13 June, 2011
Caroline Ardrey
Karl Kirchwey's new translation of Poèmes saturniens playfully yet faithfully renders Paul Verlaine's adolescent verse.
Rachel Abramowitz
David Orr's Beautiful & Pointless introduces the lay reader to poetry but founders on the reef of metaphor.
Benjamin Jellis
Clive James's ultimate success in England parallels Australia's own growth into a more confident and independent country.
16 May, 2011
Hugh Reid
Adam Sisman's Hugh Trevor-Roper traces the life of “the leading historian of his generation".
Judyta Frodyma
Anthony Thwaite's Letters to Monica reveals affection and the quotidian in Larkin's correspondence with Monica Jones.
Thomas Wright
At Oxford, Oscar Wilde studiously absorbed the prose of his literary idols to craft his own unique voice.
5 May, 2011
Alex Niven
Carl Neville's White Diaspora
2 May, 2011
Kate Steinweg
Richard Greene's Edith Sitwell seeks to restore the poet to critical acclaim with an intimate account of her eccentric life.
