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 …
People of Color
Misfits s03e02: racing to romance
A review by Nalini Haynes Creator: Howard Overman Stars: Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Joseph Gilgun, Iwan Rheon, Lauren Socha, Antonia Thomas Watch this if you like: comic book movies TRIGGER WARNING: date …
Lascar’s Dagger by Glenda Larke
A review by Nalini Haynes Lascar’s Dagger opens with Ardhi racing to prevent a catastrophe but arriving too late; his raja is dead. Because the …
Invisible anthology edited by Jim C Hines
A review by Evie Kendal Format: eBook Pages: 54 pages approx Publisher: Jim C Hines ISBN: 1230000232655 ISBN: 9781310872624 ASIN: B00JND5RBW BN ID: 2940149517329 Editor’s note: there is something …
Norma K Hemming Award fail
About the Award Norma K. Hemming in costume in 1956. The Norma K. Hemming Award marks excellence in the exploration of themes of race, gender, sexuality, class …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Jim C Hines series on Equity
Jim C Hines, a fantasy author renowned for his Striking a pose blog, is running a series of guest blogs on equity. Evil Albino Trope is …
Black Sun Light My Way by Jo Spurrier
A review by Nalini Haynes ★★★★★ five out of five stars Black Sun Light My Way is book 2 in the Children of the Black …
Wealthy liberal yet to realise she’s part of the problem
Chloe Angyal of The Guardian boasts about her Upper West Side apartment in New York where Yuppies meet on a Friday night for wine and cheese. …
Champion by Marie Lu
A review by Nalini Haynes Champion concludes the Legend trilogy. I’ve previously reviewed Legend and Prodigy; I recommend reading these reviews first. June Iparis and …
Wishbird by Gabrielle Wang
A review by Nalini Haynes The Wishbird is a gorgeous change of pace, a lovely children’s fantasy with an oriental setting. Boy was abandoned as …
Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed
A review by Rebecca Muir Throne of the Crescent Moon is the debut novel for Saladin Ahmed. It is set in the Crescent Moon Kingdoms, also …