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Jay Daniel Thompson

Jay Daniel Thompson

Jay Daniel Thompson lectures in the Media and Communications program at the University of Melbourne. For information on his research achievements, see his website: https://unimelb.academia.edu/JayDanielThompson

Website URL: http://https://unimelb.academia.edu/JayDanielThompson

Jay Daniel Thompson reviews 'The Yellow House' by Emily O’Grady

Published in October 2018, no. 405
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Jay Daniel Thompson reviews 'The Lebs' by Michael Mohammed Ahmad

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Jay Daniel Thompson reviews 'Dancing Home' by Paul Collis

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Jay Daniel Thompson reviews 'Wimmera' by Mark Brandi

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Jay Daniel Thompson reviews 'William Yang: Stories of love and death' by Helena Grehan and Edward Scheer

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Jay Daniel Thompson reviews 'An Isolated Incident' by Emily Maguire

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Jay Daniel Thompson reviews 'Trio' by Geraldine Wooller

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Transnational Literature

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Crazy Little Heaven

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Circus and Stage

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