Happy weekend everyone! I’ve got a treat for you today. I interviewed the delightful Kate Forsyth this week about her novel Bitter Greens and she’s come back with some brilliant, thoughtful answers you’ll love. There aren’t really any spoilers – so feel free to …
The Virgin Suicides Author: Jeffrey Eugenides Publisher: Bloomsbury Format: Paperback RRP: $19.95 (AUD) My rating The story In a sleepy suburb in 1970s Detroit, a group of teenage boys watch with an obsessive awe the five Lisbon daughters who live …
Vital stats: Author: Kate Forsyth Publisher: Random House Australia Format: Paperback RRP: $32.95 (AUD) My rating The story: Born with a good name, a plain face and an empty purse, Charlotte-Rose de Caumont de la Force dreams of a life …
Last week I confessed I have never read any of Jeffrey Eugenides’ books, but that I was planning to fix this soon. Having seen him speak on Thursday (May 17) at the 2012 Sydney Writers’ Festival I now absolutely cannot wait to …
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jeffrey Eugenides has criticised the Pulitzer Prize board’s decision not to award a fiction prize this year, during an interview at the 2012 Sydney Writers’ Festival, warning the move could detriment the industry. “There’s not too many people that think …
This is just a quick post. I’m off to see Jeffrey Eugenides speak at the Sydney Writers’ Festival in a couple of hours and was doing a bit of background surfing when I came across this great Guardian interview with journalist Sarfraz …
