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Book Review: A Greater God by Brian Stoddart

  About A Greater God (Superintendent Le Fanu Mysteries Book 4) Muslims are being murdered and communal tensions escalating as Superintendent Chris Le Fanu returns, reluctantly,...

Book review: Esme’s Wish by Elizabeth Foster

 About Esme’s Wish  When fifteen-year-old Esme Silver objects at her  father’s wedding, her protest is dismissed as the  action of a stubborn, selfish teenager. Everyone...

Graeme Simsion’s The Rosie Result puts autism front and centre

In his new book The Rosie Result, author Graeme Simsion Graeme Simsion’s The Rosie Result puts autism front and centre.Rebecca Rocks Genetics Professor Don...

Ten great Australian beach reads set at the beach

The beach is a common setting for Australian novels, which often capture its darker side. boxer_bob/flickr Australians flock to the beach over the summer holidays:...

Book review – Twerk by Isobel Blackthorn

I had to share this stunning *****5 Star review of Twerk. The reviewer has summed up the essence of this novel much better than...

Book Review: Death Sentences by Michael Zimecki

Introducing Death Sentences, a novel written in the form of a memoir and narrated by a guy on death row. About Death Sentences Peter “Pop” Popovich...

Book review: Return to Hiroshima by Bob Van Laerhoven

There is fiction that is entirely make believe. Then there is fiction that has its basis in fact and the historical record. Return to Hiroshima...

Should authors Americanize their fiction?

I am a British-Australian author with nine novels under my belt to date. All of my fiction has been set in either the Canary...

David Malouf’s An Open Book is poetry to sit with

David Malouf’s poetry collection An Open Book spans “a Beurre Bosch pear/in a fruit bowl to the planet”. Shutterstock Book Review: An Open Book, by...

Sunday essay: a fresh perspective on Leonard Cohen and the island that inspired him

Hydra 1960, including Leonard Cohen (bearded, left) and Redmond Wallis (centre right in cotton shirt). Photographer unknown. Reproduced with the permission of Dorothy Wallis. This week...
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Mikyla Cara Drops Infectious New Single: “If u Don’t Mind”

Channeling the essence of neo-soul and R&B, Mikyla Cara brings us a timeless gem that harkens back to the golden era of R&B. With...

Unleashing the Power of Content: A Guide to Effective Content Marketing

Have you ever come across a piece of content that held your attention for a long time? If you have, you must know the...

CARL NIELSEN DESIGN ACCELERATOR

  Applications are now open for the Carl Nielsen Design Accelerator, supported by a generous bequest from Carl and Judy Nielsen. The accelerator is open to...

Mick Pacholli

Mick created TAGG - The Alternative Gig Guide in 1979 with Helmut Katterl, the world's first real Street Magazine. He had been involved with his fathers publishing business, Toorak Times and associated publications since 1972.  Mick was also involved in Melbourne's music scene for a number of years opening venues, discovering and managing bands and providing information and support for the industry. Mick has also created a number of local festivals and is involved in not for profit and supporting local charities.