Joseph Cummins Joseph Cummins i(A150265 works by)
Gender: Male
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1 Chameleon by Robert Dessaix Review – a Dazzlingly Beautiful Mix of Sex, Travel and Intimacy Joseph Cummins , 2025 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 28 February 2025;

— Review of Chameleon : A Memoir of Art, Travel, Ideas and Love Robert Dessaix , 2025 single work autobiography
1 ‘Pioneering’, ‘Engrossing’, ‘A Hymn to Connection’ : The Best Australian Books Out in February Janine Israel , Beejay Silcox , Dee Jefferson , Catriona Menzies-Pike , Joseph Cummins , Imogen Dewey , Emma Joyce , 2025 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 4 February 2025;

— Review of Gutsy Girls : Love, Poetry and Sisterhood Josie McSkimming , 2025 single work biography ; We Speak of Flowers Eileen Chong , 2025 selected work poetry ; A Piece of Red Cloth Leonie Robin Norrington , Merrkiyawuy Ganambarr Stubbs , Djawa Burarrwanga , Djawundil Maymuru , 2025 single work novel ; Joan Lindsay : The Hidden Life of the Woman Who Wrote Picnic at Hanging Rock Brenda Niall , 2025 single work biography ; You Must Remember This Sean Wilson , 2025 single work novel ; Memorial Days Geraldine Brooks , 2025 single work autobiography
1 You Must Remember This by Sean Wilson Review – a Beautiful, Terrifying Portrait of Dementia Joseph Cummins , 2025 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 29 January 2025;

— Review of You Must Remember This Sean Wilson , 2025 single work novel
1 ‘Ideal for a Night in, Hiding from the Cold’ : the Best Australian Books Out in June Bec Kavanagh , Sian Cain , Adele Dumont , Janine Israel , Joseph Cummins , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 12 June 2024;

— Review of Imperial Harvest Bruce Pascoe , 2024 single work novel ; Psykhe Kate Forsyth , 2024 single work novel ; Fragile Creatures : A Memoir Khin Myint , 2024 single work autobiography ; Everything Is Water : A River-Walking Journey Simon Cleary , 2024 single work autobiography ; Because I'm Not Myself, You See : A Memoir of Motherhood, Madness and Coming Back From the Brink Ariane Beeston , 2024 single work autobiography
1 ‘Radical’, ‘a Headrush’, ‘insanely Clever’: the Best Australian Books Out in July Andrew Stafford , Steph Harmon , Joseph Cummins , Celina Ribeiro , Sian Cain , Catriona Menzies-Pike , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 4 July 2024;

— Review of The End and Everything Before It Finegan Kruckemeyer , 2024 single work novel ; Big Time Jordan Prosser , 2024 single work novel ; Life Goes On Megan Maurice , 2024 single work autobiography ; The Honeyeater Jessie Tu , 2024 single work novel ; If You Go Alice Robinson , 2024 single work novel ; For Life Ailsa Piper , 2024 single work autobiography ; Black Witness : The Power of Indigenous Media Amy McQuire , 2024 selected work essay ; Radio Birdman : Retaliate First Murray Engleheart , 2024 single work biography
1 ‘Urgent’, ‘stunningly Written’, ‘a Feat of Imagination’: the Best Australian Books Out in October Celina Ribeiro , Yvonne C Lam , Michael Sun , James Bradley , Bec Kavanagh , Dee Jefferson , Joseph Cummins , Sian Cain , Steph Harmon , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 5 October 2024;

— Review of Juice Tim Winton , 2024 single work novel ; The Burrow Melanie Cheng , 2024 single work novel ; The Deal Alex Miller , 2024 single work novel ; The Belburd Nardi Simpson , 2024 single work novel ; Rapture Emily Maguire , 2024 single work novel ; Dusk Robbie Arnott , 2024 single work novel ; Uses for Obsession : A Chef's Memoir Ben Shewry , 2024 single work autobiography ; Long Yarn Short : We Are Still Here Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts , 2024 single work autobiography
1 The Honeyeater by Jessie Tu Review – This Biting Tale of Backstabbing Uber-egos Will Stay with You Joseph Cummins , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 26 July 2024;

— Review of The Honeyeater Jessie Tu , 2024 single work novel

'Tu’s second novel, charting a young translator’s messy relationship with a two-faced academic couple, brilliantly dissects power and whiteness'

1 The Deal by Alex Miller Review – the Failure and the Fire of an Artist’s Life Joseph Cummins , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 4 October 2024;

— Review of The Deal Alex Miller , 2024 single work novel

'The two-time Miles Franklin winner’s latest book revisits familiar characters from his life and work, interrogating art, friendship and fatherhood' (Introduction)

1 Imperial Harvest by Bruce Pascoe Review – an Epic Tale of Humanity, Horror and Hope Joseph Cummins , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 21 June 2024 2024;

— Review of Imperial Harvest Bruce Pascoe , 2024 single work novel

'Set in 13th century Mongolia, this novel articulates a quiet, pragmatic optimism about the ways we can heal each other amid war and trauma' 

1 One Another by Gail Jones Review – a Writer’s Obsession with Joseph Conrad Joseph Cummins , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 22 March 2024;

— Review of One Another Gail Jones , 2024 single work novel

'Jones’s latest novel is complex and delicate, charting echoes in the lives of a PhD student in 90s Cambridge and the Heart of Darkness author, who she is fascinated by.'

