Simon Cleary
@clearysimon
Writing & law. Nonfiction: EVERYTHING IS WATER (2024). Novels: THE WAR ARTIST (2019), CLOSER TO STONE (2012), and THE COMFORT OF FIGS (2008). @UQPbooks
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Enormous thanks Phil Brown & InReviewAU for this very, very beautiful review of “Everything is Water”. Truly marvellous. inreview.com.au/inreview/books…
“The best Australian books out in June”: thanks Guardian Australia for including EVERYTHING IS WATER on this list. theguardian.com/books/article/…
If you’re in Sydney and you’re free tonight, drop into Better Read Books at 6:30pm, where I’ll be speaking to Simon Cleary about his fantastic new book, Everything is Water. UQPBooks betterreadevents.com/events/simon-c…
Launch of Patrick Holland’s new novel OBLIVION this Friday 12 July in Brisbane. Looking forward to this conversation very much. Beautifully published, as always, by Barry Scott avidreader.com.au/pages/9191-Pat…
The flow of good rights-of-rivers news continues. This week an Ecuadorian court rules that the rights of the Machángara River, which runs through the capital Quito, have been violated by pollution—and decontamination must begin immediately. 👏 Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature - GARN iflscience.com/rights-of-rive…
It was enormous fun talking this evening with David Marr on ABC Radio National's Late Night Live after David has taken over the helm of the program from Philip Adams. A river walk abc.net.au/listen/program… via ABC Australia
SWN QLD Fellowships supported by @QldScience: 2 school students will be selected for a writing fellowship with SWN co-founder, scientist, award-winning essayist and short-story writer, and author of the novel The Breeding Season, Amanda Niehaus. sciencewritenow.com/qld-fellowships
So thrilled Deep Water has been shortlisted for the Queensland Literary Awards. And in such incredible company. Huge congrats to Bonnie Cassidy, Abbas El-Zein, Antony Loewenstein and Ellen van Neerven, and thanks to @SLQld. Penguin Books Aus Scribe UK HarperOne slq.qld.gov.au/get-involved/a…
The room is filling for the launch of the new work by Kári Gíslason launched by Nick Earls - Running With Pirates by UQPBooks
Book – Everything is Water Bar Association Qld hearsay.org.au/book-everythin… “One lesson of [Everything Is Water] is that we need journeys and time to ponder because finding a viable philosophy for life is neither an easy task nor ever a completed project.” Thanks Stephen Keim
Can we escape the sins of our fathers? Are we doomed to repeat them? These are the questions Michael Springer asks in his ambitious first novel, “The Flower Bed”. Bravo 💧🌱Michael Springer🕯🖤💛❤️ - I thoroughly enjoyed your sweeping innocence-to-experience tale.
Thurs evening was an excellent Bris launch at Avid Reader of Luke Stegemann ‘s magnificent “Madrid: A New Biography”. Great to celebrate with Warren Ward among others. Now for a literary journey to Madrid. “Madrid” sits comfortably beside Ackroyd’s “London” on the bookshelf.
New work from me, this time about Rodney Hall’s remarkable new novel Vortex. Compacting my thoughts into 800 words was difficult, but this is the kind of book that I wish more Australians would write + critically engage with. Get his novels back in print! theage.com.au/culture/books/…
Simon Cleary’s book Everything is Water not only takes the reader on a day-to-day journey with him walking the Brisbane River from its inland source to its outlet to the sea but also places you, the reader, by his side because of his sublime writing skills. 1/2
Simon Cleary You are welcome. I have also reviewed your book on Goodreads and Instagram. It is a superb read, Simon Cleary.