Monday, May 12, 2014

Books featured at the Sydney Morning Herald

Books


From secret Russia to rural Sweden

Tom Rob Smith: After Soviet-era thrillers <i>The Farm</i> is a different kettle of fish. Review by Ross Southernwood The Farm is quite a different kettle of fish for author Tom Rob Smith.
Donna Leon knows Venice like the back of her hand. Review by Peter Craven Donna Leon is one of the more unusual and satisfying writers of crime fiction in the current pantheon.

Filling in the gaps of history

Author Belinda AlexandraBelinda_6493.jpg KAREN HARDY Belinda Alexandra's latest book again borrows from her family's colourful past.

Books that changed me: Dav Pilkey

Author Dav Pilkey. Dav Pilkey is the American author and illustrator of children's books including the best-selling Captain Underpants series (Scholastic Australia). He will be a guest at the Sydney Writers' Festival, May 19-25.

Bookshop

<p></p> Reviewed by Thuy On On the shelf this week: The Promise, The End of the World, Little Meerkat and more.

Ursula Dubosarsky: elephants roam from page to stage

Trunk call: A NIDA cast performs in the adaption of Dubosarsky's book. LINDA MORRIS There is something about elephants that reminds the children's writer Ursula Dubosarsky of the emotional roller-coaster of childhood.

Elephants roam from page to page

Trunk call: A NIDA cast performs in the adaption of Dubosarsky's book. LINDA MORRIS There is something about elephants that reminds the children's writer Ursula Dubosarsky of the emotional rollercoaster of childhood. Big and blundering in a herd, a little like preschoolers, elephants repeatedly feature in children's literature as a metaphor for the wild plains of children's imaginations. 

Authors who embrace Twitter

Authors tweet .jpg Elissa Blake Even though their preference is for the longer form, many authors understand the #benefits of sharing their ideas in the Twittersphere.

Undercover

Susan Wyndham Dinkus SUSAN WYNDHAM News and views on books, writers and publishing.

Wordplay

David Astle's Dinkus David Astle Forget the dilemma of affect and effect. Tap in the opening phrase ''What's the difference between …'' and you'll unlock a universe of prickly pairs.

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