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1 Love in the Cold Light of Military Occupation Doug Wallen , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 13 May 2017; (p. 22) 'Opening with armed guards enforcing draconian checkpoints and permits, Claire Corbett’s second novel initially seems to depict a dystopian near-future. But Watch Over Me is in fact set in the present. The fictional city of Port Angelsund has been occupied by a foreign army, known as Garrison, because of its location near a valuable reserve of natural energy at the Scandinavian gateway to the Arctic Circle.' (Introduction)
1 Erotically Cast into the Future Doug Wallen , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 11 March 2017; (p. 21) 'Folding sensitive threads of erotica into mind-bending speculative fiction, Krissy Kneen’s latest novel is an ambitious genre hybrid that addresses both morality and mortality from unique vantage points. Yet An Uncertain Grace opens with an almost commonplace scene as a middle-aged literature lecturer proudly recounts to himself the robust procession of affairs he has cultivated with his female students over the years.' (Introduction)
1 'Storyland' by Catherine McKinnon Doug Wallen , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 391 2017; '‘I write best from place,’ Catherine McKinnon told Fairfax newspapers in a recent interview. Her second novel, which concerns centuries of human interaction with the New South Wales coast region between Wollongong and Lake Illawarra, makes this abundantly clear.' (Introduction)
1 Wreckery Doug Wallen , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June-July no. 382 2016; (p. 42)
— Review of Road Series Hugo Race , 2016 single work autobiography
1 Striped Sunlight Doug Wallen , 2016 single work review essay
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 386 2016; (p. 36) 'Long before earning a place as one of Australia’s best-loved bands, The Go-Betweens sprang from the close creative pairing of Grant McLennan and Robert Forster, who met as students at the University of Queensland. As Forster makes clear in this tender memoir, he wanted McLennan in the band not because of his musical ability – he had never played an instrument – but because of their intense friendship and shared appreciation of literature and film. ‘We’d come to The Go-Betweens as romantics, me teaching my best friend bass,’ writes Forster. When they began playing together at the end of 1977, McLennan was much more interested in cinema than in music (‘He burnt for the screen’). But McLennan quickly mastered the bass before graduating to guitar and authoring many of the band’s most enduring songs (including ‘Cattle and Cane’ and ‘Streets of Your Town’). The Go-Betweens went on to release nine studio albums. Forster and McLennan were working on a tenth when McLennan died after a sudden heart attack in 2006.' (Introduction)
1 Arts Highlights of the Year Robyn Archer , Ben Brooker , Tim Byrne , Lee Christofis , Alison Croggon , Brett Dean , Ian Dickson , Julie Ewington , Morag Fraser , Andrew Fuhrmann , Colin Golvan , Fiona Gruber , Patrick McCaughey , Brian McFarlane , Primrose Potter , John Rickard , Peter Rose , Dina Ross , Michael Shmith , Doug Wallen , Terri-Ann White , Kim Williams , Jake Wilson , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 376 2015; (p. 36-42) 'To highlight Australian Book Review's arts coverage and to celebrate some of the year's memorable concerts, operas, films, ballets, plays, and exhibitions, we invited a group of critics and arts professionals to nominate their favourites – and to nominate one production they are looking forward to in 2016. (We indicate which works were reviewed in Arts Update.)' (36)
1 Review : Slush-Pile Doug Wallen , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 366 2014; (p. 68)
— Review of Slush Pile Ian Shadwell , 2014 single work novel
1 Review : Wild Things Doug Wallen , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 363 2014; (p. 62)
— Review of Wild Things Brigid Delaney , 2014 single work novel
1 Review : The Weaver Fish Doug Wallen , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 359 2014;
— Review of Weaverfish Robert Edeson , 2012 single work novel
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