A review by Evie Kendal Gates of Paradise is the final book in Melissa de la Cruz’s Blue Bloods vampire series, which follows the life …
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Melbourne Writers Festival 2014: Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
by Nalini Haynes Wearing black as befits a Melbournian during the Melbourne Writers Festival, Hannah Kent chats to Bethany Blanchard as the audience files in, …
Melbourne Writers Festival 2014: Tiddas — Anita Heiss in conversation
by Nalini Haynes ‘Tiddas’ was Anita Heiss in conversation, a Melbourne Writers Festival event, held on 23 August 2014 at ACMI Studio 1. The photo …
Vampires then and now: discussion with special guests
“We don’t need no edjucashun” sang Pink Floyd; sadly, on the topic of vampires, I can’t join the chorus. Authors Jason Nahrung and Angela Slatter …
Impossible Quest: Escape from Wolfhaven Castle by Kate Forsyth
A review by Nalini Haynes To be released in September 2014. Although The Impossible Quest sounds like something from Moffat-ized Doctor Who, it’s a new …
Assassin’s Blade by Sarah J Maas
A review by Elizabeth Manthos Celaena Sardothian is Ardlan’s most feared assassin. As part of the Assassin’s Guild, her allegiance is to her master, Arobynn …
Keelen Mailman: on Power, racism and heritage
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 …
Masquerade by Kylie Fornasier
A review by Elizabeth Manthos Venice’s ballrooms, theatres, palazzos and squares are filled with delicious gossip, devilish fun and dangerous games. It’s Carnevale. Set in …
Gospel of Loki by Joanne Harris
A review by Elizabeth Manthos The Gospel of Loki is the first adult epic fantasy novel from the best selling author of Chocolat. The novel …
Razorhurst by Justine Larbalestier
A review by Nalini Haynes Kelpie is a homeless malnourished girl of indeterminate age inhabiting Razorhurst, a notorious area in Sydney, in 1932. Kelpie can …
Razorhurst by Justine Larbalestier – book launch
On a cold winter’s evening – July 8 to be exact – at the close of the Guardians of the Galaxy 17 minute preview I …
Ice Forged by Gail Z Martin
A review by Nalini Haynes ISBN: 9781841499154 Publisher: Orbit (Hachette) Page count: 592 Blaine McFadden, heir to a title and lands, murders his father for raping his sister. …
Each to Each: Women Destroy Science Fiction Lightspeed Magazine
The ‘Women Destroy Science Fiction’ issue of Lightspeed Magazine opened with editors setting a professional tone, discussing the need for this ground-breaking issue and other, …
Dr Anne Richards on dancing furiously (in the publishing industry)
Late in 2013, Dr Anne Richards, Adjunct Research Fellow at Griffiths University, delivered a keynote speech to the Small Press Network conference in Melbourne, titled …
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 …