projecting natalie miller: legacy of a legend

Pioneer. Icon. Mentor. Mum.

For over fifty years, Natalie Miller has been a force in film distribution, exhibition and production in Australia and not before time she is celebrating her life’s work with the publication of her memoir PROJECTING NATALIE

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penny van oosterzee : cloud land

Penny van Oosterzee’s knowledge of the evolutionary history of Australia together with the story of her regeneration of her own property in the Atherton Tablelands results in a fascinating book. How do you turn paddocks back into lush tropical rainforest? 

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the wakes: mourning glory

Wakes in bite.

Dianne Yarwood’s debut novel, THE WAKES centres on a couple of enterprising women who cater for funerals.

Four funerals and two failing marriages form a complex narrative of intertwined stories as pharmaceutically trained Clare is cajoled by

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old god’s time: the lovely wildness of it

A detective thriller like no other, OLD GOD’S TIME surely is a book written for the reason we read.

A haunting narrative, lyrical and disturbing, horrendous and hilarious, a mesmeric tale of memory and menace, a jagged world of revenge,

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the whispering muse : a wonderful gothic love story

Book review  – Laura Purcell’s ‘The Whispering Muse’.

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Theatre people and those who like spooky Victorian Gothicky ghostly tales will love this. It is a gripping, compelling page turner. It is divided into five Acts, each a different …

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the private life of spies: a secret surprise

Delightful seems a strange word to begin a review about a book about the dark art of espionage, but Alexander McCall Smith’s splendid THE PRIVATE LIFE OF SPIES is just that. Delightful.

Imagine Buchan or Ambler as written by Wodehouse

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it’s a shame about ray : just brilliant

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When I write book reviews, I’m of the opinion that a review is ultimately a recommendation, and therefore I try to be as objective as possible in a subjective exercise.  This proved to be impossible for IT’S A

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literary cats : a must for cat lovers

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Mark Twain,  aka Samuel Clemens, turned his signature wit to a number of subjects–boyhood, the legend of King Arthur and even cats. “If man could be crossed with the cat,” he once wrote, “it would improve man, but …

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