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Saturday Magazine

19 Jan 2026

Sat, 17th Jan 2026: Frances Atkinson – Freelance Writer, Book Reviewer, Critic & Cultural Commentator; ‘Summer Reads’

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Sat, 17th Jan 2026: Frances Atkinson – Freelance Writer, Book Reviewer, Critic & Cultural Commentator; ‘Summer Reads’

Macca and Paul are joined live on air by Frances Atkinson,  freelance writer, former journalist/deputy editor The Age newspaper (GreenGuide, Arts), columnist (Under Age, The Sunday Age) avid reader, freelance book reviewer who lives in Melbourne, Australia.

Frances has a special interest in  Children’s Literature (post-grad-cert Child.Lit Deakin University); her  reviews/interviews have been published in The Sydney Morning Herald,

The Age, UpperCase Magazine, The Courier Mail, The Brisbane Times, The Canberra Times and Illawarra Mercury.

 

Frances discusses her latest reviews and what’s she been reading over the summer.

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