Erich Mayer

Erich Mayer is a retired company director and former organic walnut farmer.

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Two panels. On the left is portrait of a bald man with glasses. He is wearing a white shirt over a black t shirt. On the right is the cover of the book 'The Victoria Principle.' It features cut out shapes of two colourful trees and a two figures walking on a diagonal board.
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Book review: The Victoria Principle, Michael Farrell

A captivating mix of stories, opinions, reminiscences, jokes and unexpected delights – this brilliant collection defies categorisation.

Erich Mayer

May 16, 2025
Two panels. On the left is author Jane Rawson who has short curly brown hair. On the right is the cover of her book, 'Human/Nature' which is split diagonally. With orange on one side and some foliage on the other.
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Book review: Human/Nature, Jane Rawson

Deep insights into the present and penetrating pointers to a better future.

Erich Mayer

Apr 1, 2025
Three panels. On the top left is Anna Chang, an Asian woman with glasses and her hair tied back. On the bottom is Alice Grundy, who has long brown hair. On the right is their book, 'What's the Big Idea?"
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Book review: What's the Big Idea?, Anna Chang and Alice Grundy (editors)

This book realistically grapples with the problems of the day and offers potential solutions.

Erich Mayer

Mar 12, 2025
Two panels. On the left is author Mandy Beaumont, who has short blonde hair. On the right is the cover of her book, 'The Thrill of It', which features a woman at the window of her house. She and the house are in shadow.
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Book review: The Thrill of It, Mandy Beaumont

If you like realistically depicted horror in your detective fiction, this book is for you.

Erich Mayer

Feb 26, 2025
Two panels. On the left is author Inga Simpson, who ha short hair and is wearing glasses. On the right is the cover of her book, 'The Thinning', which is covered by the moon in its different phases.
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Book review: The Thinning, Inga Simpson

A sensitive and exciting apocalyptic tale.

Erich Mayer

Feb 12, 2025
Two panels. On the left is writer John Merkel. He has dark hair and is wearing a dark jacket with green shirt. On the right is the cover of the book 'Tomorrow There Will Be Sun', with an illustration of rising suns.
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Book review: Tomorrow There Will Be Sun: A Hope Prize Anthology, various authors

These excellent short stories reveal both the evil and the good in humanity.

Erich Mayer

Dec 18, 2024
Two images. On the left is 'Meanjin' Editor Esther Anatolitis who has short black hair, is wearing glasses and bright earrings. On the right is the cover of her book, 'Essays That Changed Australia' with a red tone pattern.
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Book review: Meanjin: Essays that Changed Australia: 1940 to today, Esther Anatolitis (editor)

This collection showcases a range of convincing, important and erudite voices.

Erich Mayer

Dec 9, 2024
Two panels. On the left is author Rick Morton. He has grey-brown tousled hair, glasses and a three-day growth. On the right is his book 'Mean Streak', which shows people trying to climb up a ladder.
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Book review: Mean Streak, Rick Morton

This exhaustive record of the illegal and self-serving behaviour of people in high places is as compelling as it is…

Erich Mayer

Nov 19, 2024
Two panels. On the left is author Shaun Micallef wearing a brown leather jacket over a blue shirt. On the right is the cover of his book, 'Slivers, shards and skerricks'. He's wearing a tuxedo.
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Book review: Slivers, Shards and Skerricks, Shaun Micallef

An erudite, insightful and witty collection of entertaining bits and pieces.

Erich Mayer

Nov 6, 2024
Two panels. On the left is a man with white hair and sunglasses and a black shirt standing in front of a landscape. In the right is a cover of a book with 'Beam of Light' and 'John Kinsella' in white font against an image of a heron standing in a multicolour oil slick.
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Book review: Beam of Light, John Kinsella

John Kinsella creates characters who are intensely, recognisably human in his collection of short stories.

Erich Mayer

Sep 1, 2024
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