Book reviews
I wrote book reviews that – mostly – appeared in the Saturday edition of Brisbane’s newspaper, the Courier-Mail, back when that newspaper actually published such things as independent book reviews. Some were syndicated across other News Limited titles. The format of most of these reviews is quite short; sometimes it’s difficult to review in 250 words. (Other times, that’s more than enough.)
I hoped to accessibly index the books I’ve reviewed on this site. Reviews written predominantly in the early 2000s are here. They may not be reproduced or copied.
Below is a list of reviews by title. You should be able to access them by author via the list on the sidebar, if you wish.
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: One year of seasonal eating
The art of being a well dressed wife
Blue Covenant: The global water crisis and the coming battle for the right to water
Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet
Creating a World Without Poverty
A cruel bird came to the nest and looked in
How to grow practically everything
Insatiable: Competitive Eating and the Big Fat American Dream
Jason Donovan. Between the lines: my story uncut
A Jury of Her Peers: American Women Writers from Anne Bradstreet to Annie Proulx
Lady Almina and the story of the real Downton Abbey
Lives Like Loaded Guns: Emily Dickinson and Her Family’s Feuds
The Museum of Unnatural History
North to Matsumae: Australian whalers to Japan
A Perfect Mess: The hidden benefits of disorder
Renovation Nation: Our obsession with home
The Selfish Capitalist: Origins of Affluence
Viral Loop: the power of pass-it-on