Toni Whitmont review: The Memory of Love by Aminatta Forna and other winners from the Sydney Writers’ Festival

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Toni Whitmont

For a literary festival that was built around the theme of power, the Sydney Writers’ Festival, which finished up on Sunday night, certainly packed a punch.

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Toni Whitmont review: Fatima Bhutto gets the party started at the Sydney Writers’ Festival

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Toni Whitmont

Poet, author, critic, dissident and member of one of the most famous political dynasties in the world, Bhutto did not disappoint with her open address at the Sydney Writers’ festival.

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Mal Peet – Exposure

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Toni Whitmont

Categorising books can be the kiss of death especially when it comes to so called young adult fiction. So many terrific books get ignored just because people get into a mind set of only reading in a certain category. So let me get it out there. Mal Peet’s books are generally categorised as young adult [...]

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American Rust – Philipp Meyer

Posted on May 8, 2009 by Toni Whitmont

Ever pick up a book and just know you have to hear those words out loud? Well, l was the one last night sitting up in bed last night savouring every word of the opening chapters of Philipp Meyer’s American Rust. You can’t get much more praise for a debut novel than has been heaped [...]

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