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Fiona Capp Fiona Capp i(A9727 works by)
Born: Established: 1963 Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Female
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1 Review : Deadly Woman Blues: Black Women & Music Fiona Capp , 2018 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24 February 2018; (p. 22)

— Review of Deadly Woman Blues Clinton Walker , 2018 selected work biography graphic novel

'Black women have been belting out their songs since the Dreamtime but European Australia has been woefully slow to recognise them. This vibrant graphic history of black women singers, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous, salvages and celebrates the many talented singers who have been largely overlooked by those who document mainstream music. Among the first Australians recorded was one of the last Tasmanian Aborigines, singer Fanny Cochrane Smith. Many black singers came out of missions, imbibing sacred songs and country music, while others such as West Indian-Australian, cross-dressing vaudevillian Nellie Small burst onto the scene singing traditional jazz tunes. From the first classical Indigenous sopranos, Lorna Beulah and Nancy Ellis, to rising pop stars such as Jessica Mauboy, this marvellous book is bursting with gutsy, black voices that demand to be heard.' (Introduction)

1 Me My Shelf I : Fiona Capp Fiona Capp , 2017 single work column
— Appears in: Good Reading , March 2017; (p. 12-13)
'Fiona Capp is the internationally published, award-winning author of three works of non-fiction, including her memoir That Oceanic Feeling - which won the Kibble Award - and five novels, including Gotland, which was shortlisted for the 2014 Queensland Literary Awards. Fiona lives in Melbourne and works as a freelance writer and reviewer. Her latest novel, To Know My Crime, is a story of blackmail, risk, corruption, guilt and consequences set on the Mornington Peninsula. We asked Fiona to tell us about the books that have shaped her view of the world.' (Publication abstract)
1 1 y separately published work icon To Know My Crime Fiona Capp , Sydney : HarperCollins Australia , 2017 10186979 2017 single work novel crime

'From award-winning writer Fiona Capp comes a novel about blackmail, risk, corruption and consequences - think Raymond Chandler meets The Great Gatsby - set in the millionaire's playground of Portsea. This is modern Melbourne literary noir at its finest.

'Having lost all his family's money in ill-advised investments during the GFC, Ned is reduced to squatting in a boatshed in wealthy Portsea. He is avoiding the world, particularly his sister, Angela, who after an accident, is now a paraplegic, confined to a wheelchair, and completely dependent on both her carer, Mai, and Ned - not to mention the income from their family investments. But one day, Ned overhears a conversation between a millionaire property developer and a politician, and realizes that this might be his opportunity to restore their fortunes ... if he has the nerve.

'This is a nail-biting and compelling story of risk, blackmail and the corrosive nature of guilt - and how we all have to live with the consequences of our actions.'

1 A Long Time Coming : Review Fiona Capp , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 2 July 2016; (p. 22)

— Review of A Long Time Coming : Essays on Old Age Melanie Joosten , 2016 selected work essay
'There has been a lot of venting, by 20 and 30-somethings, about smug Baby Boomers and their grip on the housing market. Which is why this fine collection of essays on old age by a writer in her 30s is so heartening. ...'
1 The Ice Age Review: Inside the Grim Delusional World of Addiction Fiona Capp , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Brisbane Times , 6 May 2016;

— Review of The Ice Age : A Journey into Crystal Meth Addiction Luke Williams , 2016 single work autobiography
'"People do strange and often terrible things when they meet the beast within." Luke Williams should know. He has seen this beast in the mirror and in addicted friends. ...'
1 In the Spotlight for Their Own Worth Fiona Capp , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 3-4 December 2016; (p. 28)

— Review of Cynthia Nolan : A Biography M. E. McGuire , 2016 single work biography ; Dymphna Judith Armstrong , 2016 single work biography
1 Millionaires' Walk Fiona Capp , 2015 single work short story
— Appears in: Meanjin , vol. 74 no. 2 2015; (p. 176-178)
1 Clancy the Teacher Fiona Capp , John McLaren , Liana Stati , Pete Nicholson , Kate Holden , Steven Carroll , 2014 single work
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 14 no. 4 2014;

