All posts tagged "Books"

• New Twitch Co-ordinator and Devonport Young Writers in the City Announced!

  Tasmanian Writers’ CentreFinishing up a successful year with the Tasmanian Writers Centre as Twitch Co-ordinator, Claire McCarthy is venturing over the seas...

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  Fullers: The Abels – New Edition to be launched in Hobart

  Fullers Bookshop Hotly anticipated among bushwalkers, a completely revised edition of The Abels, Volume One, the classic guide to climbing Tasmanian mountains,...

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  Chandler Continues Craft of Crime

  Paula Xiberras Tania Chandler loves Tasmania and tells me when we chat, that last year, she spent a week in Hobart, which...

• Ode to a coffee cup … I broke …

  Cameron Hindrum*This morning in the staff room at work I accidentally broke someone’s coffee mug. To fess up, and make an offer...

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  Fullers, Tuesday 6th December, 5:30pm: Dr Michael Powell book launch, Musquito

  Lindsay Tuffin* Dr Michael Powell is no stranger to controversy. The Tasmanian Times was the first to take up what became a...

• Ruth Myor’s new memoir, When the Lights Go Out, resonates …

  Paul Arnott Chair Acorn Press Ltd… with passion for people and for God. Ruth left Australia in 1960 to serve the Somali...

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  Wilbur’s Winning Wisdom

  Paula Xiberras The meaning of the name ‘Wilbur’ is ‘resolute’ or ‘brilliant’ and curious Wilbur of Matthew William’s book is indeed both...

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  The Rancor of Robert Hughes

  Patrick McCaughey, Meajin Quarterly Robert Hughes was charming to meet. A robust conversationalist, he was witty, wide ranging and courteous. In my...

• A Hymn for a Hymn, 1816

  Chad Norman, Casa Harris, Truro, NSMary seated on a boulder; a small sealed box in her arms Break out the laughter for...

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  A Beautiful Game

  Paula Xiberras Mark Nicholas, the elegant Englishman has seamlessly (pardon the pun) been part of Channel Nine’s cricket coverage for quite a...