This list includes works created in Australia and/or created primarily by Australians and/or New Zealanders. Because we loves our Kiwi Cousins, we does.
Aust. & NZ
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 …
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 …
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 …
Marion Frith on trauma and healing
In this podcast Nalini talks to Marion Frith, a former journalist, senior communications specialist and political speechwriter. Since her political career, Marion retrained as a registered …
The Unusual Abduction of Avery Conifer by Ilsa Evans
A review by Nalini Haynes I have a confession to make. Spin Cycle inspired my love of Ilsa Evans’s writing. And I’ve loved her work …
The Inheritance by Gabriel Bergmoser
A review by Nalini Haynes Well, it’s getting harder to get access to my computer to write up reviews lately. Admittedly that’s partly my compulsive …
Wednesday Weeks and the Tower of Shadows by Denis Knight and Cristy Burne
A review by Nalini Haynes Wednesday Weeks is struggling in school. She’s in year 6 and is terrified her teacher will fail her because whenever …
The 22 Murders of Madison May by Max Barry
A review by Nalini Haynes Madison May is a real estate agent with acting aspirations. Then Clayton Hors murders her. Felicity Staples is a political …
I write “all the feels” romances – Paige Toon
Nalini Haynes talks to Paige Toon about romance, “all the feels”, research and more in this podcast. Paige Toon grew up between England, Australia and …
Someone I Used To Know by Paige Toon
A review by Nalini Haynes Someone I Used To Know centers Leah, whose parents foster troubled teenagers and, when necessary, some gorgeous little children too. …
From Murder and Mayhem to Romancing the Reader: Rob McDonald and Anna Foxkirk
Welcome to another Dark Matter Zine podcast, I’m your host Nalini Haynes. In this podcast I’m talking to two award-winning romance writers, Rob McDonald and …
All The Murmuring Bones by Angela Slatter
A review by Nalini Haynes Miren O’Malley’s home is set in a fantasy world evoking Ireland, possibly in the 19th century. Her family has a …
Waking Romeo by Kathryn Barker
A review by Nalini Haynes “Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?” quoth Juliet, who’s writing the play (not THAT one) in 2083 to exorcise the …
Now That I See You by Emma Batchelor
A review by Nalini Haynes Emma and Jess have been in a long-term relationship – six years, 3 living together – when Jess admits to …