Matthew Hooton

Image of covers of books Everything Lost, Everything Found by Matthew Hooton and The Popular Wobbly: Selected Writings of T-Bone Slim edited by Owen Clayton and Iain McIntyre.

ICYMI this week's reviews:
Ann Skea on Matthew Hooton's new novel Everything Lost, Everything Found
Michael Jongen on Owen Clayton and Iain McIntyre (eds) The Popular Wobbly: Selected writings of T-Bone Slim
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03.10.2025 01:14 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Image of cover of book Everything Lost, Everything Found by Matthew Hooton, reviewed by Ann Skea in the Newtown Review of Books.

"beautifully written ... Matthew Hooton brings the jungle and Jack’s experience of it to life ... a remarkable book"
Ann Skea reviews Matthew Hooton's novel Everything Lost, Everything Found:
newtownreviewofbooks.com.au/matthew-hoot...
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30.09.2025 01:14 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

INTRODUCING THE 2025 ARA READERS’ CHOICE AWARD — HNSA - Historical Novel Society Australasia The HNSA is delighted to introduce our inaugural ARA Readers’ Choice Award to give our HNSA newsletter subscribers an opportunity to vote for their favourite novel longlisted in the ARA Historical Nov...

One day left to vote in the ARA Historical Novel Prize's Reader's Choice category. Prize draw for people who register and vote (AUS and NZ residents). I'd love your vote, but, as you tell by my posting this with less than 24 hours to go, I'm not too fussed
hnsa.org.au/2025-ara-rea...

30.09.2025 05:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Announcing the Longlists for the 2025 ARA Historical Novel Prize — HNSA - Historical Novel Society Australasia The Historical Novel Society Australasia (HNSA), in conjunction with its generous sponsor ARA Group, is delighted to announce the longlists for the richest individual literary prize in Australasia wit...

Good news: Everything Lost, Everything Found has been long-listed for the ARA Historical Novel Prize! So pleased to see my novel next to these beautiful books 🙂
hnsa.org.au/news-updates...

03.09.2025 02:30 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Plastic Budgie NO WAVE Launch Olivia De Zilva's Plastic Budgie is officially launched by Matthew Hooton (author of Everything Lost, Everything Found), opened by poet Stephanie Mylan.

Hey Folks- please join me at the Wheatie on 3rd Sept where I'll be interviewing the excellent Olivia Da Zilva, who has just published her first book PLASTIC BUDGIE!!! It's a great read. Tell your friends! Tell your enemies! Tell strangers! events.humanitix.com/plastic-budg... #adelaide #books #lit

21.08.2025 05:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Tim Winton among 100 high-profile Australians calling for university fees that don’t ‘punish’ arts students Open letter urges Labor to reverse JRG scheme, introduced by Coalition in 2021, as cost of humanities degrees reaches more than $50,000

More than 100 high-profile and distinguished Australians -and BA graduates- have signed the @austhistassoc.bsky.social open letter calling for the repeal of Job-Ready Graduates: a policy that punishes humanities students with life-changing debts: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

27.07.2025 21:23 — 👍 169    🔁 72    💬 1    📌 11

Winter Salon Winter Salon featuring writers Matt Hooton, Rosemary Jones and Georgia Phillips, with music from Alison Coppe.  Soup, bread, wine, juice and a cosy fire!

Hi All- excited to read with some wonderful writers on 4th August in the Adelaide Hills (dinner and music as well!). Join us if you can
events.humanitix.com/winter-salon...

28.07.2025 04:20 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Book review: Everything Lost, Everything Found - InReview | InDaily, Inside South Australia Adelaide author Matthew Hooton delivers an understated epic that unravels the hollow dreams of Henry Ford’s America in often-sweeping prose.

Very grateful for this thoughtful review of Everything Lost, Everything Found...
www.indailysa.com.au/inreview/boo...
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27.06.2025 01:10 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Here's a preview of the audiobook version of my new novel, Everything Lost, Everything Found, read by the excellent Henry Nixon :)
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02.06.2025 01:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

01.05.2025 06:57 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Hey Friends- my new #novel is now out as a #paperback, #audiobook, and #ebook! We'll launch it officially in #Adelaide in June, but do grab a copy (from your local shop) if you can!!! Many thanks to the great team @ 4th Estate Books AU!
www.harpercollins.com.au/978146076586...

01.05.2025 06:56 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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