{"product_id":"9781742236704","title":"Reading like an Australian writer","description":"Author: Belinda Castles\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781742236704\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: NewSouth Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 May 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 368\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAll writers begin as readers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an ode, a love letter, to the magic of reading. To the spark that's set off when the reader thinks ... I can do this too. Some of Australia's top writers take us through these moments of revelation through the dog-eared pages of their favourite Australian books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEllen van Neerven finds kin on the page with Miles Franklin-winner Tara June Winch. A.S. Patri discovers a dark mirror for our times in David Malouf's retelling of an episode from \u003ci\u003eThe Iliad\u003c\/i\u003e. Ashley Hay pens letters of appreciation and friendship to Charlotte Wood. These and many more writers come together to draw knowledge from the distinctive personal and sensory stories of this country: its thefts and losses, and its imagined futures. Australian fiction shows us what it is possible to say and, perhaps, what still needs to be said.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eReading like an Australian writer\u003c\/i\u003e is an inspirational and heartfelt collection of essays that will enrich your reading of Australian stories and guide you in your own writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing contributions by Ellen van Neerven, A.S. Patri, Peter Polites, Ashley Hay, Roanna Gonsalves, Nicholas Jose, Julienne van Loon, Tegan Bennett Daylight, Ryan O'Neill, Rose Michael, Jane Rawson, Anna Spargo-Ryan, Felicity Castagna, Nigel Featherstone, Cate Kennedy, Angela Meyer, Fiona McFarlane, Hoa Pham, Maria Takolander, Debra Adelaide, Emily Maguire, Belinda Castles, Irini Savvides, Stephanie Bishop, Beth Yahp and Mykaela Saunders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A communal praise song to Australian literature in its many guises. I'll be returning to these pages repeatedly.' - Kathryn Heyman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Belinda Castles has produced  through canny, insightful curating  an invaluable new resource for studious writers and devoted readers alike. The essays collected within these pages not only serve to document contemporary Australian literature, they actively work to sustain its future.' - Sam Twyford-Moore\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This is a timely book, bringing fine and inventive reading strategies to so much significant and personally cherished writing.' - Brenda Walker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReading Like an Australian Writer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eis supported by the Copyright Agency's Cultural Fund.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46839814062238,"sku":"ADS-9781742236704","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781742236704.jpg?v=1778827286","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781742236704","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}