James Halford

Writer & academic. Author of Requiem with Yellow Butterflies (UWAP, March 2019).

[James Halford @jameshalford87]

@EmmettStinson The man that saw the man that saw the bear

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@MatthewSini Awesome news, Matt. Good enough to make me tweet. Abrazo fuerte.

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@karigislason Brilliant news. Taught an extract from axiomatic on my non fiction course just before the plague struck.

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@bronwynlea Some close friends bought Madonna's cottage at The Gap when she went into the home. You can feel her creative presence there. Sad to hear she is no longer with us.

[Sydney Review of Books @SydReviewBooks]

'What creative possibilities and theoretical insights might be generated through dialogue between writers from different parts of the hemispheric South?'

In 2019 JM Coetzee & Gail Jones gathered 18 writers, including James Halford, to answer this question https://t.co/rdCJ8AOE8y

[Dr Rocio Ponce @ro_ponce_r]

My lunch today on #worldedibleinsect day: #cricket (from @Bugshop1) and veggie frittata. Yum!!! #EatBugsAu #edibleinsects #NOFILTER

[Australian Book Review @AustBookReview]

'There is much to admire about the book’s formal risk-taking and narrative energy, as well as the breadth and inventiveness of its ideas.'

@jameshalford87 reviews 'From Here on, Monsters' by @Plumeofwords. 📖: @picadorbooks / @MacmillanAus

https://t.co/5cMDL8eRnl

[Terri-ann White @ Upswell @terriannwhite]

James Halford! What a splendid achievement to be on this list with such a fine book. So proud of you @uwapublishing @jameshalford87

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@asauthors An ego?

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Pleased to see a translated Argentine make book of the week at Australian Book Review. You can read my review of Samantha Schweblin's story collection 'Mouthful of Birds', . at the link below.

[Australian Book Review @AustBookReview]

'The Argentine Samanta Schweblin’s writerly gaze, like that of Australia’s Peter Carey or Janette Turner Hospital, remains trained upon her homeland.'

@jameshalford87 on 'Mouthful of Birds' by @sschweblin, translated by Megan McDowell (@OneworldNews).

https://t.co/AlbpiWN8jc

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@MartinEdmond2 Tempted to pop along & report back. Cracking book, Martin.

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@annauthentic Thanks Ann!

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#Requiemwithyellowbutterflies is book of the week in @AustBookReview . Great review by @alicewhitmore .

[Australian Book Review @AustBookReview]

'Gabriel García Márquez has died at his home in Mexico. Across the world, there is a mushrooming of obituaries.'

Book of the Week: 'Requiem with Yellow Butterflies' by @jameshalford87, reviewed by @alicewhitmore (@uwapublishing).
https://t.co/JCVOuiFFb1

[Australian Book Review @AustBookReview]

'Sitting at his office in Brisbane, the author receives news that Gabriel García Márquez has died at his home in Mexico.'

@alicewhitmore reviews 'Requiem with Yellow Butterflies' by @jameshalford87 James Halford. https://t.co/JCVOuio3Mr

[Terri-ann White @ Upswell @terriannwhite]

Wonderful short review of @jameshalford87 s Requiem With Yellow Butterflies by Fiona Capp @smh today @uwapublishing https://t.co/wjeO3PSdhU via @smh

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Five years today since Gabriel Garcia Marquez died. Viva Gabo! https://t.co/Emk2EbOrDT #Requiemwithyellowbutterflies

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@ellekeboehmer @terriannwhite @uwapublishing Thanks, elleke.

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Really excited to be reading from #Requiemwithyellowbutterflies at this event in Sydney next month.

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Thanks for the kind words @AlexandraPayne and respect for the splendid semi-colon usage. Looking forward to a good event with @karigislason at @avidreader4101 this Friday.

[Terri-ann White @ Upswell @terriannwhite]

new release from @uwapublishing by @jameshalford87 Delighted to see it out in the world. Thanks, @shastradeo