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The Simple act of reading

For it is in the simple act of reading where the living and the dead, the real and the imagined, meet. It is in the simple act of reading where we exercise those two most sacred of human vocations: compassion and creativity. For as we know, without either of these primes there is no possibility for a humanity present or past worth talking about. Junot Diaz A collection of essays and memoir pieces on the topic of reading, in particular what it means for writers to be readers and how that has shaped their life. The Simple Act of Reading will support Sydney Story Factory by emphasising the importance of reading in shaping an individual's future. Contributors include; Debra Adelaide, Joan London, Delia Falconer, Sunil Badami, Gabrielle Carey, Luke Davies, Tegan Bennett Daylight, Kate Forsyth, Giulia Giuffre, Andy Griffiths, Anita Heiss, Gail Jones, Jill Jones, Catherine Keenan, Malcolm Knox, Wayne Macauley, Fiona McFarlane, David Malouf, Rosie Scott, Carrie Tiffany and Geordie Williamson.

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Barcode Shelf Location Collection Volume Ref. Branch Status Due Date Res.
32320004850651 028 SIM
Adult Non Fiction   Rutherford library . . On Loan . 6 Apr 2024
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ISBN 9780857986245 (pbk.)
Classification Number 028 SIM
Title The Simple act of reading [BK]
Note Includes Reading List and Notes on Contributors. "Writers on reading in support of the Sydney Story Factory"--Cover.
Contents Machine generated contents note: Herge and Me / Luke Davies -- Reading for Life / Rosie Scott -- A Phone Call to Helen Garner / Tegan Bennett Daylight -- Books Are Dangerous / Kate Forsyth -- Reading and Secrets / Giulia Giuffre -- Wessex / Carrie Tiffany -- This Is Your Life / Malcolm Knox -- I Will Tell You Something / Fiona McFarlane -- A Place of Possibilities / Jill Jones -- The Only Russian in Sydney / Joan London -- Not All Writers Began As Readers / Anita Heiss -- Reading the Signs / David Malouf -- In Your Dreams / Sunil Badami -- The Not So Simple Act of (Collaborative) Reading / Gabrielle Carey -- Far Enough: The Peculiar World of The Plains / Wayne Macauley -- The Tower / Debra Adelaide -- Eleanor Reads Emma / Gail Jones -- A Native in the Land of Reading / Catherine Keenan -- Snip! Snap! Snip! Or, Merry Stories and Funny Pictures: How Reading Shaped My Writing / Andy Griffiths -- `This Stuff Tastes of Window': Reading as a Writer / Delia Falconer --
Contents note continued: Swallows and Amazons / Geordie Williamson.
For it is in the simple act of reading where the living and the dead, the real and the imagined, meet. It is in the simple act of reading where we exercise those two most sacred of human vocations: compassion and creativity. For as we know, without either of these primes there is no possibility for a humanity present or past worth talking about. Junot Diaz A collection of essays and memoir pieces on the topic of reading, in particular what it means for writers to be readers and how that has shaped their life. The Simple Act of Reading will support Sydney Story Factory by emphasising the importance of reading in shaping an individual's future. Contributors include; Debra Adelaide, Joan London, Delia Falconer, Sunil Badami, Gabrielle Carey, Luke Davies, Tegan Bennett Daylight, Kate Forsyth, Giulia Giuffre, Andy Griffiths, Anita Heiss, Gail Jones, Jill Jones, Catherine Keenan, Malcolm Knox, Wayne Macauley, Fiona McFarlane, David Malouf, Rosie Scott, Carrie Tiffany and Geordie Williamson.
Subject Bibliotherapy
Fiction -- Appreciation
Books and reading -- Essays
Books and reading -- Australia
Authors -- Books and reading
Books and reading
Authors and readers
Authors and readers
Books and reading
Books and reading
Authors and readers
Authors and readers -- Australia
Books and reading
Authors and readers
Additional Author Adelaide, Debra, 1958-
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