Barry Divola Explained
Barry Charles Divola is an Australian journalist, columnist and author.[1]
Birth and family
Divola was born in Sydney, the first son of Kevin Divola. He was educated at Newington College.[2] He lives in Perth, Western Australia, with his wife and two young daughters.[3]
Writing career
Divola is a regular contributor to The Sydney Morning Herald and was a columnist and feature writer for that newspaper's monthly publication, (sydney) magazine, where he presented the columns Street Life and Hole in the Wall. He was the music critic for Who, a senior writer for Rolling Stone and contributor to Madison and Entertainment Weekly.[4]
Bibliography
Books
- Book: Divola, Barry . Fanclub : It's a fan's world – popstars just live in it . St Leonards, NSW . Allen & Unwin . 1998.
- Book: Divola, Barry . 1 . Searching for Kingly Critter : A deliciously different tale of obsession and nostalgia . Sydney . ABC Books . 2004 .
- M is for Metal : The loudest alphabet book on earth (with Paul McNeil) – ABC Books, (Syd, 2006)
- The Secret Life of Backpackers : A bunk's-eye view of the tourist trail from Bondi to Cairns – ABC Books, (Syd, 2008) [5]
- Nineteen Seventysomething – Affirm Press, (2010)
Essays and reporting
- Divola, Barry . September 2014 . Living on the edge : bladesmith Karim Haddad teaches people how to make knives, but it's about much more than the sharp, pointy things . Smith Journal . 12 . 64–68 .
Album reviews
| width=25% | Album title | Artist | Reviewed in |
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| Kindred | Passion Pit | Divola, Barry . May 2015 . [<!--accessdate=--> Passion Pit's ecstatic pop ]. Reviews . Rolling Stone (Australia) . 762 . 90 . |
| No Pier Pressure | Brian Wilson | Divola, Barry . May 2015 . [<!--accessdate=--> The man who wasn't there ]. Reviews . Rolling Stone (Australia) . 762 . 92 . |
| Beat the Champ | The Mountain Goats | Divola, Barry . May 2015 . [<!--accessdate=--> [Untitled review] ]. Reviews . Rolling Stone (Australia) . 762 . 94 . |
| Postcards from Paradise | Ringo Starr | Divola, Barry . May 2015 . [<!--accessdate=--> [Untitled review] ]. Reviews . Rolling Stone (Australia) . 762 . 97 . |
| Carrie & Lowell | Sufjan Stevens | Divola, Barry . May 2015 . [<!--accessdate=--> Sufjan's quiet contemplation ]. Reviews . Rolling Stone (Australia) . 762 . 98 . |
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Awards
He won the Banjo Paterson Award for short fiction in 2004, 2005 and 2006 for his stories Nipple, Cicada Boy and Nixon.[6]
Notes and References
- http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/07/04/1088879358871.html?from=storyrhs SMH – the passion behind the plastic
- Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 52
- https://www.gracepapers.com.au/grace-papers/barry-divola-talks-about-how-he-manages-freelance-work-and-parenting Barry Divola on how to manage freelance work and parenting
- http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/stories/s2162690.htm ABC Unleashed – Barry Divola
- http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Search/Home?lookfor=Barry+Divola&type=author&limits=&submit=Find National Library of Australia – Catalogue
- http://www.yourmotherwouldbeproud.com.au/contributors.html Your mother would be proud of you – Barry Divola
