A.C. Grayling, the Master of new College of the Humanities (London) new book ‘The God Argument’ is divided into two sections. The first sets out the case against religion following the ‘ball wherever it rolls’, interweaving historical, psychological, scientific and philosophical considerations as they occur. The second is Grayling’s view of humanism which is his [...]
Author Jeremy Jordan King’s first novel ‘In Stone’ is a fantasy set in New York in 2009 and features a central character also called Jeremy. The novel which is focussed on a teen audience doesn’t shy away from the character’s sexuality. In the story, we find 22 year old Jeremy with a healthy student debt, a [...]
Michelle was desperate to escape from her hometown of Rockhampton, Queensland, because she knew that the town had a way of shaping you “until you forget who you were in the first place, or what you could have become.” Her parents wanted her to settle down in a good job, marry a good partner, have [...]
Homosexual Oppression & Liberation by Dennis Altman University of Queensland Press Dennis Altman is Professor of Politics at La Trobe University in Melbourne. As a pioneer of the emerging gay liberation movement while he was living in New York, he was shouting for reform when everyone else was as quiet as frightened mice, according to [...]
The Food Clock by Fast Ed Halmagyi Harper Collins Ed Halmagyi is known for his time-saving, fuss-free cooking tips on popular television and radio programs. His philosophy is that when you do less, the ingredients can do more. In The Food Clock, he celebrates the natural flavour of fresh seasonal produce in rustic French [...]
Benjamin Law is one of Australia’s most surprising young writers to date. His second book, Gaysia: Adventures In The Queer East, is a brilliant tour de force through the Asiatic region. What makes this read a must is Law’s sharp wit, his astounding sensitivity and his crisp coolness. He took a moment to chat with [...]
banQuet2012 – A Feast of Writing and Art by Queer Women edited by Carson and Dettori banQuetpress Twenty-two women have pooled their artistic and writing skills for the 2012 anthology of queer erotica. This is a book where the reader can “lose herself … among a carnival of cunnilingus” – as a character from Teri [...]
by David McNamara (Thomas Clarke Publishing) After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts from UWA, David McNamara needed to ‘flee from twenty years sequestration in one place’ so, for nearly 15 years he backpacked around the world. Removing himself from the tourist trails and comforts, he writes about the positives of escaping to ‘mountains and [...]
by Diane Keaton (Fourth Estate) When Diane Keaton was in the ninth grade, she vowed that she would never get married. Turning sixty-six this year, she has still not married, even though it hasn’t stopped her having affairs with many of her leading men including Woody Allen, Warren Beatty and Al Pachino. And it didn’t [...]
by Rose Foster (Harper Collins) Apart from being in advanced mathematics and science classes at her Melbourne school, sixteen year-old Kira Haywood feels that she is anonymous. Keeping up to date with her homework is one way to fly beneath the radar but she resents it when teachers set time-wasting tasks with no academic purpose. [...]
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