One of my favorite features of PAX Australia is the panel stream. I attended a few panels this year and this one stands out in …
Aust. & NZ
Simon Taylor: Melbourne Comedy Gets a Little More Geek
A guest blog by Simon Taylor Simon Taylor is a Melbourne and Los Angeles–based stand-up comedian. He has written for Shaun Micallef’s Mad as Hell …
“Disability and computer games” at PAX Australia
This panel of computer games industry professionals discussed disability and gaming: what games were good and why; some games presented barriers they were not able …
K J Taylor on Certainty and Doubt
My name is Katie “KJ” Taylor, and I’m an author. Specifically, I write fantasy. I have the feeling that some people might think fantasy authors …
Fairytales for Wilde Girls by Allyse Near
A review by Nalini Haynes Trigger warning: suicide, mental health issues Isola Wilde is a Child of Nimue, or a human who can see the …
Greig Beck: There be monsters
A guest blog by Greig Beck There be Monsters But I shall follow the endless, winding way, the flowing river in the cave of man; careless …
Tower of Thorns by Juliet Marillier
A review by Nalini Haynes Dreamer’s Pool is the first in the Blackthorn and Grim novels; Tower of Thorns is the second. In the first …
Zeroes by Scott Westerfeld, Margo Lanagan and Deborah Biancotti
A review by Nalini Haynes Scam, aka Ethan, is in trouble. His superpower, a selfish and short-sighted voice with supernatural knowledge, goes rogue. Ethan never …
Fiona Wood’s Cloudwish launch
One of my favourite books for 2015 was Cloudwish. I attended the launch on August 25, WEEKS after I’d read it and told everyone else …
Mitchell Hogan: The Appeal of Fantasy
Mitchell Hogan is this week’s guest blogger A long time ago in a land, far, far away… no, wait. It was this land, but it …
Cinderella Moment by Jennifer Kloester
A review by CJ Dee Angel is a 16 year old cook’s daughter who dreams of becoming a fashion designer. Lily is the daughter of …
“Diversity in YA” with Fiona Wood, Michael Pryor and Meg Mundell
For too long, straight white non-disabled privileged characters have dominated literature. Fiona Wood, Michael Pryor and Meg Mundell have each written diverse characters: ethnic diversity, characters …
Glitch season 1
A review by Nalini Haynes *amendment: initially I said Adam Hills of The Last Leg was one of the creators of Glitch; apparently it was …
Cloudwish by Fiona Wood
A review by Nalini Haynes Diversity in YA is not unheard of but nor is it as common as you’d expect in our diverse society. …
Anne Gracie
Internationally award-winning and best-selling romance author Anne Gracie talks to Nalini Haynes about her novels and career. This interview is available in audio-only (MP3, above) …