A review by Nalini Haynes Doctor Archibald Shaw arrives in India as a young man in 1878 during the British occupation. He’s assigned to an …
The Chase by Candice Fox
A review by Nalini Haynes Prison warden Grace Slanter receives a phone call telling her a bus full of security guards’ family members is a …
The Keeper of Night by Kylie Lee Baker
A review by Nalini Haynes Ren is a Reaper living in London in a society of Reapers. The problem is, she’s also half-Japanese, which makes …
The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang
A review by Nalini Haynes Anna Sun needs to learn the Heart Principle. She gives her boyfriend Julian a blow job although she doesn’t like …
October 2021 top ten on JustWatch
JustWatch asked me nicely if they could give me monthly top ten charts. They don’t pay me but I thought why not post it? I’m …
David Verbeek on Art House and horror
David VERBEEK (1980, Netherlands) studied film, photography and philosophy at the New School University in New York, and film directing at the Netherlands Film Academy, …
Starlight Enclave by R A Salvatore
A review by Nalini Haynes HarperCollins Australia says of Starlight Enclave: From New York Times bestselling author R A Salvatore comes a new trilogy and adventure …
Neodymium Exodus by Jen Finelli
A review by Nalini Haynes Neodymium Exodus’s Goodreads blurb is as follows: A universe of sentient insectoids, purple jungles, and insane electromagnetic fields. A mace-wielding …
Anna Hopkins on being a journalist and a villain
In this podcast Nalini talks to actor, screenwriter and director Anna Hopkins. Anna is famous for her 3 roles as a journalist on Defiant, The …
Ilsa Evans on humor and book launches in lockdown
Nalini Haynes talks to author and academic Ilsa Evans. While bringing up her children solo, Ilsa completed an honors degree in Women’s Studies, for which …
Tim Ferguson on writing comedy, disability, and tap water
You may recall the sensation that was the Doug Anthony All Stars musical comedy trio. You don’t even have to be old: they reformed in …
Unworthy Duke by Charlotte Anne
A review by Nalini Haynes Ellen flees a domestic violence situation with her brother to pose as a Miss Smith, lady’s companion. When arriving in …
Wolf’s Curse by Jessica Vitalis
A review of a middle school fantasy novel Twelve-year-old Gauge lives with his grandfather behind a carpentry shopfront. Years ago Gauge told people he saw …
A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins
A review by Nalini Haynes The slow fire burning in this story is the rage of women whose power men stole. Men stole stories and …
Here in the After by Marion Frith
A review by Nalini Haynes Terrorists hold Anna hostage in a travel agency in Sydney. Nat, a veteran who toured Afghanistan, watches, feeling responsible. He …