On the weekend I was talking to another person with disability on Twitter about poor representations of disability, citing Zeroes by Scott Westerfeld, Margo Lanagan and Deborah …
Women
Today will be different by Maria Semple
A review by Nalini Haynes Eleanor Flood starts out with #firstworldproblems like needing to make a resolution to only wear yoga pants when doing yoga, …
Juliet Marillier
Dark Matter Zine puts renowned fantasy author Juliet Marillier in the limelight in this podcast (above and on iTunes) and video (embedded below). Juliet has …
Lionel Shriver, Representation and Misappropriation Part 3
This is part 3 of my response to Lionel Shriver’s views on appropriation and representation of others’ experiences. (Part 1 is here and part 2 is here.) …
Dick of the Day or why Lionel Shriver is wrong
This is not part of my three-part response to Lionel Shriver. This is a blog about yesterday and living as disabled; I am trying to …
Lionel Shriver, Representation and Misappropriation Part 2
This is part 2 of my response to Lionel Shriver’s views on appropriation and representation of others’ experiences. (Part 1 is here.) In this part …
Killjoys season 1
A review by Nalini Haynes The minion was down with a virus last weekend so, in his manflu-pathology, he meeped about wanting Killjoys. ‘I wanted …
Lionel Shriver, Representation and Misappropriation Part 1
My response to Lionel Shriver and authors’ appropriation of ‘other’ experience is in three parts, scheduled weekly. This is part one. Lionel Shriver’s speech at …
Den of Wolves by Juliet Marillier
A review by Nalini Haynes Den of Wolves is the third and, presumably, the final in Marillier’s Blackthorn and Grim series although I’d love more. Give …
Blood In The Beginning by Kim Falconer
A review by Nalini Haynes Ava Sykes isn’t afraid of a fight: she’s a bouncer at a night club. The Blood In The Beginning isn’t …
Family Skeleton by Carmel Bird
A review by Nalini Haynes Margaret O’Day, matriarch of the Funeral Home O’Days, is in her seventies when a distant relative starts snooping around, researching …
Dragonfly Song by Wendy Orr
A review by Nalini Haynes Twelve-year-old Aissa, whose name means dragonfly, must metamorpihize like the dragonfly to save herself and her island. Set at the …
Kaaron Warren’s Grief Hole launch
Kaaron Warren’s novel, The Grief Hole, was launched at the National Library of Australia during the 2016 Canberra Writers Festival. The Grief Hole is published …
Sarah Ayoub
In this podcast and video I’m putting Sarah Ayoub in the limelight. The podcast is at the top of this post and available in iTunes while …
The Hating Game by Sally Thorne
A review by Lynne Larby Lucy Hutton is at war with Joshua Templeman. It’s a game. The hating game. They stare at each other. They …