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Looking back, Martha could've said no when Mr Booker first tried to kiss her. That would've been the sensible thing to do.

'But Martha is sixteen, she lives in a small dull town—a cemetery with lights—her father is mad, her home is stifling, and she's waiting for the rest of her life to begin. Of course Martha would kiss the charming Englishman who brightened her world with style, adventure, whiskey, cigarettes and sex. But Martha didn't count on the consequences.

'Me and Mr Booker is a story about feeling old when you're young and acting young when you're not.' (From the publisher's website.)

Notes

  • Dedication: To Ev.
  • Reading Group Guide available through the Text Publishing website.
  • Epigraph: You love the place you hate, then hate the place you love. Terence Davies.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Text Publishing , 2017 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Introduction, Benjamin Law , single work essay

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Text Publishing , 2011 .
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      Extent: 208p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 28 February 2011
      ISBN: 9781921758119 (pbk.)
    • Portland, Portland area, Western District, Victoria,: Tin House Books , 2012 .
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      Extent: 268p.
      Note/s:
      • Published December 25, 2012
      ISBN: 9781935639367
    • Dingwall, Kerang area, Kerang - Cohuna - Gunbower area, North West Victoria, Victoria,: Sandstone , 2015 .
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      Extent: 215p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 11 May 2015
      ISBN: 9781905207985
Alternative title: Mr. Booker Und Ich
Language: German
    • Berlin,
      c
      Germany,
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      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Paul List Verlag ,
      2019 .
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      Extent: 238p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 22 February 2019
      ISBN: 9783471351642

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Works about this Work

Introduction Benjamin Law , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: Me and Mr Booker 2017;
The Big Escape Benjamin Law , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: The Monthly Blog , July 2017;

Benjamin Law on Cory Taylor and her classic novel, Me and Mr Booker.

Bookmarks Jason Steger , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 26 May 2012; (p. 33)
A column canvassing current literary news including a report on Tony Abbott's keynote speech at the 2012 Australian Book Industry Awards dinner. Jason Steger also comments on Cory Taylor's win in the Commonwealth Book Prize, Pacific Region, Sophie Cunningham's new role as chair of the Australia Council's Literature Board, and the 2012 fiction issue of The Big Issue.
Awards 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24 May 2012; (p. 15)
Aussies Are on the Page Marc McEvoy , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 29 April 2012; (p. 19)
Young Adult Jennifer Peterson-Ward , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 15 February 2011; (p. 6)

— Review of Me and Mr Booker Cory Taylor , 2011 single work novel
Booker Prize for Persistence Fiona Purdon , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 26 - 27 February 2011; (p. 23)

— Review of Me and Mr Booker Cory Taylor , 2011 single work novel
In Search of Sex and Sexuality Helen Elliott , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 19 March 2011; (p. 24-25)

— Review of This Too Shall Pass Sally J. Finn , 2011 single work novel ; Desert Fish Cherise Saywell , 2011 single work novel ; Me and Mr Booker Cory Taylor , 2011 single work novel
Sixteen, Going on Middle-Aged Felicity Plunkett , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 19 March 2011; (p. 22)

— Review of Me and Mr Booker Cory Taylor , 2011 single work novel
[Review] Me and Mr Booker Portia Lindsay , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , March vol. 90 no. 6 2011; (p. 34)

— Review of Me and Mr Booker Cory Taylor , 2011 single work novel
Profile : Cory Taylor 2011 single work interview
— Appears in: Writing Queensland , February no. 204 2011; (p. 4)
Aussies Are on the Page Marc McEvoy , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 29 April 2012; (p. 19)
Awards 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24 May 2012; (p. 15)
Bookmarks Jason Steger , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 26 May 2012; (p. 33)
A column canvassing current literary news including a report on Tony Abbott's keynote speech at the 2012 Australian Book Industry Awards dinner. Jason Steger also comments on Cory Taylor's win in the Commonwealth Book Prize, Pacific Region, Sophie Cunningham's new role as chair of the Australia Council's Literature Board, and the 2012 fiction issue of The Big Issue.
The Big Escape Benjamin Law , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: The Monthly Blog , July 2017;

Benjamin Law on Cory Taylor and her classic novel, Me and Mr Booker.

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