All posts tagged "short stories"
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1.2KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: The Furphy Anthology 2021, by the Furphy Literary Awards
SHORT STORIES: The Furphy Anthology 2021 contains an incredible eclectic mix of sixteen stories that show Australian storytelling is alive and kicking.
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1.3KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Hometown Haunts, edited by Poppy Nwosu
YA HORROR: This #LoveOzYA anthology - the first to focus entirely on horror - unites a stellar cast of Australia's finest YA authors with talented new and emerging voices, including two graphic artists.
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658Books & LiteratureBook Review: Male Tears, by Benjamin Myers
SHORT STORIES: A debut collection of stories that lays bare the male psyche in all its fragility, complexity and failure, its hubris and forbidden tenderness.
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646Books & LiteratureBook Review: Broken Rules and Other Stories, by Barry Lee Thompson
SHORT STORIES: A collection of interlinked stories that vividly capture the small, rarely spoken moments of our lives that reverberate with meaning, with darkness and with light.
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879Books & LiteratureBook Review: My Life & Other Fictions, by Michael Giacometti
A collection of short stories interlaced with historical allusions and informed by the spiritual and religious ideas of the author.
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1.7KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Alex Rider: Secret Weapon, by Anthony Horiwitz
An essential collection of seven explosive Alex Rider YA fiction stories by number one bestselling author, Anthony Horowitz.
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1.3KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Rotten Bodies: A Zombie Short Story Collection, by Steven Jenkins
A collection of fresh, original short zombie stories, told in first person throughout different periods of the apocalypse.
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2.1KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: The Dark Moon Anthology, edited by Marilyn Henderson & Kathryn Pentecost
A compilation of short stories written by a group of writers from the Fleurieu Coast in South Australia, reflecting the darker side of human nature.
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1.2KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Spine: A Collection of Twisted Tales, by Steven Jenkins
A short collection of eight horror stories taking you beneath innocent appearances, twisted minds and scary monsters, from soft scratches behind the wall, to the paranoia of walking through a crowd and knowing that every single eye is locked on you.
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1.9KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Scared to Death, by Anthony Horowitz
A collection of gruesome and sometimes-funny horror stories for teens, written by the man who now writes the new James Bond and Sherlock Holmes stories. Not for the faint-hearted.
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1.2KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Nonsomnia, by Maria Raven
A dark trip of short horror stories featuring tales of resurrection, of hauntings, of visitations and other supernatural trappings, but the thread that joins the stories and drives the narrative of each is human greed.
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1.1KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: The True Colour of the Sea, by Robert Drewe
This is a collection of 11 short stories set on, by, or near the sea, using it as a metaphor for dark and light; showing the reader the ever changing moods of the sea as it comes to represent freshness, renewal, and the search for freedom, as well as loss and danger.
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812Books & LiteratureBook Review: More Toddlers’ Tales, by Maureen E Todd
A very short collection of rhymes and stories for parents and guadians to read to toddlers and other young children.
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1.3KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View, by various authors
Forty short stories retelling the original Star Wars film from the view point of other characters, from Stormtroopers and Sandpeople, to Aunt Beru and Obi-Wan at the moment of their deaths. Released for the 40th anniversary of the film.
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1.3KBooks & LiteratureA Landmark New LGBTQIA+ short story collection set for 2019
Walker Books Australia has announced a ground-breaking collection of Young Adult (YA) short stories by LGBTQIA+ Australian authors.
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1.2KBooks & LiteratureAudiobook Review: Doctor Who Short Trips: The Authentic Experience, by Big Finish
The Sixth Doctor and his companion, Peri encounter a travel agency that uses alien technology to transport people’s consciousness to points in time to relive various adventures.
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1.6KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Fox & Wombat: The Whole Story, by Terry Denton
Three comedic short adventures for boys 8-13 years oId, particularly good for reluctant readers and those with a taste for comic or cartoon-styled illustrations.
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3.6KBooks & LiteratureAudiobook Review: Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection by Arthur Conan Doyle
The incomparable Stephen Fry narrates all 4 novels and 56 short stories of Arthur Conan Doyle's famous detective, Sherlock Holmes, bringing the characters, action and the era to life.
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1.2KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Crush: Stories About Love, edited by Simone Corletto, et al
An anthology of around 30 short love stories inspired by the Romance Writers of Australia 25th anniversary national conference.
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939Books & LiteratureBook Review: The Moth – All These Wonders, edited by Catherine Burns
The Moth - All These Wonders offers 50 true stories from known and unknown names. It’s a 20th Anniversary book, and only the second compilation in its history.
