Monday, July 06, 2015

Books featured in Sydney Morning Herald

<i>Time for Bed Daddy</i> by Dave Hackett. Thuy On What to buy in your local bookshop.

Tangled affairs of the heart and bank account in The Lost Swimmer by Ann Turner

<I>The Lost Swimmer</i> by Ann Turner. Ross Southernwood In the best thriller traditions, this exciting novel's end-game contains an unexpected twist.

The true story of Greenpeace activists the Arctic 30

Greenpeace International activist Colin Russell was one of the 'Arctic 30' who spent 100 days in a Russian jail. Owen Richardson When activists are victims of sinister buffoonery.

Go Set a Watchman - the Mockingbird sequel no one saw coming

<i>To Kill A Mockingbird</i> author Harper Lee. The sequel is inspiring celebration, trepidation and a security operation that makes its release a publishing event without peer.
(Getty Images) Neil McMahon "Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy . . . That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird."

Romantic reads

How to write a best-selling tear-jerker like author Nicholas Sparks

One of the secrets to success is movie posters showing Helen O'Hara Nicholas Sparks sells millions of books and movie tickets by adhering to a strict formula. Want to copy him? Here's how.

Book review

Aurelia review: John Hawke recalls romance of dreams

AA-t-PMBook_Aurelia Reviewer: Geoff Page John Hawke's use of myth reminds us of a time when Greek mythology was once over-used.

Gregory Day's Archipelago of Souls examines war in Crete and the male psyche

Gregory Day fell in love with Crete  and its people and was intrigued by its wartime history. Jane Sullivan Love and redemption underscore the story of how an Australian soldier in World War II united Crete and King Island.

Short fiction reviews: The Evening Chorus, Killing Monica, You're the Kind of Girl I Write Songs About, Lost Boy & Other Stories

Lost Boy and Other Stories edited by Estelle Tang. Kerryn Goldsworthy Latest reviews of new fiction including Candace Bushnell, Helen Humphreys, Daniel Herborn. 

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