A review by Emma Streeton When Mina receives an urgent call from her best friend back in Melbourne, her world is turned upside down. Her …
Aust. & NZ
My Year of Living Mindfully by Shannon Harvey
A review by Emma Streeton Preamble To be honest my usual method for reading anything non-fiction is to dip in and out and find the …
Octavia Cade
Today’s podcast guest is Octavia Cade, a New Zealand writer with a PhD in science communication and a particular interest in science history and marine …
Polar Bear in Sydney Harbour by Beck and Robin Feiner
A review by Emma Streeton “Sydney Harbour is home to many amazing things, but polar bears are not one of them. Sydney is Down Under, …
Formative fiction for a disabled reader
Formative genre fiction, an essay by Nalini Haynes The singularly most formative fiction, or formative work of genre fiction for me was ‘Triantiwontigongolope’. My father …
Fire Star by A L Tait
A review by Nalini Haynes Reeve is a squire. His former mistress, the Airl’s (Iord’s) wife, placed him in a vassal’s (Sir Garrick’s) household. (Everyone …
Maybe the horse will talk by Elliot Perlman
A review by Nalini Haynes There’s an old story about a jester or a teacher who ran foul of his king. The king sentences the …
Erasure Initiative by Lili Wilkinson
A review by Nalini Haynes Cecily wakes up on a bus in the middle of nowhere with 6 other people, all of whom have amnesia. …
Rebel Gods by Will Kostakis
A review by Nalini Haynes Rebel Gods is Monuments book 2 and the conclusion to this story about the Pillars of the World coming to …
WeirDo #15: Planet Weird! by Anh Do
A review by Emma Streeton Weir (aka WeirDo) is back and it is his birthday, a birthday that coincides with Planet Day. Hence the title …
Harry Cook
In this podcast I interview Harry Cook, an award-winning actor, writer and LGBTQI activist whose latest novel, Fin & Rye & Fireflies, has just been …
Fin & Rye & Fireflies by Harry Cook
A review by Nalini Haynes Fin kissed a boy who baited him. It was a trap. When Fin’s dad finds out, he moves the entire …
What Zola did on Monday by Melina Marchetta
A review by Emma Streeton Zola loves living on Boomerang Street with her mum and her Nonna. Every day of the week is an adventure. …
Edie’s Experiments by Charlotte Barkla
Book 1 – How To Make Friends Book 2 – How To Be The Best A review by Emma Streeton Edie’s Experiments is a fun …
The End of Cuthbert Close by Cassie Hamer
A review by Annabelle Lee Set in an idyllic suburban Australian street, The End of Cuthbert Close follows three neighbors with little in common besides …