Martin Shaw
Martin Shaw is a former head book buyer
Blog post — 4 Apr 2013
Round-Up of April New Releases
Do you know that feeling when one of your colleagues turns out to be a bit of a dark horse? I well remember getting a copy of Best Australian Stories…
Blog post — 28 Feb 2013
Round-Up of March New Releases
Let’s start my wrap-up of March with some highlights from the thriving independent Australian publishing scene. Our new writing feature this month focuses on Michelle Dicinoski’s Ghost Wife from Black…
Blog post — 31 Jan 2013
Round-Up of February New Releases
Our head books buyer Martin Shaw looks at the new releases out this month.
There seems no other way to begin a wrap of February books without mentioning Graeme Simsion’s…
Blog post — 14 Jan 2013
Most Anticipated Books of 2013
Our head books buyer Martin Shaw previews the best of the rest of the year
Well a prognosis at this early time of year is perhaps a little daring of…
Blog post — 4 Dec 2012
Final Round-Up for 2012
It’s Christmas, and it’s also the season when the books sections of our newspapers and magazines typically look back at the year that’s been and nominate their ‘best-ofs’. We’re no…
Blog post — 31 Oct 2012
Round-Up of November New Release Books
As I write, it’s that time of year when there is a flurry of awards: the Nobel, the Booker and the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards, to name a…
Blog post — 27 Sep 2012
Round-Up of October New Release Books
Neil Young and Patti Smith in conversation – discussing Neil’s upcoming autobiography, Waging Heavy Peace – was the hottest ticket at the US book convention I attended in June. So…
Blog post — 28 Aug 2012
Round-Up of September New Release Books
Our head book buyer Martin Shaw looks at new releases out this month.
This is the sort of month where you could read every day and still have a raft…
Blog post — 31 Jul 2012
Round-Up of August New Release Books
Our head book buyer Martin Shaw looks at new releases out this month.
A certain industry scallywag regularly opines about ‘booksniffers’ (NB: as this gentleman is somewhat of a Trojan…
Review — 6 Aug 2012
The Engagement by Chloe Hooper
[[chloe-hooper3]]To follow up an acclaimed debut must be one of literature’s fraughtest feats. When a proof copy of The Engagement landed on my desk, my first response was simply joy…