Top Ten Tuesday – Beachy Books Covers

This week’s topic from That Artsy Reader Girl is Books or Covers that Feel/Look Like Summer. Summer means many things to me, but chief among them is the beach. I’m very lucky to live about fifteen minutes away from the bay with its suburban beaches, and when the weather is right there are many ocean surf beaches around Melbourne to visit on a weekend.

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The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit & The Rings of Power @ Hamer Hall

It’s hard to know how to describe this baffling concert other than a slapdash mix of awkward and sublime. I enjoyed myself in the end, but this wildly uneven production was a very odd fit for such a prestigious venue.

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Childhood, Youth, Dependency by Tove Ditlevsen – Book Review

This trilogy of autobiographical novellas from one of Denmark’s best-known poets and writers is one of the most striking memoirs I’ve read, reflecting on life, art and addiction with remarkable, matter-of-fact clarity and honesty.

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MSO: The Music of Hans Zimmer @ Hamer Hall

There’s no such thing as too much Hans Zimmer! I’ve already seen film music maestro’s own show twice, and this week I went to Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s tribute to some of the most iconic and influential film scores of all time.

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