'Throughout his career as a writer and a critic, Laurie Clancy was also a teacher. He put as much thought and energy into this as he did into his other responsibilities, and is remembered fondly by his students from La Trobe University, where he lectured in English and Australian Literature, and RMIT, where he taught creative writing in the TAFE Division. These memoirs give a glimpse of him in the classroom, and acknowledge the lasting effects of his work. —John McLaren.' (Introduction)

1 The Coral Battleground Fiona Capp , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8 November 2014; The Age , 8 November 2014; The Canberra Times , 8 November 2014;
1 Magic in the Detail of Surfing Legend Riding the Wave of a Legend Fiona Capp , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8-9 February 2014; (p. 30-31) The Canberra Times , 8 February 2014; (p. 26)

— Review of That Summer at Boomerang Phil Jarratt , 2014 single work biography
1 5 y separately published work icon Gotland Fiona Capp , Sydney : HarperCollins Australia , 2013 Z1928549 2013 single work novel

'Shy and idealistic, Esther Chatwin is Australia's reluctant First Lady. She longs to return to the anonymity of her old life. But her husband's sudden political success has turned the media spotlight on her and her only escape is to Gotland, the fabled island in the Baltic Sea that she loves. A special place, it's also home to the enigmatic sculptor Sven, another idealist with a troubled past.

'Even on the other side of the world, deeply private events become everyone's business, and Esther must struggle to overcome the forces–within and without–that threaten to destroy her.

'Gotland is a startlingly evocative and timely portrait of the cost paid by those who are drawn into the public spotlight against their will.' (Publisher's blurb)

1 In Short : Non-Fiction Fiona Capp , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 7-8 December 2013; (p. 32) The Age , 7 December 2013; (p. 28)

— Review of Selective Memory : A Life in Film Sue Milliken , 2013 single work autobiography ; TC : Tom Carroll Nick Carroll , 2013 single work biography
1 Non-Fiction Fiona Capp , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 23 November 2013; (p. 28)

— Review of In So Many Words : Interviews with Writers, Scholars and Intellectuals Cassandra Atherton , 2013 selected work interview ; Twiggy : The High-Stakes Life of Andrew Forest Andrew Burell , 2013 single work biography ; Salt Story : Of Sea-Dogs and Fisherwomen Sarah Drummond , 2013 single work novel
1 In Short - Non-Fiction Fiona Capp , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 23-24 November 2013; (p. 32)

— Review of Twiggy : The High-Stakes Life of Andrew Forest Andrew Burell , 2013 single work biography ; Salt Story : Of Sea-Dogs and Fisherwomen Sarah Drummond , 2013 single work novel ; In So Many Words : Interviews with Writers, Scholars and Intellectuals Cassandra Atherton , 2013 selected work interview
1 [Untitled] Fiona Capp , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 2-3 November 2013; (p. 32)

— Review of Tongue in Chic Kirstie Clements , 2013 single work novel
1 Ian Frazer Fiona Capp , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21-22 September 2013; (p. 36)
1 In Short: Non-Fiction Fiona Capp , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 29 December 2012; (p. 18) The Saturday Age , 29 December 2012; (p. 24) The Sydney Morning Herald , 28-29 December 2012; (p. 24)

— Review of Hilda Rix Nicholas and Elsie Rix's Moroccan Idyll : Art and Orientalism Jeanette Hoorn , 2012 single work biography
1 In Short : Non Fiction Fiona Capp , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 15-16 December 2012; (p. 33) The Saturday Age , 15 December 2012; (p. 30) The Canberra Times , 15 December 2012; (p. 24)

— Review of For the True Believers : Great Labor Speeches that Shaped History 2012 anthology prose
1 In Short : Non-Fiction Fiona Capp , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 1 December 2012; (p. 30) The Sydney Morning Herald , 1-2 December 2012; (p. 37) The Canberra Times , 1 December 2012; (p. 24)

— Review of Muscles : The Story of Ken Rosewall, Australia's Little Master of the Courts Ken Rosewall , 2012 single work autobiography
1 In Short : Non-Fiction Fiona Capp , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 1 December 2012; (p. 30) The Sydney Morning Herald , 1-2 December 2012; (p. 37) The Canberra Times , 1 December 2012; (p. 24)

— Review of Bedtime Stories : Tales from My 21 Years at RN's Late Night Live Phillip Adams , 2012 single work prose
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