A review by Nalini Haynes Publisher: Hachette Childrens ISBN: 9780734415486 Binding/Format: Hardback Extent: 24 pages Subject Category: Picture books Remember the nursery rhyme Incy Wincy …
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Combustion by Steve Worland
A review by Evie Kendal Format: Paperback, 328 pages RRP: $29.99 ISBN-13:9781921901119 ISBN-10:192190111X Imprint: Michael Joseph Publisher: Penguin Aus. Combustion opens with a football match in which …
Missing, Presumed Evil by Garth Nix and Sean Williams
Trouble Twisters book 4 A review by Nalini Haynes Missing, Presumed Evil is the 4th in the Trouble Twisters series for children aged 8 to 12 by Garth Nix and Sean Williams. I …
Joe Cinque’s Consolation by Helen Garner
A review by Nalini Haynes Joe Cinque’s Consolation is the true story of Helen Garner’s investigation of Joe Cinque’s murder, the trials she attended and …
Play it again: Abandonware
On the Popular Memory Archive this week guest Thomas Huthwaite discusses the concept of “abandonware” – titles that are ‘out of print’ or ‘no longer …
Anguli Ma: a gothic tale by Chi Vu
A review by Nalini Haynes Set in 1980s Melbourne, Anguli Ma: a gothic tale focuses on the lives of Vietnamese boat people, at least some …
Almighty Johnsons – season 3, award-winning TV series
A review by Nalini Haynes Skip to video interview or listen to the same interview in podcast (above). The Almighty Johnsons TV series opens on Axl’s 21st …
Rules of Summer by Shaun Tan
A review by Nalini Haynes I love and adore Shaun Tan’s work. If I had the opportunity, I’d save and frame his napkin and envelope …
Darkness Hunts by Keri Arthur
A review by Evie Kendal Darkness Hunts is the fourth book of the Dark Angels series by Melbourne-based paranormal romance and urban fantasy author, Keri …
“World-building in near-future science fiction” with Sean Williams, Marianne de Pierres, John Birmingham and Meg Mundell
Today’s special guests are Sean Williams, Marianne de Pierres, John Birmingham and Meg Mundell. World-building in near-future science fiction Contents list (click for quick-links without …
Burnt Ice by Steve Wheeler
A review by Rebecca Muir Burnt Ice is the first book in Steve Wheeler’s A Fury of Aces series. It follows the adventures of Marko Spitz, …
Freya Robertson: Sunstone and diversity
A guest blog by Freya Robertson My epic fantasy, Sunstone, is the second in The Elemental Wars series. Like book one, Heartwood, it covers themes …
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Ballad of the Plague Doctor by The Laudanum Project
A review of a play by C J Dee Run Time: 90 minutes ★★★★★ five out of five stars It’s a Friday night in Geelong …
Stravinsky’s Lunch: an analysis
by Nalini Haynes This essay was written to comply with an assignment brief for the subject ‘Writing nonfiction’, part of the Professional Writing and Editing …