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I find a prizewinning book harder to put down … does that make me a literary snob? – Readability Australia
I find a prizewinning book harder to put down … does that make me a literary snob?August 10, 2022Fleur MorrisonUncategorized0 CommentsIt is prize season in the Australian book industry, with Jennifer Down’sBodies of Lightwinning the Miles Franklin award and The Age announcing its Book of the Year sh
Makes You Think at Bendigo Writers’ Festival – Readability Australia
Makes You Think at Bendigo Writers’ FestivalMay 9, 2022Fleur MorrisonUncategorized0 CommentsThis weekend I’m heading to the Bendigo Writers’ Festival to attend the Makes You Think session.While the panelists might have been enough to attract me to the event – Charlotte Wood, Jane Rawson and Lucy Tre
Why Sally Rooney’s latest left me a bit cold … and old – Readability Australia
Why Sally Rooney’s latest left me a bit cold … and oldJune 22, 2022Fleur MorrisonUncategorized0 CommentsIt’s hard to resist Sally Rooney’s books of youthful love, lust and friendship. Somehow, the 31-year-old writer perfectly captures a point in time when emotions are big and raw and experience is f
It’s possible to read a book badly, and I’ve just done it – Readability Australia
It’s possible to read a book badly, and I’ve just done itOctober 20, 2022Fleur MorrisonUncategorized2 CommentsDoes the reader have a responsibility to read a book ‘well’? And what does that even mean?In the past, I might have argued that there was no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ way of reading a book, but hav
Reflection on BWF – do books make us think? – Readability Australia
Reflection on BWF – do books make us think?May 23, 2022Fleur MorrisonUncategorized0 CommentsIt was wonderful to listen to Lucy Treloar, Charlotte Wood and Jane Rawson discuss whether books can change a reader at the Bendigo Writers Festival.First, they chatted about the idea that reading can make pe
Humour brings unexpected bliss to difficult themes – Readability Australia
Humour brings unexpected bliss to difficult themesJuly 15, 2022Fleur MorrisonUncategorized2 CommentsI’ve never made any secret of my love of a harrowing read. I love a book that leaves me feeling pummelled and wrung out … and it gets extra points if it makes me cry.But I’ve just discovered that ther
Good bye Hilary Mantel, and all of the books you might have written – Readability Australia
Good bye Hilary Mantel, and all of the books you might have writtenSeptember 24, 2022Fleur MorrisonUncategorized0 CommentsI was shocked to hear last night that Hilary Mantel had died, aged 70.I had read and adored Mantel’s Wolf Hall trilogy and been captivated by the author’s genius. The huge books
Cli-fi is a little too close to home right now – Readability Australia
Cli-fi is a little too close to home right nowJune 3, 2022Fleur MorrisonUncategorized0 CommentsThe best books reflect the times in which they were written. They capture the zeitgeist by addressing the social issues that are central to writers.So, it is no surprise that climate change has made its wa
The joy of a film adaptation of a well-loved book – Readability Australia
The joy of a film adaptation of a well-loved bookJune 7, 2022Fleur MorrisonUncategorized1 CommentToday I went to the movies and watched Mothering Sunday, and it was fabulous.After having read Graham Swift’s novella a year ago, it was such a joy to see how someone else has brought to life a book tha
What I love about bookish events … and Ann Cleeves! – Readability Australia
What I love about bookish events … and Ann Cleeves!August 29, 2022Fleur MorrisonUncategorized0 CommentsIt was in the middle of a busy week that I’d organised to meet some bookish friends at an author event a couple of weeks ago.I’d been extremely busy at work, and only just closed my laptop before r