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Michael Burge

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Michael is an author and journalist living at Deepwater in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. His debut rural noir novel Tank Water and its sequel Dirt Trap are released by MidnightSun Publishing.

He has written for The Guardian, Fairfax Media, and the Journal of Australian Studies, and he is a board member of BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival.

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Average rating: 3.77 · 311 ratings · 60 reviews · 10 distinct works • Similar authors

	Tank Water (A James Brandt Mystery, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 274 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Questionable Deeds: Making a stand for equal love 4.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dirt Trap (A James Brandt Mystery, #2) 3.83 avg rating — 12 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Watchnight 3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Closet His Closet Hers 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pluck: Exploits of the single-minded it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Merely Players: Acting like Shakespeare really matters really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Write, Regardless!: A no-nonsense guide to plotting, packaging and promoting your book really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Diving Into Deep Water: 2-Minute Plunges for Time-Poor Literary Lovers by Michael Burge (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Narelle Fernance, D'Arcy Lloyd really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Creating Waves: Critical takes on culture and politics 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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FOR OUR FIRST overseas trip in a decade, my husband and I turned our eyes towards Japan, which by October 2025 was on the brink of the broadest LGBTIQA+ reforms in the country’s history. Our travel plans were fairly advanced when new hard-right prime minister Sanae Takaichi sold-out LGBTIQA+ rights in a swift move that … Continue reading LGBTIQA+ holidayers beware: homophobic extras on offer in tr Read more of this blog post »

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Michael Burge rated a book liked it Running with Pirates: On freedom, adventure, and fathers and sons by Kári Gíslason	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Michael Burge rated a book liked it Devils, Lusts and Strange Desires: The Life of Patricia Highsmith by Richard Bradford	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Michael Burge rated a book really liked it The Carnival Is Over (Mick Goodenough #2) by Greg Woodland (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Michael Burge rated a book really liked it The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1) by Patricia Highsmith	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Michael Burge rated a book it was amazing An Angel at My Table (Autobiography, #1-3) by Janet Frame	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
An extended right of reply on her schizophrenia misdiagnosis, this book is Janet Frame's explanation of what was going on behind the apprehension and apparent mental illness all those years. Exploration of state-of-mind was Frame's stock-in-trade, an ...more
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Michael Burge rated a book liked it The In-Between by Christos Tsiolkas	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Michael Burge rated a book it was amazing The Helene Hanff Omnibus: Underfoot in Show Business; 84 Charing Cross Road; The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street; The Apple of My Eye; Q's Legacy by Helene Hanff	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
These books are a balm for every wordsmith who struggles and hits their strides later in life. One of my favourite writers. Period. No carriage return.
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Michael Burge rated a book really liked it The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4) by Agatha Christie	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Michael Burge rated a book liked it 7 1/2 by Christos Tsiolkas	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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