Tag Archives: Don’t Call Me Ishmael

2024 Week 43: Everyone’s a critic.

Posted on October 29, 2024 by mgbauer

Last week’s blog was about showing your creation to the world and not knowing how it will be reviewed. Because I’ve been preparing a talk on Don’t Call Me Ishmael, I was reminded of the following scene. It’s from the … Continue reading →

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2024 Week 38: Zoomin’ through the week!

Posted on September 25, 2024 by mgbauer

Yesterday I had the pleasure of speaking (via ZOOM) to the Year 10 students of the French International school JMG Le Clezio, in Port Vila, VANUATU. The school has recently opened a French International Baccalaureate with an Australian studies theme, and … Continue reading →

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2024 Week 37: My Booook Festival memories.

Posted on September 19, 2024 by mgbauer

Some time next year my wife and I are planning a trip to England to visit my sister and her family in London and to go on a driving holiday around the UK. One of the places we plan to … Continue reading →

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2024 Week 36: The many faces of Ishmael.

Posted on September 11, 2024 by mgbauer

Don’t Call Me Ishmael has been my most commercially successful book selling over 100,000 copies in Aust/NZ and being published in another seven countries including Germany where it has been a best seller and used as a school text. (The … Continue reading →

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