I attended the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards last night. I drank a lot of red wine, Casey Bennetto sang, awards were given, people got emotional, Peter Temple was hilarious, there was a dessert buffet, and Penguin CEO Gabrielle Coyne and I had a conversation about Michael Jackson. The Wheeler Centre, administering the awards for the first … Continue reading The Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2010
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The Independent Type + other bobs
'Ello Guvna! * Yesterday I checked out The Independent Type exhibition at the State Library of Victoria. If you're a word-nerd you will probably enjoy it as much as I did. Highlights were Marcus Clarke's notebook (c. 1853) where I could make out the line 'A great deal of middling intellect'; Henry Handel Richardson's gorgeous … Continue reading The Independent Type + other bobs
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