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“He looked at me like a cold and thirsty sailor might look at a long hot mug of coffee spiked with whiskey”: Gaze and desire in Tina Makereti’s The Imaginary Lives of James Pōneke
Tina Makereti’s 2018 novel The Imaginary Lives of James Pōneke tells the story of a young Māori boy who travels to London to become part of an exhibition that displays Māori culture to an audience of Victorian England. It’s a … Continue reading
Posted in Indigenous Literature from New Zealand
Tagged Desire, Exhibition, Gaze, historical fiction, Indigenous, London, Maori, Māori, Maori Literature, Queerness
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Book Review: The Imaginary Lives of James Pōneke by Tina Makereti
The Imaginary Lives of James Pōneke by Tina Makereti tells the story of a young Māori orphan boy, James Pōneke, who has a great desire for education and to see the world. James, who is partially raised by missionaries, meets … Continue reading
The Black Flamingo is threatened by extinction in these “modern” Times !
A review of Dean Atta’s Young Adult Novel The Black Flamingo and its connection to the modern portrayal of self-identity. by Jessica Klostermayer I Want to Be a Pink Flamingo Pink. Definitely pink.I want my feathers to matchthe hue you … Continue reading
Posted in Doubly Marginalised - Queer and Transcultural Young Adult Literature
Tagged Dean Atta, gender-non-conforming men, Queerness, The Black Flamingo
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Not even death will tear them apart – Review of Afterlove by Tanya Byrne
Tanya Byrne’s Young Adult novel Afterlove follows Guyanese-British teenager Ashana Persaud, also known as Ash. The blurb of the book tells us that Ash is going to die during the novel, and in fact, the first chapter already introduces us … Continue reading
Book Review: “Captive Prince” Trilogy
CONTAINS SPOILERS ‘Love Conquers All’ I am sure most people are familiar with that expression. While it may sound cheesy and a bit worn out, in my opinion it describes the plot of Australian writer C.S. Pacat’s trilogy Captive Prince … Continue reading
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Tagged Australian Speculative Fiction, Book Recommendation, Book Review, C.S. Pacat, Captive Prince Trilogy, Queerness, Speculative Australia
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A lifetime of poetry – Why you should read “The Black Flamingo”
How can a seemingly simple story of a boy coming of age and coming to terms with his identity be transformed into a visual journey, a tale telling of its time? In Dean Atta’s The Black Flamingo (2019), this is … Continue reading
Exploring Sexuality and Queerness in Australian Fantasy: Nevernight’s Mia
The Nevernight Chronicle by Australian author Jay Kristoff consists of the three novels Nevernight (2016), Godsgrave (2017), and Darkdawn (2019). The fantasy trilogy (which is very much not YA due to very graphic depictions of sex and violence) follows the … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy
Tagged Australia, Australian Fantasy, Jay Kristoff, Nevernight, Queerness, Sexuality, Speculative Australia
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