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Michael Wilding reflects on the pleasure of reading novels and the instructiveness of that process for would-be novelists. In this context, he notes his admiration for Marcus Clarke's His Natural Life
Susanne Gervay discusses a range of popular books and sub-genres within the youth literature market. She focuses particularly on books by Patricia Bernard, Chris Cheng, Jeni Mawter and her own writing.