REVIEWS
Readings newsletter: "Sinclair’s book should resonate strongly with anyone who has ever spent time in the windy city, or needs reminding why Melbourne truly is marvellous."
"Jenny Sinclair has created a window into a very personal Melbourne - hers and ours. She metaphorically turns our city on its head and, with it, any preconceptions we might have about 'our Melbourne'. Her approach is refreshing. She is not telling us what Melbourne is or was; she is not regurgitating known history of our town. In an exuberant and passionate way, she is challenging us to look at our city; shake up the snow-dome that is our entrenched view of what Melbourne is; and still come away absolutely besotted by the place. It worked - I still love my Melbourne!"
Ballarat Courier, 9/9/10 Nina Valentine: "Jenny Sinclair...has set her own lively imagination to work, and via several sections gives us a Melbourne to love, to explore, to boast about, to criticise and to revisit."
The Age A2 Books, 11/9/10, Anson Cameron: "Sinclair travels slowly through Melbourne's laneways with a camera eye...(she) knows her town and people."
"A Carlton conversation: noisy and passionate and wise."
M magazine 3 October 2010: (review of Dog’s Bar reading): “The story…is evocative: the trams, smell of coffee, pigeons at Vic Market, CBD skyline. It fits the Dog’s Bar like a well-worn glove.” (Daniel Lewis)
Melbourne Leader, October 4, 2010: “…an endearing homage to what makes Melbourne tick, from its Melway and bike tracks to its landmarks and cultural hubs.” (Saeed Saeed).
and someone stole a copy from Small Block in Lygon Street...does that count as a good review? (then brought it back a few weeks later...not sure if they rejected it or were simply "borrowing" it...)
<a href=:http://melbourneurbanist.wordpress.com/2010/10/04/how-do-we-think-about-melbourne/#more-3110">The Melbourne Urbanist blog</a>
"This book is a potpourri of ideas, anecdotes and images that collectively say something about Melbourne based on the readers experience of the city. Jenny Sinclair tells us what it says to her and it will very likely say something a little different to others. Here’s an extract. My advice is read it."
APPEARANCES
Monday, August 2, 6.15 pm at the Wheeler Centre
Tuesday, August 9, 8.15 pm, RRR Breakfasters
Tuesday, August 17, 6.30-8.30 launch at Bella Union Bar, Trades Hall
Tuesday, September 7 at the Dog's Bar (evening)
Friday, September 10 on Joy FM (94.9) at 9.40 am
Friday, October 1, 774 Melbourne, The Conversation Hour
Saturday, November 6, 11.30 am, Westgarth Books
Monday, November 9, Altona North Library, 6.30 pm.
Thursday, November 18, 11.30 am, 3CR's Published or not
Saturday, December 10, 7.15 am, 774 Melbourne with Noni Hazelhurst
Thursday December 16, St Kilda Public Library, 6.30 pm (free)