Paddy O'Reilly
Books of the Year 2016
Originally published in German, Albrecht Dümling’s The Vanished Musicians: Jewish refugees in Australia More
Books of the Year 2015
Jennifer Maiden's The Fox Petition: New Poems (Giramondo) conjures foxes 'whose eyes were ghosts with pity' and foxes of language that transform the world's headlines
MoreDebra Adelaide reviews 'Peripheral Vision' by Paddy O'Reilly
Just as there are ways of writing short story collections, there are also ways of reading them. I used to be a rummager, picking through collections, seeking out the title piece, dipping in here and there to ascertain the feel of the stories, then reading the book from start to finish. Conscious now of the architecture of collections, of the fact that the author has ... More
Alice Robinson reviews 'The Fine Colour of Rust' by P.A. O'Reilly
Paddy O’Reilly’s début novel, The Factory (2005), was widely commended, and her collection of short fiction, The End of the World (2007), garnered recognition in several major literary prizes. Published under the name P.A. O’Reilly, thereby distinguishing it from the author’s more literary works, O’Reilly’s second novel, The Fine Colour of Rust, marks a d ... More
