A review by Nalini Haynes Once upon a time Red Riding Hood’s cloak wasn’t red. And Red Riding Hood was the wolf. Who lived in …
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Sister of the Bollywood Bride by Nandini Bajpai
A review by Nalini Haynes In the interests of full disclosure: I am not Indian although my name hints otherwise. Mini is an Indian American …
Nancy Business by RWR McDonald
A review by Nalini Haynes The Nancys introduced Chinese Kiwi Tippy Chan, her white uncle Pike and his boyfriend (and possibly a person of color) …
Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist (2021)
A review by Nalini Haynes Looking for something easy to watch while my eyes recover from yet another trip to the ophthalmologist with even more …
Lovebirds by Amanda Hampson
A review by Nalini Haynes Lovebirds as a title may be a little misleading; it certainly didn’t align my expectations with the novel. However, the …
Stowaway (2021)
A review by Nalini Haynes Trigger warning: spoilers and ranting about Stowaway. By me. You have been warned. The Hyperion takes off for a two …
“I discovered I was invisible” says Amanda Hampson #Podcast
Today I’m talking to an invisible woman, Amanda Hampson. She grew up in rural New Zealand. Then she spent her early twenties travelling, finally settling …
A Class Full of Lizards by Alison Hart
A review by Nalini Haynes Josh and friends are back for the last term of grade 6 while deciding on high schools for next year. …
Shadow in the Glass by JJA Harwood
A review by Nalini Haynes Trigger warning: rape Eleanor is a servant in a Victorian household where maids are dismissed after evidence of the master …
Stealing time by Rebecca Bowyer
A review by Nalini Haynes I read Stealing Time in a few chunks because I can’t read for very long at a time without a …
Amazing Grace: mother and daughter webseries creators
A podcast interview of mother and daughter creative team Julie Money and Grace Truman This is a Dark Matter Zine podcast and I’m your host …
Me: Don’t be a hypocrite, own your identity or don’t. Pick one. INTERNET: PILE ON!
About a year ago I wrote a blog post titled “Defining Own Voices, Authors: you can’t have it both ways“. I thought the title was …
The Nancys by R W R McDonald
A review by Nalini Haynes Tippy Chan’s uncle Pike comes to stay while her mum goes on a cruise that she won. Pike and his …
Centre of My Everything by Allayne Webster
A review by Nalini Haynes Trigger warning: drug & alcohol use including by teenagers and preteens; domestic violence; rape Centre of My Everything has several …
Ruby Tuesday by Hayley Lawrence
A review by Nalini Haynes Trigger warning: rape Ruby Tuesday Matthews (not the model) lives in the bush near a small town where her mother …