Nov 22, 2018 | What Am I Reading?
Based on Norse mythology, the children’s book Freyja and the Brisingamen Necklace (self-published by J. C. Enno) is an enchanting and engaging tale of adventure, destiny and courage. When her twin brother succumbs to a mysterious disease that threatens all the...
Nov 19, 2018 | What Am I Reading?
I confess I bought Eggshell Skull ( Allen & Unwin Books 2018) way back in winter when I heard Bri Lee speak at the Maleny Celebration of Books, and then I brought it home and in the months since, it has sat on my bedside table, in my TBR pile, its very beautiful...
Nov 6, 2018 | What Am I Reading?
I had heard good things about Angela Meyer’s debut novel, A Superior Spectre (Ventura Press 2018 Peter Bishop) but wasn’t quite sure what to expect – the blurb sounded like some strange genre-bending blend of historical fiction and science fiction. Two points:...
Nov 4, 2018 | What Am I Reading?
The Word (Transit Lounge 2018) is the first book I’ve read by author William Lane, although he has published three previous novels and is also a literary critic specialising in the work of Christina Stead. This interest in words and what they mean becomes the subject...
Nov 2, 2018 | What Am I Reading?
Hexenhaus (UQP 2016) is a fictionalised tale of witchcraft anchored on true events, by author Nikki McWatters, who has woven together three different tales, based on three young women living in very different times. In 1628, after their parents are burnt at the stake...
Oct 28, 2018 | What Am I Reading?
Australian author Jane Harper captivated our attention in 2016 with the publication of her debut novel The Dry, and then eager fans were rewarded with her second novel, Force of Nature. Her latest crime fiction, The Lost Man (Pan Macmillan 2018), is another...
