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Kate Murdoch: Six things I love about the author life
Today’s guest blog is by Kate Murdoch, author of the historical drama The Orange Grove. From her website: Kate Murdoch is the author of Stone …
Blade Witch by Jenny Schwartz
A review by Nalini Haynes Martha is a Blade Witch who hasn’t been home in 7 years and six months but, dammit, she’s going straight …
Fanart: A Lifetime of Impossible Days
A Lifetime of Impossible Days is the third book I tried scrapbooking, bearing in mind that The Starless Sea version 1 came first and version …
Fearsome freaks: how the dominant discourse disenfranchises people with albinism
Pop culture discriminates against people with albinism. Even television series like Star Trek: Discovery, renowned for its progressive nature and inclusion of diversity, vilifies people …
Trouble at Home by Cate Whittle, illustrated by Kim Gamble
A review by Annabelle Lee and offspring In Trouble at Home, written by Australian author Cate Whittle, Georgia is on her way home from school …
Fanart: Daughter of Lies and Ruin
Once more a book I loved inspired me to venture into scrapbooking: Daughter of Lies and Ruin is about two witches who brew potions in …
Fanart: The Starless Sea
The history behind this fanart of The Starless Sea. My family is well aware that art and craft is part of who I am. My …
Gods and Heroes: Rise of Fire by Brendan Wright
A Review by Annabelle Lee Gods and Heroes: Rise of Fire is the first book in a fantasy series written by Australian author Brendan Wright. …
List of recommended texts for high school English literature classes
Lorena Carrington was mourning the list of readings for high school English literature classes in 2020. Next year our teens will be studying Hamlet (whatever), …
What is the Commedia dell’Arte?
A guest blog by Rachel Nightingale I can’t remember a time when I didn’t know about Harlequin, Columbine and Pierrot so it always comes as …
Storm Wake by Lucy Christopher
A review by Annabelle Lee Storm Wake is a young adult fantasy fiction novel that explores the power of the stories we tell, the truths …
Query Shaping: a groundbreaking concept in SQL Server query optimisation
Query Shaping: a brief lecture by Edward Haynes As a SQL Server developer and performance optimisation specialist I have been working on innovative techniques to …
Larry Van Duynhoven feels good when heads blow up
Larry Van Duynhoven said ‘When you see a head explode, you feel good about it’. Nalini Haynes interviews award-winning prosthetics and SFX artist Larry in …
Giveaway: The Orange Grove by Kate Murdoch
Dark Matter Zine and Kate Murdoch are giving away 2 x electronic copies and 2 x paperback copies of The Orange Grove, an early 19th …