David Walsh
@dlwalsh.bsky.social
Labor councillor for Canterbury-Bankstown
I'm more concerned with his treatment of the book than his treatment of the author's name.
December 12, 2025 at 12:17 PM
I'm more concerned with his treatment of the book than his treatment of the author's name.
Plokhy churns out scholarly non-fiction at the pace of an airport novelist.
November 9, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Plokhy churns out scholarly non-fiction at the pace of an airport novelist.
Ravens' fixture was front loaded with division winners.
October 27, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Ravens' fixture was front loaded with division winners.
Does the model think the clock keeps ticking after a 4th down stop?
October 21, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Does the model think the clock keeps ticking after a 4th down stop?
Oh wait, there's a Harry Potter book in there. It's the series fourth but the century's first.
October 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Oh wait, there's a Harry Potter book in there. It's the series fourth but the century's first.
I had in mind Edward St Aubyn's Patrick Melrose novels when I posted the above. ☝️
Thinking about it more, it would also explain the absence of any George RR Martin books.
Thinking about it more, it would also explain the absence of any George RR Martin books.
October 19, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I had in mind Edward St Aubyn's Patrick Melrose novels when I posted the above. ☝️
Thinking about it more, it would also explain the absence of any George RR Martin books.
Thinking about it more, it would also explain the absence of any George RR Martin books.
(But what would that mean for series that span the turn of the century?)
October 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM
(But what would that mean for series that span the turn of the century?)
Perhaps fans of those series held back from nominating the same types of books. More likely they were deliberately excluded (or combined). If so, a good thing. Less discussion about the same books and more variety on the list.
October 19, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Perhaps fans of those series held back from nominating the same types of books. More likely they were deliberately excluded (or combined). If so, a good thing. Less discussion about the same books and more variety on the list.
My Brilliant Friend (27) is known less as a stand alone novel than for being the first in the Neapolitan Quartet.
The Hunger Games (26), The Thursday Murder Club (36), The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (52) are each the first in a series of books.
The Hunger Games (26), The Thursday Murder Club (36), The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (52) are each the first in a series of books.
October 19, 2025 at 11:20 AM
My Brilliant Friend (27) is known less as a stand alone novel than for being the first in the Neapolitan Quartet.
The Hunger Games (26), The Thursday Murder Club (36), The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (52) are each the first in a series of books.
The Hunger Games (26), The Thursday Murder Club (36), The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (52) are each the first in a series of books.
My count is 29. It's a funny top 10, going from very literary to very popular.
October 19, 2025 at 10:22 AM
My count is 29. It's a funny top 10, going from very literary to very popular.
Arthur Mailey - 10 for 66 and All That
October 6, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Arthur Mailey - 10 for 66 and All That
Whatever the numbers say, that's a surrender.
October 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Whatever the numbers say, that's a surrender.
Are these novels or non-fic?
September 26, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Are these novels or non-fic?
Trigger warnings as plot spoilers. What a truly nauseating combination.
September 19, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Trigger warnings as plot spoilers. What a truly nauseating combination.
Because red clashes with orange?
June 22, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Because red clashes with orange?
Huh. I didn't know Catch 22 had a sequel!
Today's Connections was perfectly targeted at my age group. Still, I made a couple of mistakes...
Connections
Puzzle #733
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Today's Connections was perfectly targeted at my age group. Still, I made a couple of mistakes...
Connections
Puzzle #733
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June 13, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Huh. I didn't know Catch 22 had a sequel!
Today's Connections was perfectly targeted at my age group. Still, I made a couple of mistakes...
Connections
Puzzle #733
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🟦🟨🟪🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Today's Connections was perfectly targeted at my age group. Still, I made a couple of mistakes...
Connections
Puzzle #733
🟦🟨🟦🟦
🟦🟨🟪🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
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