A review by Nalini Haynes HarperCollins is publishing Saving Missy in Australia and provided my review copy. However, Penguin Random House is publishing it elsewhere …
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Qualityland by Marc-Uwe Kling
A review by Nalini Haynes Qualityland doesn’t declare its location: the story could be in any Western country in the not-too-far-distant future. Although perhaps the fact …
Kate Murdoch: Six things I love about the author life
Today’s guest blog is by Kate Murdoch, author of the historical drama The Orange Grove. From her website: Kate Murdoch is the author of Stone …
Shadow By Lucy Christopher, illustrated by Anastasia Suvorova
A review by Annabelle Lee A young girl tells the story of her experience moving with her mother to a new house in the children’s …
Captain Marvel: Higher, Further, Faster by Liza Palmer
A review by Nalini Haynes Carol Danvers is not yet Captain Marvel. She’s driving towards the US Air Force academy for her first day of …
Fairytale Christmas by Merrie Destefano
A review by Nalini Haynes Eire, Queen of the Fairies in Ireland, faces an invading army. Her family and her own troops fight valiantly but …
Blade Witch by Jenny Schwartz
A review by Nalini Haynes Martha is a Blade Witch who hasn’t been home in 7 years and six months but, dammit, she’s going straight …
Fanart: A Lifetime of Impossible Days
A Lifetime of Impossible Days is the third book I tried scrapbooking, bearing in mind that The Starless Sea version 1 came first and version …
Fearsome freaks: how the dominant discourse disenfranchises people with albinism
Pop culture discriminates against people with albinism. Even television series like Star Trek: Discovery, renowned for its progressive nature and inclusion of diversity, vilifies people …
Haunting of Henry Twist by Rebecca F John
A Review by Emma Streeton I picked up the Haunting of Henry Twist because the COSTA awards shortlisted it for ‘first novel’ award back in 2017. …
Book launch: Darkness for Light by Emma Viskic
Emma Viskic is author of the critically acclaimed Caleb Zelic series: Resurrection Bay, And Fire Came Down as well as Darkness for Light. This podcast features Darkness for …
Trouble at Home by Cate Whittle, illustrated by Kim Gamble
A review by Annabelle Lee and offspring In Trouble at Home, written by Australian author Cate Whittle, Georgia is on her way home from school …
A Cinderella Story: A Christmas Wish (2019)
A review by Nalini Haynes Kat (Laura Marano, Heroes) is 17, hanging out for her 18th birthday when her stepmother says she might (if Kat …
Last Namsara by Kristen Ciccarelli
A review by Nalini Haynes I read this book a while ago but forgot to write the review. I picked it up today to read …
Fanart: Daughter of Lies and Ruin
Once more a book I loved inspired me to venture into scrapbooking: Daughter of Lies and Ruin is about two witches who brew potions in …