Joanna Preston: Tasmanaut Poet
Does the Writing Workshop Still Work? Edited by Dianne Donnelly (Multilingual Matters, 2010) ISBN 9781847692689 Part of a series of books on the analysis of creative writing, Does the Writing Workshop Still Work? is a variably interesting collection of essays surrounding the question posed by the title. It’s unfortunate that the foreword is technical and abstruse …
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(I meant to blog about this one a month or so ago, but life took over.) The Art of the Poetic Line is part of what looks like a very interesting series of books from Graywolf Press. Called “The Art of __”, each focuses on a particular single issue to do with creative writing. In this …
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Finally got around to finishing the final book in Robin Hobb's Soldier Son trilogy, Renegade's Magic. Hmm. It's definitely better than the second book, Forest Mage. And possibly even better than the first, Shaman's Crossing. But the ending is quite weak, and is virtually identical to the ending of Fool's Fate (and, for that matter, to Assassin's …
This is a micro-review of three books that make me come over all evangelical. All three by the same author: Michael Pollan. Oh boy. The first, The Omnivore's Dilemma, is a book that you have to read. I'm serious. Get a copy. Beg, borrow, steal or buy one now, and start reading. Especially if you are …
The Nudist on the Late Shift, Po Bronson (Secker & Warburg, 1999) ISBN: 0436204770 First, the confession: I didn't finish the book. It sounds interesting, and the introduction is well written, witty and intriguing. But the book itself quickly turns into a series of self-congratulatory soundbites, that read half way between a screenplay for a …
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A Dark Feathered Art 