Steve Worland has worked in film and television in Australia and America. He’s written scripts for Working Title, Icon Productions and TV series Big Sky …
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Heartwood by Freya Robertson
A review by Nalini Haynes Heartwood is the first in the Elemental Wars series BUT IT WORKS AS A STAND-ALONE. Yay. I’m a bit over …
Quick by Steve Worland
A review by Nalini Haynes Quick is an action-comedy, a gender-flipped Cinderella story starting with Cinders, in this case Billy Hotchkiss, rolling a V8 race …
Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
A commentary by Nalini Haynes [Spoilers, Sweetie] Burial Rites is ‘Scandinavian Noir’ because it’s set in Iceland; it’s the ‘speculative biography’ of Agnes Magnusdottir, the …
“Romancing the Reader”: Kate Cuthbert, Anne Gracie and Sarah Mayberry
Romancing the Reader Kate Cuthbert of Escape Publishing, the electronic arm of Harlequin here in Melbourne, invited authors Anne Gracie and Sarah Mayberry to join …
Starlight at the Melbourne Planetarium
A review by C J Dee Writer and director: Dr Tanya Hill Starring: Sigrid Thornton Venue: The Melbourne Planetarium Running time: Approx 45 minutes Rating: …
Melbourne Writers Festival 2014: Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
by Nalini Haynes Wearing black as befits a Melbournian during the Melbourne Writers Festival, Hannah Kent chats to Bethany Blanchard as the audience files in, …
“Vampires then and now” with Jason Nahrung, Angela Slatter, CJ Dee and Liz Manthos
“We don’t need no edjucashun” sang Pink Floyd; sadly, on the topic of vampires, I can’t join the chorus. Authors Jason Nahrung and Angela Slatter …
Bruce Mutard’s Words into Pictures — artist/author talk
Bruce Mutard, elder of the Comic Book Tribe in Melbourne, has been slogging away at a Masters degree. Recently Bruce exhibited his labour of love, …
Impossible Quest: Escape from Wolfhaven Castle by Kate Forsyth
A review by Nalini Haynes To be released in September 2014. Although The Impossible Quest sounds like something from Moffat-ized Doctor Who, it’s a new …
Confusion of Princes by Garth Nix
A review by Nalini Haynes A Confusion of Princes is narrated by an older Prince Khemri retelling the story of his youth. Khemri regards all …
Keelen Mailman: on Power, racism and heritage
by Nalini Haynes I interviewed Keelen Mailman (audio interview) earlier this year about her life and memoir The Power of Bones. RMIT required a nonfiction essay …
Masquerade by Kylie Fornasier
A review by Elizabeth Manthos Venice’s ballrooms, theatres, palazzos and squares are filled with delicious gossip, devilish fun and dangerous games. It’s Carnevale. Set in …
Bruce Mutard: Words Into Pictures Launch
Bruce Mutard, prominent creator in the Australian comic books scene, celebrated his Master in comics being 99.9% complete with this Words into Pictures exhibition. In …
Motion of Light in Water
A review by Nalini Haynes Created by Elbow Room Inspired by the work of Samuel R Delany & Marilyn Hacker Director: Marcel Dorney Designers: Matt …