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2016...
8 September
2016
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Brisbane Times
est. 2016
Brisbane Times
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* Contents derived from the 2016 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Mel Gibson Movie, Hacksaw Ridge, Receives Standing Ovation at Venice Film Festival, single work column
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Comedian Andy Lee Becomes an Overnight Sensation with New Children's Book, Do Not Open This Book
Comedian Lee Finds Success Writ Large Is Child's Play,
single work
column
Note: With title: Comedian Andy Lee becomes an overnight sensation with new children's book, Do Not Open This Book
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How Girl Asleep, Australia's Answer to Napoleon Dynamite, Made It to the Big Screen,
single work
column
'With 20 or so 15-year-olds dancing through the night in lurid 1970s clothes, Girl Asleep was not your average indie shoot.'
- Wake in Fright Joins TV's New Wave of Literary Adaptations and Film Reboots, single work column
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Muriel's Wedding Revived as a Musical in Sydney Theatre Company's 2017 Season,
single work
review
— Review of Muriel's Wedding : The Musical 2017 single work musical theatre ;'The Sydney Theatre Company will bring one of Australia's best-loved movies to the stage, with a musical version of Muriel's Wedding headlining its 2017 season.'
'The film's original writer and director, P.J. Hogan, will update his story of the downtrodden dreamer from Porpoise Spit into the social media era, while maintaining Muriel's obsession with ABBA and a white wedding. ...'
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Anthony Macris Observes Lonely Crowds in Inexperience and Other Stories,
single work
review
— Review of Inexperience and Other Stories 2016 selected work short story ;'The Sydney-based writer Anthony Macris has a modest body of published works: two novels, some shorter pieces and a memoir centred on his family's experience of autism. Not surprisingly, therefore, he is not as well-known outside literary circles as he should be. There is, nevertheless, another reason why his is not a household name among readers of recent fiction. His novels and short stories do not fit the mould of what constitutes these days marketable "products". For all that, Macris, who seems to me one of the most interesting writers of our time, has not lacked critical esteem. ...' -
Andy Lee's 'Do Not Open This Book' Uses Forbidden Fruit Premise to Great Success,
single work
review
— Review of Do Not Open This Book 2016 single work picture book ;'Even before you open it, Andy Lee's children's book demands attention with its basic premise (and title): Do Not Open This Book. Next to the title, a lanky-legged blue alien with a slightly harried expression holds up a sign reinforcing the message: Go Read Something Else. ...' -
Andy Lee Releases Children's Book Do Not Open This Book, Penned for Nephew,
single work
review
— Review of Do Not Open This Book 2016 single work picture book ;'Radio funnyman, former Cleo Bachelor of the Year and now children's book author. Is there anything Andy Lee can't do?'
'The radio host best known for his Hamish and Andy drive show can now add published author to his resume after penning a children's book, Do Not Open This Book, for his one-year-old nephew, George. ...'
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Jane Eyre Moves to Van Diemen's Land in Jennifer Livett's Wild Island,
single work
review
— Review of Wild Island 2016 single work novel ;'Mixing real history with classic fiction, Wild Island imagines Jane Eyre and Rochester making their long passage to Van Diemen's Land. It is the 1830s – dramatic times. Lives were short, and in a brief space of time, everything could be lost: fortunes, husbands, health, entire families, or, as Jane Eyre's Bertha Mason experienced, the mind. ...'
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