Congratulations Alice!

I am delighted to see that Alice Munro has won this year’s Man Booker International Prize. (Press release here).
Having recently read most of her work, Munro has become a great favourite of mine (to the point where I’m rationing out the few collections I haven’t read) . If you’re not acquainted with her masterful miniatures [...]

Catching up

As the days shorten and temperature drops here in Sydney, I’ve taken a week’s leave from work to hibernate (and alas, get cracking on some uni assignments). Those commitments aside, I’m sure to enjoy long bouts of uninterrupted reading in the next few days.
My recent reading has been a good mix of [...]