Here are some of the things that caught my eye this week, or came under my nose. Article from The Atlantic on Vera Nabokov and her role in her husband's work. Often people talk about 'wanting a wife' or 'needing a wife' — I've said it myself — as if the only helpful function of a woman [...]
Category: Friday wrap
Friday wrap, with lettuce
It's hot in Melbourne again, and the heat combined with it being Friday and the end of the first full week of term for the school year will see us collapsing at home tonight for a meal with family and some tv. And probably cold beer. I leave you with some links of recent Good [...]
Friday wrap with lettuce
Over the weekend I am going to begin carving out a space on this blog for reviewing. I'm quite excited about how to approach it. I know, I know. All talk and no action. Sorry about that but I've been writing. I'm working like crazy on my second thing, let's call it The Sugar Men. [...]
Friday wrap (with lettuce)
Things in my head today: 1. The Hilary Mantel 'scandal' 2. Coming-of-age stories 3. Getting away from the Internet A couple of weeks ago, I saw a link to an article by Hilary Mantel which was actually a speech she gave London Review of Books lecture series at the British Museum. I thought the article [...]
