The Blogging Revolution, Melbourne University Press, September (Aus/US), 9780522854909 The bloggers and dissidents that Antony Loewenstein meets up with in The Blogging Revolution are from repressive regimes Iran, Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Cuba and China. Some face torture and imprisonment for speaking out - not just about political issues, but on details of their social … Continue reading Join the Revolution! An interview with Antony Loewenstein on The Blogging Revolution
Interviews + Profiles
Interacting with other literary-minded folk…
Stefan Laszczuk on I Dream of Magda
I Dream of Magda, August 08 (Australia) Allen & Unwin, 9781741755015 (Aus, US/Kindle) This interview was first published in the July 2008 issue of BOOKSELLER+PUBLISHER magazine (c) 2008 Thorpe-Bowker (a division of RR Bowker LLC). See also the review. You describe it beautifully in the book, but can you tell us a little bit about … Continue reading Stefan Laszczuk on I Dream of Magda
An Extraordinary Life – Interview with Jim Sharman on Blood & Tinsel
Blood & Tinsel, Jim Sharman, August 2008, HB (Australia) Miegunyah Press, 9780522853773 (Aus, US) This interview was first published in the June 2008 issue of BOOKSELLER+PUBLISHER magazine (c) 2008 Thorpe-Bowker (a division of RR Bowker LLC). A doctor said to your parents when you were a child that you have the makings of a philosopher. … Continue reading An Extraordinary Life – Interview with Jim Sharman on Blood & Tinsel
Dana Spiotta – Interview
See my review of Eat the Document by Dana Spiotta, Picador, 2008, 9780330448291 (Aus, US) What was the initial inspiration for Eat the Document? I met Alger Hiss' widow, Isabel Johnson. And I wondered about her marriage. If you were a spy, would you tell your wife? What would it be like to have … Continue reading Dana Spiotta – Interview
The Best Unpublished Books – Part Three (Children's/Young Adult)
Body Swap – Jerome Parisse Didn’t you just love those stories when you were a kid where magical things could happen in ordinary circumstances? Things like turning invisible, or wishing on objects? Well Jerome’s Body Swap has this mysterious magical quality that gets the imagination firing. 13 year-old William has moved to Fulton with his … Continue reading The Best Unpublished Books – Part Three (Children's/Young Adult)
The Best Unpublished Books – Part Two
The Ice Age – Kirsten Reed I think, if I’d read this book between the ages of 14-17, it would be my favourite book. Not that it only has young adult appeal. I still found that the laid-back protagonist, who doesn’t seem particularly fazed most of the time to be on the road with a … Continue reading The Best Unpublished Books – Part Two
The Best Unpublished Books – Part One
From the Deep End Table – Christopher Currie I tracked down Chris after reading an amazing story of his in Voiceworks a couple of years ago, called 1969. It was about Woodstock – the summer of love. I found his writing to be incredibly insightful, subtle, and beautiful. I was instantly a fan. Chris has … Continue reading The Best Unpublished Books – Part One
Punk Romance and Time Travel – an interview with Audrey Niffenegger
The Time Traveler's Wife is a highly absorbing read with quirk, warmth and genuine romance. It follows the connecting stories of Henry, who suffers from spontaneous time travel, and Clare, his destined partner. LiteraryMinded caught up with Audrey Niffenegger somewhere in time and space to ask her a few questions about the novel... The … Continue reading Punk Romance and Time Travel – an interview with Audrey Niffenegger
Matthew Condon – Interview
First published in the October 2007 issue of BOOKSELLER + PUBLISHER magazine (c) 2007 Thorpe-Bowker (a division of RR Bowker LLC) http://www.bookseller+publisher.com.au/ The Trout Opera sprang from an encounter with a Dalgety local, stories of the place, and much research. What were you most inspired by when you first visited the place? I hadn't been … Continue reading Matthew Condon – Interview
Dark Roots – an interview with Cate Kennedy
This interview is now to be published in Southerly Vol. 68, No. 3. I am temporarily removing it from the blog as I highly encourage you to purchase a copy of this respected literary journal (Australia's oldest), and support small press and Australian literature. This issue will be celebrating the short fiction genre. It'll be … Continue reading Dark Roots – an interview with Cate Kennedy
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