George Munn

George Munn is a former Readings Hawthorn bookseller

Review — 29 May 2017

The Call of the Wild by Jack London

On re-reading The Call of the Wild, I was struck by how powerful and evocative Jack London’s prose is. At times, I could almost hear the freezing wind whistling…

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Review — 29 May 2013

Comet in Moominland by Tove Jansson

How I wish I had been introduced to these stories as a child, but unfortunately for me, they were not widely known in Australia in the 90s.

The Moomins are…

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Review — 24 Aug 2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel

The Grand Budapest Hotel is Wes Anderson’s brilliant eighth feature film. It recounts the escapades of the marvellous Monsieur Gustave H. (Ralph Fiennes), concierge of the movie’s titular hotel in…

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