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1 This Unedited Life Thornton McCamish , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: The Monthly , March no. 131 2017; (p. 13-15)

'It was 30 years ago, but you can still feel the anger rising off the page. Writer Peter Carey and theatre producer Mike Mullins were working together on a big-budget musical for the 1986 Adelaide Festival of the Arts, a “political, surrealistic rock pantomime”, in one critic’s description, called Illusion. The show would prove to be a famous flop. But Carey and Mullins’ collaboration was clearly unravelling, letter by typewritten letter, well before Illusion opened. “You accussed [sic] me of trying to blackmail you,” Carey protests, “… blackmail is so wide of the point as to be an insult.” “Now to the severity of your attack on my artistic integrity,” begins Mullins, in his fierce reply. Things only get worse when they start talking about each other’s wives.' (Introduction)

1 Notes on a Disappearance Thornton McCamish , 2016 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Monthly , March no. 120 2016; (p. 36-42)
'The article focuses on the literary stye and travel literature of war correspondent and travel writer Alan Moorehead in his several books he wrote including "A Late Education," "The Fatal Impact," and "African Trilogy." The virtues of the literary works of Moorehead from contextualizing different cultures to the rise of environmentalism and the fate of the post-colonial world are explored.' (Publication abstract)
1 9 y separately published work icon Our Man Elsewhere : In Search of Alan Moorehead Thornton McCamish , Carlton : Black Inc. , 2016 9320028 2016 single work biography

'A world-famous Australian writer, an inspiration to Robert Hughes and Clive James, a legendary war correspondent who also wrote bestselling histories of exploration and conservation . . . and yet forgotten? In this dazzling book, Thornton McCamish delves into the past to reclaim a remarkable figure, Alan Moorehead.

'As a reporter, Moorehead witnessed many of the great historical events of the mid-20th century: the Spanish Civil War and both world wars, Cold War espionage, and decolonisation in Africa. He debated strategy with Churchill and Gandhi, fished with Hemingway, and drank with Graham Greene, Ava Gardner and Truman Capote. As well as being a regular contributor to the New Yorker, in 1956 Moorehead wrote the first significant book about the Gallipoli campaign.

'With its countless adventures, its touch of jet-set glamour and its tragic arc, Moorehead’s story is a beguiling one. Thornton McCamish tells it as a quest – intimate, perceptive and superbly entertaining. His funny, ardent book reveals an extraordinary Australian and takes its place in a fresh tradition of contemporary biography.' (Publication summary)

1 [Review] The Childhood of Jesus Thornton McCamish , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 10 March 2013; (p. 14) The Sun-Herald , 10 March 2013; (p. 13)

— Review of The Childhood of Jesus J. M. Coetzee , 2013 single work novel
1 There Be Dragons Thornton McCamish , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 26 August 2012; (p. 15)
1 What's a Trial Among Learned Friends? Thornton McCamish , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 5 August 2012; (p. 15)

— Review of Harry Curry : The Murder Book Stuart Littlemore , 2012 selected work short story
1 [Review] Floundering Thornton McCamish , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 20 May 2012; (p. 14)

— Review of Floundering Romy Ash , 2012 single work novel
1 Fiction Thornton McCamish , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 1 April 2012; (p. 18)

— Review of The Fine Colour of Rust Paddy O'Reilly , 2012 single work novel
1 A Ballad of Small-Town Struggles Thornton McCamish , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 1 April 2012; (p. 19)

— Review of The Fine Colour of Rust Paddy O'Reilly , 2012 single work novel
1 Time's Ticking in Gothic Tale Thornton McCamish , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 19 February 2012; (p. 7) The Sunday Age , 19 February 2012; (p. 18)

— Review of The Chemistry of Tears Peter Carey , 2012 single work novel
1 Sleepy Hollow Thornton McCamish , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 1 January 2012; (p. 15)

— Review of Poor Man's Wealth Rod Usher , 2011 single work novel
1 Biography Thornton McCamish , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 11 December 2011; (p. 15)

— Review of Housewife Superstar : The Very Best of Marjorie Bligh Danielle Wood , 2011 single work biography
1 Journal of a Public Servant Thornton McCamish , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 27 November 2011; (p. 7)

— Review of Cold Light Frank Moorhouse , 2011 single work novel
1 [Review] Cold Light Thornton McCamish , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 27 November 2011; (p. 18)

— Review of Cold Light Frank Moorhouse , 2011 single work novel
1 Review of the Week Thornton McCamish , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 9 October 2011; (p. 16)

— Review of Autumn Laing Alex Miller , 2011 single work novel
1 Review of the Week Thornton McCamish , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 18 September 2011; (p. 16)

— Review of After Romulus Raimond Gaita , 2011 single work autobiography
1 Review of the Week Thornton McCamish , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 21 August 2011; (p. 20)

— Review of The Fix Nick Earls , 2011 single work novel
1 Review of the Week Thornton McCamish , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 10 July 2011; (p. 24)

— Review of Whispering Death Garry Disher , 2011 single work novel
1 Review of the Week Thornton McCamish , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 26 September 2010; (p. 20)

— Review of Utopian Man Lisa Lang , 2009 single work novel
1 [Review] Inheritance Thornton McCamish , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 18 July 2010; (p. 20)

— Review of Inheritance Nicholas Shakespeare , 2010 single work novel
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