Matthew Lamb

Aug 21, 2024 | theconversation.com | Jo Case |Aidan Coleman |Alexander Cothren |Alexander Howard |Ali Mohammad Alizadeh |Amanda Tink | +44 more

Like so many avid readers around the world, I was fascinated by the recent New York Times list of the Best Books of the 21st century, as voted by 503 authors, critics and book lovers. But like many Australians, I was disappointed to see no Australian books on the list. Even those authors who’ve made a splash in the US literary scene this century – Helen Garner, Gerald Murnane, Maria Tumarkin – didn’t get a guernsey. That’s where we come in.

Jun 11, 2024 | arkansas-catholic.org | Matthew Lamb

‘I have benefited greatly from the youth ministry in our diocese,’ Lamb says Published: June 11, 2024   I have often heard about the lack of youth involvement in the Church. I see the truth in this statement. Most people my age are more consistent in social media posts than in prayer. This apathy of the younger generation is quite apparent. However, I have had a different experience. Christ the King Church in Little Rock boasts a very active Catholic Youth Ministry program.

May 29, 2024 | australianbookreview.com.au | Matthew Lamb |Arts Highlights

It is only a coincidence that my book Frank Moorhouse: Strange paths, the first in a two-volume cultural biography of the Australian author, ends in 1974 – the same year that Copyright Agency was incorporated – and that it was published in time to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of this incorporation. As Moorhouse himself always argued, such coincidences, chance happenings, and historical accidents are often far more important in shaping our culture than we like to concede.

Jan 11, 2024 | esquire.com.au | Sam Peters |Matthew Lamb |Teju Cole |Sandra Rendgen

By Sam PetersOne of the biggest stories in sport this year has been the code-agnostic issue of concussion, and the duty of care sporting bodies owe to players who experience head injuries. Written by British sports journalist and whistleblower Sam Peters, who, in 2014, transformed the issue of sport-related concussions in rugby into a global conversation, this book asks hard- hitting questions the AFL and NRL have been tiptoeing around for years.

Jan 3, 2024 | insidestory.org.au | Matthew Lamb |Susan Lever

It’s only a few months since I recommended Catharine Lumby’s lively biography of Frank Moorhouse to readers of Inside Story. Her Frank Moorhouse: A Life is a warm tribute to its subject as a social force, with photographs and an index for those eager to check out mutual contacts, though it gives little attention to Moorhouse’s fiction. While Lumby was working on her book Matthew Lamb was embarked on something different and quite unusual: a two-volume cultural history of Moorhouse.