‘Oh, the fog lying like a blanket over this sad town’: The Mushroom Tapes sees the humanity in an inhumane story

Jen WEBB

‘Oh, the fog lying like a blanket over this sad town’: The Mushroom Tapes sees the humanity in an inhumane story

Jen WEBB

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Review of a book by Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper and Sarah Krasnostein, tracing the trial of Erin Patterson for the murder of a number of her family members; a review that focuses on the thinking of creative writers about social crises and how to write ethically about true crime.

Original language	English
Pages	1-8
Number of pages	8
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publication status	Published - 10 Nov 2025

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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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‘Oh, the fog lying like a blanket over this sad town’: The Mushroom Tapes sees the humanity in an inhumane story

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