A review by Nalini Haynes Lieutenant Hardy is waiting among the cruel stars while she looks at her reflection, worrying about her off-the-rack dress uniform …
Night at the Museum: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
Night at the Museum 0.1 A tyrannosaurus rex skeleton stalks a museum guard. The guard is sitting with his thermos and mug of coffee, reading …
John Birmingham: an interview and 2 books to give away
Meet John Birmingham, author of cult book and movie He Died With a Felafel In His Hands and The Axis of Time (the Philadelphia Experiment meets War …
Museum: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
Museum This illustration of a fictional museum is too detailed for me to attempt a description. It’s like a ‘Where’s Wally’ illustration of historical artefacts. …
Kate Forsyth presents the Blue Rose
It was the Canberra Writers Festival the weekend after the Apple Today class teaching me how to use the Clips app. This was insidious timing. …
Giveaway: 3 ‘Frankly In Love’ novels (Australia only)
Dark Matter Zine and Penguin Random House Australia are pleased to be giving away 3 copies of Frankly In Love to lucky readers. “Yoon never …
Mudskipper: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
The Mudskipper The Mudskipper is a little rowing boat. An alien is rowing by the light of crescent moon. Gas bubbles rise to the surface …
How to pack lite by John Birmingham
John Birmingham was in town for the Canberra Writers Festival and he brought me a super-sexy totally gorgeous HARDCOVER copy of The Cruel Stars. The …
Warehouse by Rob Hart
A review by Nalini Haynes Gibson is the Jeff Bezos of Cloud, The Warehouse‘s version of Amazon. Gibson is dying so he’s touring his empire, …
Pan’s Labyrinth by Guillermo del Toro and Cornelia Funke
A review by Nalini Haynes Those of you who came in late may not have heard of Pan’s Labyrinth, the Del Toro movie about a …
Mr Goodtrolley says Better Shopping Begins with You!
Mr Goodtrolley says Better Shopping Begins with You! Yeah, our favourite (?!) shopping trolley is back again, encouraging consumerism by telling us “Better Shopping Begins …
Frankly In Love by David Yoon
A review by Nalini Haynes Frankly In Love is an adorable coming-of-age story that centres around Frank Li, a Korean American teenager with a crush …
Trans Werewolf Cowboy theme song: a silly illo from Ian Gunn
The Trans Werewolf Cowboy theme song is not available Many movie themes and scores are not available on compact disc. As far as I know, …
Suzy Zail
Melbournian Suzy Zail worked as a solicitor specialising in litigation. After the birth of her first child, Suzy left law to concentrate on writing. She’s …
Monuments by Will Kostakis
A review by Nalini Haynes Connor Giannopolos is a 16 year old private school student in Sydney when he wags class (skips class). While skyving …