1 Bold’, ‘Extremely Fun’, ‘Luminously Written’ : The Best Australian Books Out in March Imogen Dewey , Nigel Featherstone , Joseph Cummins , Steph Harmon , Lucy Clark , Sian Cain , Yvonne C Lam , Adele Dumont , Bridie Jabour , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 6 March 2024;

— Review of 36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem Nam Le , 2024 selected work poetry ; The Silver River Jim Moginie , 2024 single work autobiography ; One Another Gail Jones , 2024 single work novel ; Appreciation Liam Pieper , 2024 single work novel ; Loving My Lying, Dying, Cheating Husband Kerstin Pilz , 2024 single work autobiography ; Servo : Tales from the Graveyard Shift David Goodwin , 2024 single work autobiography ; The Cancer Finishing School : Lessons in Laughter, Love and Resilience Peter Goldsworthy , 2024 single work autobiography ; Thanks for Having Me Emma Darragh , 2024 single work novel ; Lead Us Not Abbey Lay , 2024 single work novel ; Always Will Be : Stories of Goori Sovereignty from the Futures of the Tweed Mykaela Saunders , 2024 selected work short story
1 Women and Children by Tony Birch Review – a New High for the Master Craftsman Joseph Cummins , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 17 November 2023;

— Review of Women and Children Tony Birch , 2023 single work novel
'In his beautiful and forthright book, Birch brings a tender simplicity to his characters in a story about the trauma of violence – and the power of family'
1 ‘A Book the World Needs Now’, ‘Tender’ and ‘Profound’ : The Best Australian Books Out in November Tara June Winch , Janine Israel , Sian Cain , Yvonne C Lam , Joseph Cummins , Susan Wyndham , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 7 November 2023;

— Review of Question 7 Richard Flanagan , 2023 single work prose ; The In-Between Christos Tsiolkas , 2023 single work novel ; The Conversion Amanda Lohrey , 2023 single work novel
1 The Crying Room by Gretchen Shirm Review – A Beautiful Study of Mothers and Daughters Joseph Cummins , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 2 August 2023;

— Review of The Crying Room Gretchen Shirm , 2023 single work novel

'Often unsettling and sensitive novel follows a thread of emotional repression through three generations of women'

1 Anam by André Dao Review – Decades-spanning Family Epic Examines the Difficulties of Memory Joseph Cummins , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 19 May 2023;

— Review of Anam André Dao , 2023 single work novel

'Novel, at first glance, is the tale of the author’s grandfather. But it doubles as a meditation on remembering the past – its challenges and its anguish'

1 ‘Candid’, ‘Gripping’, ‘Compulsory Reading’ : the Best Australian Books Out in May Steph Harmon , Sian Cain , Bec Kavanagh , Susan Chenery , Lucy Clark , Joseph Cummins , Celina Ribeiro , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 10 May 2023;

— Review of Everything and Nothing Heather Mitchell , 2023 single work autobiography ; Obsession Nicole Madigan , 2023 single work autobiography ; Anam André Dao , 2023 single work novel ; She Is the Earth Ali Cobby Eckermann , 2023 single work novella ; Search History Amy Taylor , 2023 single work novel ; Fat Girl Dancing Krissy Kneen , 2023 single work autobiography ; The Albatross Nina Wan , 2023 single work novel ; Home Before Night Joshua Pomare , 2022 single work novel ; Reckless Marele Day , 2023 single work autobiography
1 Listening to the Imagined Sound of Contemporary Australian Literature Joseph Cummins , 2022 single work criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , December vol. 22 no. 2 2022;
'Listening and reading literature. These two activities are maybe counter-intuitive partners. In sensual terms, one mostly concerns the ear, the other the eye. When we listen, it is, usually, mostly to sound, to resonance, physical vibration—although composer and sound theorist John Cage tells us we can also listen to silence. When we read, it is a silent activity. Of course, we can listen to words, to a reading or an audiobook, and we can listen to poetry. But often, perhaps mostly, we read in silence.' (Introduction)
1 A Brief Affair by Alex Miller Review – a Moving Study of Female Passion Joseph Cummins , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 4 November 2022;

— Review of A Brief Affair Alex Miller , 2022 single work novel

'The Miles Franklin-winning author returns to fiction with a deftly woven domestic drama that explores one woman’s state of mind in midlife'

1 Wild Place by Christian White Review – ‘Satanic Panic’ Thriller Leans on Tired Tropes Joseph Cummins , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 19 November 2021;

— Review of Wild Place Christian White , 2021 single work novel

'The Clickbait co-creator’s latest crime fiction explores moral panic and malevolent forces in small-town Australia, but is let down by crudely drawn characters.' 

1 Empires by Nick Earls Review : A Novel Plea to Pay Attention to Chance and History Joseph Cummins , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 20 August 2021;

— Review of Empires Nick Earls , 2021 single work novel
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