempest. From The Outer Alicia Sometimes and Nicole Hayes (eds). Where Love Begins Judith Hermann. Our Magic Hour Jennifer Down. Your Heart is a Muscle the Size of a Fist Sunil Yapa. A Loving, Faithful Animal Josephine Rowe. A Few Days in the Country: And Other Stories Elizabeth Harrower. Nobody Is Ever Missing Catherine Lacey. Paulina and Fran Rachel B. Glaser. The Empathy Ex...
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The First Bad Man — Miranda July · book-plate
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The First Bad Man Miranda July. Fried Egg Tortilla with Cucumber Jalapeño Salsa. Sometimes I find myself so busy that I become disconnected from the real world. A feeling as if I’m living in my own strange little parallel universe. Fuelled by a delirious combination of lack of sleep, caffeine and adrenalin, I float my way through days with little connection to what is happening around me. Did I remember to eat breakfast? What day is it? Why are they laughing? For Kill Your Darlings. For The Wheeler Centre.
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About · book-plate
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My name is Kylie Maslen. book-plate is an ongoing account of what I've been reading and what I've been eating, through personal essays that combine literary criticism and recipes. Encouraging myself to diversify what I was reading. In 2014 I made a decision to read more books written by women, in order to rectify an imbalance on my bookshelves. In 2015 I am focussing on books written by Australian women, or works in translation, in order to again extend my reading. Review policy and promotion. I have a p...
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The Empathy Exams — Leslie Jamison · book-plate
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The Empathy Exams Leslie Jamison. Lemon and Ginger Tea. Good non-fiction writers should introduce you to ideas. They should get you thinking about the world and encourage you to seek these ideas further, to think, probe, read, question. In. Jamison introduces ideas and influential thinkers in a subtle but powerful way. She does this through first person narrative non-fiction, making concepts feel personal,. After she saw my list of favourite non-fiction reads from 2014. Which you can read here. Ldquo;Bei...