This is a list of stories written and/or co-written by women; interviews and guest blogs with women writers; and some writing about women writers (eg …
Women
Trespassers by Meg Mundell
A review by Nalini Haynes The Trespassers opens with everyone wearing breathing masks while boarding a ship. Everyone is terrified of disease. (UQP published this …
Adults by Emma Jane Unsworth
A review by Emma Streeton The Plot Jenny McLaine is an adult. Supposedly. At thirty-five she owns her own house, writes for a cool magazine …
Anna Whateley: such a normal selfie (card)
Anna Whateley contributed to the Authors For Fireys fundraiser in January 2020. This mammoth undertaking was organised by Emily Gale and Nova Wheetman. They raised …
Deceptions by Suzanne Leal
A review by Emma Streeton In 1943, a young woman is taken to a Jewish ghetto outside Prague where one of the guard, a Czech …
Christina Henry
Today’s podcast guest is from the Windy City, Chicago; she enjoys running long distances, reading anything she can get her hands on and watching movies …
Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver
A review by Emma Streeton When I read Josie Silver’s previous book One Day In December I was charmed. So when I saw her latest …
I had a whale of a time interviewing Elizabeth Knox
Elizabeth Knox contributed to the Authors For Fireys fundraiser in January 2020. This mammoth undertaking was organised by Emily Gale and Nova Wheetman. They raised …
Out by Angela May George and Owen Swan
A review by Emma Streeton I’m called an asylum seeker; but that’s not my name. Out tells the story of a little girl who flees …
Favel Parrett: Past the Shallows
Favel Parrett contributed to the Authors For Fireys fundraiser in January 2020. This mammoth undertaking was organised by Emily Gale and Nova Wheetman. They raised …
Nelson: Pumpkins and Aliens by Andrew Levins
A review by Emma Streeton Introducing Nelson Meet Nelson . . . he’s an ordinary kid. Everyone thinks he’s shy but, really, he’s just bored. …
“We are a great group of salty women”: International Women’s Day panel includes Jennifer Iacopelli, Tabitha Bird and Hannah Capin
This is Dark Matter Zine‘s Best Panel Ever: an International Women’s Day 2020 podcast, featuring three books by women about girls and women who, if …
Break the Fall by Jennifer Iacopelli
A review by Nalini Haynes Audrey Lee, Rey to her friends, is a gymnast. She’s vying for a position on the USA 2020 Olympics team. …
Kelly Van Nelson lives in Graffiti Lane ;-)
Kelly Van Nelson contributed to the Authors For Fireys fundraiser in January 2020. This mammoth undertaking was organised by Emily Gale and Nova Wheetman. They …
Bass Rock by Evie Wyld
A review by Emma Streeton The Bass Rock opens in 1720s Scotland when a priest and his son lose themselves in a forest while transporting …
Taking the Lead: How Jacinda Ardern Wowed the World by David Hill, Illustrated by Phoebe Morris
A review by Annabelle Lee Taking the Lead (due for release on March 3rd 2020) is the latest in the series by New Zealand writing …