Declan Fry
@_DeclanFry
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wrote a short story for this anthology, to be honest half the excitement is having literally no idea what everyone else has written and being unable to wait to find out .pre-order ⬇️ .
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some thoughts on this year’s miles franklin. last time the abc used this format it was to discuss the new beyoncé album, just to give you a rough idea how exciting this shortlist is.
abc.net.au
We've convened a literary cabal to look at the six authors and works vying for Australia's most prestigious literary award.
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“I keep eating, so to speak; the digesting will have to be done then the shitting; and the shit had better be good!”. kathy acker was something else
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during a period of decline the best elements of any medium tend to fade. back before ‘blog post’ was a punchline it was an avenue for some cool writing, just look at Kate Zambreno’s list (from Heroines) of the kind of stuff that existed circa 2010
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in his magnum opus peep show david mitchell remarked, I’ve said too much, haven’t I? Damn. Damn these lips of mine, I guess witold must have sympathised cos everyone’s lips are cursed in this one. also it is about tennis and trent reznor should do the soundtrack
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𝔴𝔢 𝔥𝔞𝔳𝔢 𝔰𝔲𝔠𝔥 𝔰𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔰 𝔱𝔬 𝔰𝔥𝔬𝔴 𝔶𝔬𝔲.
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funny also cos dorothy’s marketing went pretty hard
I have recently read a few books by “promising young voices” in Australian literature and these books are simply not fab. A good marketing strategy is no substitute for great work! Where is the pathos, the drama, the vision? Where is our generation’s Dorothy Porter??.
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Zach’s review of the new Donoso translation and phenomenon of the so-called ‘Latin American Boom’ at @The_Millions is lovely, well worth reading.
The greatest horror novel of all time returns! José Donoso's The Obscene Bird of Night is out today, in a new unabridged translation from @meganalimcd by @NewDirections. This novel is one of my greatest reading experiences, and it could be yours too. Do yourself a favor, read!
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‘this is what baked 💩 looks like’ ok grafton we are off to a good start
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thank you @paperback_books for this @honfordstar hook up. esp since the new seoul park jelly massacre wasn’t even meant to be out until may
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spoke to kill your darlings about lit fests & dionysos speed.
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the paywall is down on this one – come and dissolve yourself.
@Meanjin has announced @_DeclanFry as the winner of the 2023 Hilary McPhee Award for his essay ‘911 Lonely: Call Me Call Me Call Me’ on the work of @MckenzieWark FAHA. Congratulations both!
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Of all the Bernhard I’ve read, this one was far and away the best: tragic and vulnerable and just burns a hole through you.
Last week someone posted that they found solace in reading .Bernhard after the death of their mother . And I was reminded again about how much grief courses through his novels.
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screwball comedy for the doom generation. squares, boomers, unlike GenX, care *too much* about folks not finding their freud & hannah arendt when they need it! (library book misshelving: it’s the pits.) honestly ADORABLE. Parker Posey: fashion icon/screwball heroine forever
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my hot take is i don’t think anybody should be dating until their shit is together. eating healthy, working out regularly, having a morning routine, a spiritual practice, a therapist, financial discipline. things like that have to come first.
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You wouldn’t steal a car, but you can steal 911 Lonely. I mean, you still have to read it, but we are giving you the piece! The paywall is down, the means of production are yours. It’s the existing conditions, Jim. The horizon keeps things possible.
meanjin.com.au
Home / is where I want to be —Talking Heads, ‘This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)’ Home, home / I want to be —Lionel Fogarty, ‘Unforgotten’, Kargun Writing about Paul B Preciado in General…
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This one’s sold out but I’ve spoken to the library and if mob or anyone needs tickets hit me up and we’ll get it sorted.
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