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SUNDAY SHOUT OUT: THE SERPENT PAPERS
Is there ever such a thing as too many books? I don’t think there are too many books to read, but there can definitely be too many to review. Often I’m sent books and, with an already sagging review...
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TEASER TUESDAY: THE BURIED GIANT BY KAZUO ISHIGURO
Blue Eyes got to The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro (author of Never Let Me Go and the Booker Prize winning The Remains of the Day) before me and was captivated for days (he reads slowly and...
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TEASER TUESDAY: CROW’S BREATH BY JOHN KINSELLA
Today’s “teaser” is an extract from Australian writer John Kinsella’s new short fiction collection, Crow’s Breath. I have not read any of Kinsella’s work before, but I’m quite taken with the poetic...
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TEASER TUESDAY: NAKED – A NOVEL OF LADY GODIVA BY ELIZA REDGOLD
Today’s Teaser comes from Naked: A Novel of Lady Godiva by Eliza Redgold. I’m waiting for a print copy of this book, but in the meantime, Eliza has written me a guest post and sent me an extract. I...
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TEASER TUESDAY: LUCKIEST GIRL ALIVE BY JESSICA KNOLL
Movie rights for Jessica’s Knoll’s upcoming novel, Luckiest Girl Alive, have been snapped up by Lionsgate, with the feature adapation to be produced by Reese Witherspoon and Bruna Papandrea through...
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TEASER TUESDAY: CHARLIE, PRESUMED DEAD BY ANNE HELTZEL
Charlie, Presumed Dead was supposed to on the bottom of my review pile, being the last book received. It didn’t even make it to the pile. I flicked through, read a chapter … and then I was finished....
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TEASER TUESDAY: ADULTERY BY PAOLO COEHLO
I love Paolo Coehlo’s The Alchemist and I find many of his quotes inspiring. His most recent novel Adultery took me aback because of the name. Did I want to read it? Was this a subject matter that I...
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TEASER TUESDAY: LOVE AT FIRST FLIGHT BY TESS WOODS
It’s pure coincidence that this teaser and my previous one (Adultery by Paolo Coehlo) include themes of infidelity, among others. No, this is not my theme of the month. In fact, I didn’t even finish...
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TEASER TUESDAY: IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT BY JUDY BLUME
Growing up, I loved Judy Blume’s books. I was especially fascinated by Are You There God, It’s Me, Margaret because I could completely relate to Margaret’s desire to grow boobs! Moving on to more adult...
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SUNDAY SHOUT OUT: RAKOFF, MOGGACH AND HAMMER
Sunday Shout-Out aims to acknowledge books I’ve been sent by publishers that I am unable to review, due to time constraints arising from my own writing projects. Sunday Shout Out is a bookish meme...
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COVER REVEAL: ALL THAT IS LOST BETWEEN US BY SARA FOSTER
There’s a new book on the horizon for Sara Foster and it’s going to be terrific. I say this, because I’ve read all of Sara’s books and they are all terrific – she has a knack for delivering delivering...
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COVER REVEAL: HOT STUFF SURFING LOVE
What happens when four authors write love stories with the common theme of ‘surfing’? Hot Stuff: Surfing Love, a new anthology of love stories via HarperCollins, is what happens. The book, which is set...
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STORIES ON STAGE 2016
Stories on Stage 2016 at Koorliny Arts Centre is about to get under way in Perth’s southern suburbs, with writers Susan Midalia and Laurie Steed kicking off a year of book-ish events on March 16. They...
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WRITING THE DREAM BOOK LAUNCH
During 2016, I’ve been involved in the production (as publisher, editor and a contributor) of an amazing book called Writing the Dream (Serenity Press). Here’s a write up about the launch by one of the...
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SHOUT OUT: LIVING WITH THE LOCALS (NLA PRESS)
Recently I was sent a copy of Living with the Locals by John Maynard & Victoria Haskins. The book comprises accounts from white people “who lived and worked closely with Aboriginal and Torres...
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