AustLit
Latest Issues
Contents
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Uncanny Motherhood in Born for You,
single work
review
— Review of Born for You 2023 selected work short story ;'Magdalena McGuire plumbs the surreal and the mundane in her debut short story collection on the peculiar nature of maternal caregiving.'
- What I Wish I’d Known About : Working in Publishing, single work column
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Debut Spotlight : On The Modern,
single work
column
'Each month we celebrate an Australian debut release of fiction or non-fiction in the Kill Your Darlings Debut Spotlight feature. For October that debut is The Modern by Anna Kate Blair (Simon & Schuster), a brilliantly wry and insightful debut about art, sexuality, commitment and whether being on the right path can lead to the wrong place. We spoke to Anna about her publishing journey and writing practice.' (Introduction)
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Remember This,
single work
autobiography
'Our friendship deepened in both the real world and the imagined worlds of our writing. Nearly five years after her death, I still find myself holding grief, hope and her only novel close.' (Introduction)
- Show Your Working : Max Easton, single work column
- Pub Talk : Publisher Meredith Curnow, Suzy Garcia (interviewer), single work interview
- Shelf Reflection : Sarah Firth, single work column
- Extract : Edenglassie, extract novel
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Impossible Immersion,
single work
column
'In the quest to understand the muse of my novel, the tragic outlaw of an ancient saga, I travelled to Iceland. As I wandered through the landscape of my heroine, I faced the limits of what it means to inhabit the point of view of a character.'
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Book Reviews : The Modern, Premonition, Gunflower,
single work
review
— Review of The Modern 2023 single work novel ; Gunflower 2023 selected work short story ;Also reviews The Premonition by Banana Yoshimoto
