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 [...]
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STORIES ON STAGE 2015
Stories on Stage 2015 at Koorliny Arts Centre is about to get under way in Perth’s southern suburbs, with author Brooke Davis kicking off a year of book-ish events on [...]
A SIMPLE FORMULA FOR GETTING BALANCE
I’ve been quiet on the writing front lately. It’s not writer’s block, even though the novel I started in a great burst of energy a couple of months ago has [...]
REVIEW: ANGEL’S SHARE BY KAYTE NUNN
Reviews on this site will now comprise a book blurb and a short response. Life and love in the fictional Shingle Valley wine region proves sweet in Kayte Nunn’s second [...]
THE ORIGIN OF A BOOK – A LETTER FROM ITALY
Pamela Hart is the author of The Soldier’s Wife, The War Bride and A Letter From Italy (reviewed here), as well as the author of children’s fiction, epic fantasy, [...]
REVIEW: THE HIDDEN HOURS BY SARA FOSTER
Reviews on this site will now comprise a book blurb and a short response. Sara Foster is one of my favourite writers – she combines suspense and mood in a way that [...]
JASPER JONES, BOOKS TO MOVIES: A Q&A WITH CRAIG SILVEY
I was fortunate to be offered the opportunity to interview Craig Silvey this week. We met at Little Lefroy’s in Fremantle, a place I know well, for an informal chat [...]
REVIEW: DAUGHTER OF MINE BY FIONA LOWE
Reviews on this site will now comprise a book blurb and a short response. It’s no secret that I’m drawn to books featuring families with buried secrets and lies [...]
REVIEW: THE MOTHER’S PROMISE BY SALLY HEPWORTH
Reviews on this site will now comprise a book blurb and a short response. Sally Hepworth’s latest novel, The Mother’s Promise, should come with a “Tissues [...]
REVIEW: A LETTER FROM ITALY BY PAMELA HART
Reviews on this site will now comprise a book blurb and a short response. Pamela Hart’s first two books won my reader’s heart and her latest book, A Letter From [...]
REVIEW: FIND ME BY J.S. MONROE
Reviews on this site will now comprise a book blurb and a short response. I’m a sucker for a good thriller, one full of false leads and an intricate plot that keeps me [...]
REVIEW: THE NINTH GRAVE BY STEFAN AHNHEM
Reviews on this site will now comprise a book blurb and a short response. It’s been a while since I’ve immersed myself in some Scandi crime … what a [...]
AUTHOR INSIGHT: MEET SHEILA O’FLANAGAN
In March, I will have the pleasure of interviewing Sheila O’Flanagan in person at the inaugural Serenity Press Writers’ Retreat in Northern Ireland. Best-selling [...]