Michelle McLaren Michelle McLaren i(6105411 works by)
Gender: Female
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1 Toni Jordan Dinner with the Schnabels Michelle McLaren , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , July 2022;

— Review of Dinner with the Schnabels Toni Jordan , 2022 single work novel
'Toni Jordan’s sixth novel navigates post-lockdown Melbourne with a memorable family.'
1 Nick Earls : Wisdom Tree: Five Novellas Michelle McLaren , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , November 2021;

— Review of Wisdom Tree : Five Novellas Nick Earls , 2016 series - author novella

'This month’s Flashback Friday explores Nick Earl’s entwined Wisdom Tree novellas from 2016: Gotham, Venice, Vancouver, Juneau, and NoHo.'

1 Toni Jordan : The Fragments Michelle McLaren , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , October 2021;

— Review of The Fragments Toni Jordan , 2018 single work novel

'This week, Michelle McLaren discusses Toni Jordan’s 2018 novel of intrigue and literary obsession, The Fragments.'

1 Claire Thomas : The Performance Michelle McLaren , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , May 2021;

— Review of The Performance Claire Thomas , 2021 single work novel

'Set during a bushfire, Claire Thomas’s second novel juxtaposes the performance of a play with the inner lives of its audience.'

1 Jo Lennan : In the Time of Foxes Michelle McLaren , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , August 2020;

— Review of In the Time of Foxes Jo Lennan , 2020 selected work short story

'Predator or prey? Jo Lennan’s debut collection of stories lures the reader into a world where foxes can mean many things.' (Introduction)

1 Tracy Sorensen : The Lucky Galah Michelle McLaren , 2018 single work essay
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , March 2018;

'There’s much more to Tracy Sorensen’s impressive debut than just an original premise.'

1 Sandra Leigh Price : The River Sings Michelle McLaren , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , July 2017;

'The author of The Bird’s Child returns with the story of a Romany girl forced to live by her wits when her father is transported to Australia.'

1 Lia Hills : The Crying Place Michelle McLaren , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , May 2017;

'The Crying Place is a big novel that juggles even bigger ideas.

'For the first time in his life, Saul, a drifter, has remained in the same place for nearly a year. He has a steady job, and he’s renting a tiny Sydney apartment, its door marked with scratches left behind by ‘a dog once forced to live where it didn’t belong’.'

1 Helen Garner : Everywhere I Look Michelle McLaren , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , May 2016;

— Review of Everywhere I Look Helen Garner , 2016 selected work essay
1 Lucy Treloar : Salt Creek Michelle McLaren , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , April 2016;

— Review of Salt Creek Lucy Treloar , 2015 single work novel
1 Debra Jopson : Oliver of the Levant Michelle McLaren , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , October 2016;

— Review of Oliver of the Levant Debra Jopson , 2016 single work novel
1 Debra Adelaide : The Women's Pages Michelle McLaren , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , November 2015;
1 Jenny Ackland : The Secret Son Michelle McLaren , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , October 2015;

— Review of The Secret Son Jenny Ackland , 2015 single work novel
1 John Kinsella : Crow's Breath Michelle McLaren , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , August 2015;

— Review of Crow's Breath John Kinsella , 2015 selected work short story
1 David Carlin : The Abyssinian Contortionist Michelle McLaren , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , June 2015;

— Review of The Abyssinian Contortionist : Hope, Friendship and Other Circus Acts David Carlin , 2015 single work biography
1 David Rain : Volcano Street Michelle McLaren , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , February 2015;
1 Paddy O'Reilly : The Wonders Michelle McLaren , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , October 2014;

— Review of The Wonders Paddy O'Reilly , 2014 single work novel
1 Wendy James : The Lost Girls Michelle McLaren , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , March 2014;

— Review of The Lost Girls Wendy James , 2014 single work novel
1 Wendy James : The Lost Girls Michelle McLaren , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , March 2014;

— Review of The Lost Girls Wendy James , 2014 single work novel
1 Review : John Dale : Plenty Michelle McLaren , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , December 2013;

— Review of Plenty John Dale , 2013 single work novel
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