Getting that reading groove back on
Well the slump has been shed by reading a variety of short, snappy works with meaning and humour.
On Doubt by Leigh Sales
Paperback, 122 pages, Published September 2017 by Melbourne University Press (first published May 1st 2009)
For those who don't know Leigh Sales is an Australian journalist who has fronted news programs such as Lateline and the 7.30 Report on the ABC. The one thing that is universally accepted by all is that there is no pleasure to be had by politician when they are being interviewed by Leigh Sales. She is determined to cut through the carefully rehearsed talking points, uncover the truth and is respected by all.
‘On Doubt’ was originally penned by Sales in 2009, with an additional chapter being included in 2017. For a short essay, Sales manages to cram in a lot of big ideas and themes. From her own beginnings as that rebellious child always asking why to a journalist wondering about the future of the profession.
A short, highly insightful read and it you are budding journalist you need to read this.
For a good laugh and insight on books, podcasts and plenty of other topics listen to the podcast Chat 10 Looks 3 with Leigh Sales and Annabel Crabb.
A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet #1) by Madeleine L'Engle, Anna Quindlen (Introduction)
Paperback, 247 pages Published May 2007 by Square Fish (first published 1962)
I really thought that I had read this book and was coming back to revisit the pages. As I turned those pages I realised I had not read the book before and then I started to berate myself. I mean why, had I not read this book before?
A Wrinkle in Time though over 50 years old, is a timeless classic. L'Engle is a skilled writer in that she brings complex issues and topics to young readers that is not patronising at all. She knows how to engage readers and how to keep a story rolling along at a great pace.
A truly delightful read that still captures themes that are relevant today.
Hopeless Savages: Greatest Hits 2000-2010 (Hopeless Savages #1-3) by Jen Van Meter
Paperback, 391 pages Published October 19th 2010 by Oni Press
I picked this book up at a book fair and had no background to the characters or the story. I was pleasantly surprised as this is a really engaging family. Dirk Hopeless and Nikki Savage are a couple of punk rockers who have four children, Rat, Arsenal, Twitch and Zero. The stories are primarily told through Zero who is your typical teenager, all gung-ho emotion and thus erratic. The dialogue is quite humorous and the stories rocket along.
There are several artists involved in the series and you do get different interpretations of the characters. This can be a bit confusing as sometimes Nikki and Arsenal are so similar by a couple of the artists that you are not sure who is who. It is a minor quibble in what I thought was a really good series.
On Doubt by Leigh Sales
Paperback, 122 pages, Published September 2017 by Melbourne University Press (first published May 1st 2009)
For those who don't know Leigh Sales is an Australian journalist who has fronted news programs such as Lateline and the 7.30 Report on the ABC. The one thing that is universally accepted by all is that there is no pleasure to be had by politician when they are being interviewed by Leigh Sales. She is determined to cut through the carefully rehearsed talking points, uncover the truth and is respected by all.
‘On Doubt’ was originally penned by Sales in 2009, with an additional chapter being included in 2017. For a short essay, Sales manages to cram in a lot of big ideas and themes. From her own beginnings as that rebellious child always asking why to a journalist wondering about the future of the profession.
A short, highly insightful read and it you are budding journalist you need to read this.
For a good laugh and insight on books, podcasts and plenty of other topics listen to the podcast Chat 10 Looks 3 with Leigh Sales and Annabel Crabb.
Paperback, 247 pages Published May 2007 by Square Fish (first published 1962)
I really thought that I had read this book and was coming back to revisit the pages. As I turned those pages I realised I had not read the book before and then I started to berate myself. I mean why, had I not read this book before?
A Wrinkle in Time though over 50 years old, is a timeless classic. L'Engle is a skilled writer in that she brings complex issues and topics to young readers that is not patronising at all. She knows how to engage readers and how to keep a story rolling along at a great pace.
A truly delightful read that still captures themes that are relevant today.
Paperback, 391 pages Published October 19th 2010 by Oni Press
I picked this book up at a book fair and had no background to the characters or the story. I was pleasantly surprised as this is a really engaging family. Dirk Hopeless and Nikki Savage are a couple of punk rockers who have four children, Rat, Arsenal, Twitch and Zero. The stories are primarily told through Zero who is your typical teenager, all gung-ho emotion and thus erratic. The dialogue is quite humorous and the stories rocket along.
There are several artists involved in the series and you do get different interpretations of the characters. This can be a bit confusing as sometimes Nikki and Arsenal are so similar by a couple of the artists that you are not sure who is who. It is a minor quibble in what I thought was a really good series.
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