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 [...]
Tag: Sarah Drummond
Och aye
So next is Perth Writers Festival. I've booked into lots of sessions. This is some of what I'm excited about: Lionel Shriver on literature and religion Martin Amis in conversation Richard Flanagan on love stories An all-day publishing thing on the novel, with a series of sessions. Can't wait for that one, including watching people [...]
Monday musings
Here are some things I've come across in my internet wanderings this morning: 1. A wonderful piece on Hilary Mantel. It's from last year but it gives you a lot of info about her as a person and a writer. Lots of bits in it resonate for me, but when she's talking about taking a [...]
Sarah Drummond’s Salt Story
Photograph by Tracey Armstrong ABC South Coast This is a photo of my blog buddy Sarah Drummond who has a new book out about sea dogs (Bill, aka Salt above) and fisherwomen (aka, her own good self) working in the south-west Australian region of Albany. There's a partial interview with her, link below and also [...]
