Cory Taylor is an award-winning screenwriter who has also published short fiction and children s books. She lives in Brisbane, Australia. "Me and Mr. Booker" is her first novel."
Regional Commonwealth Book Prize Winner, 2012
""Me and Mr. Booker" . . . [is] about Martha, who, in her
determination not to become like the stagnantly disappointed adults
in her life, embarks on another rite you may find familiar: the
probably painful, perhaps misguided, and definitely enlightening
rush to grow up."
"Shelf Awareness"
"Taylor's straightforward prose captures the nuances of being at an
age where you cannot see the differences between being a teenager
and being an adult."
"Publishers Weekly"
"Part Lolita, part Bridget Jones, Martha, witty and wise beyond her
years, is lost in a world of dysfunctional adults, particularly the
charming, alcohol-soaked Mr. Bookera seductive chameleon who
challenges the reader's assumptions and hopes every step of the
way. Cory Taylor is a wonderful writer and "Me and Mr. Booker" is
rivetinga disturbing, darkly comic coming of age story unlike any
you have ever seen!" Jill McCorkle, author of "Going Away
Shoes"
"Me and Mr. Booker is a kind of Lolita from Lolita's point of view.
It's elegant and controlled and wickedly funny . . .The book offers
a bit of sex, but it's ultimately about the momentum of misshapen
lives."
David Vann, author of Caribou Island
"There s not a false note in Cory Taylor s brilliant Me and Mr.
Booker. Original, devastating, both sad and hilarious, this novel
should be read alongside Lolita, giving interior life to the
nymphet sexually involved with an adult.
Cory Taylor s writing never calls attention to itself; the
perfectly attuned voice rolls over the reader, a silent
steamroller, flattening the breath from the body.
Leslie Daniels, author of Cleaning Nabokov s House
"Restrained, surprisingly moving and compulsively readable, Cory
Taylor s debut novel is a nuanced and touching portrait of a doomed
relationship."
--Sun Herald
"Deft control of sharp and witty dialogue...Taylor s no-nonsense
voice and eagle eye will assure her of many readers of all
ages."
--Age
"Vividly cinematic...Taylor s vivid evocation of lowered
expectations and empty lives is understated and memorable."
--Canberra Times
"Taylor s take on the oft-explored rite of passage from sweet,
open-eyed childhood into the dark sexually charged realms of
adolecscent turmoil is distinctive and refreshed by the limitless
aptitude of middle-aged men for acting like spoilt teenagers. A
vibrant, questioning and unpredictable read."
--West Australian
"Hands down, Me and Mr Booker is one of the best coming-of-age
novels I ve ever read. In it, Cory Taylor has given us an
irresistable, whip-smart heroine who thinks and speaks like the
16-year-old you wish you d been. Me and Mr Booker is sexy, smart
and brutally funny, and reminds us that while teenagers grow up
fast, it s only because they re surrounded by adults who behave
like children." --Benjamin Law, author of The Family Law
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"Controlled and elegant."
David Vann, author of "Caribou Island""
"Controlled and elegant."
-- David Vann, author of "Caribou Island"
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