A review by Nalini Haynes Zombies vs Unicorns is an anthology of short stories about — you guessed it — zombies and unicorns. Black and …
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Dinnertime! a silly illo by Ian Gunn
Dinnertime! Does ‘Dinnertime’ remind you of anything? Ever had children? What about eating with a teenage boy? The backstory to these silly illos Ian Gunn, …
Mindcull by K H Canobi
A review by Nalini Haynes Mindcull is launching on 30 May 2019 at Robinson’s Bookshop in Melbourne! Eila is invited to a Big Brother House …
Shaun Crowe wrote Whitlam’s Children; Rick Morton launched it
What better way to celebrate Bob Hawke’s life than reading Whitlam’s Children, a book about the influence Gogh Whitlam had on his successor and Australian …
The ‘Adults’ by Caroline Hulse
A review by Nalini Haynes The ‘Adults’ is a romantic dark comedy about couples who are trying to be adults after a parenting couple (Claire …
Monster wearing a stovepipe: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
This monster wearing a stovepipe looks like someone cut off Animal’s legs or Abraham Lincoln suffered some indignity when resurrected. The backstory to these silly …
Time and Time Again by Ben Elton
A review by Nalini Haynes Hugh Stanton travels back in time to 1914 to change the twentieth century so it doesn’t end up in the …
Monotreme: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
Monotreme vs Stereotreme A monotreme is a type of mammal that, at first glance at the Wikipedia page, seems to consist mostly of Australian mammals. …
Echidna Jim Went for a Swim by Phil Cummings and Laura Wood
A review by Nalini Haynes On the surface Echidna Jim Went For A Swim is a cute picture book for little children about an echidna …
Fandom by Anna Day
A review by Nalini Haynes Violet, Katie, Nate and Alice all love the book Gallows Dance by Sally King. Gallows Dance is a sensation that …
Mogulmond Megamarts Carpark: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
Mogulmond Megamarts Carpark was obviously created by the Rupert Murdoch of Supermarket carparking. The image is of a carpark that looks to me not unlike …
Space Alien at Planet Dad by Lucinda Gifford
A review by Nalini Haynes Space Alien at Planet Dad is a picture book for young children. Every Saturday Jake visits Planet Dad where Dad …
Liveship Traders Trilogy by Robin Hobb
A review by Nalini Haynes I wrote this review in 2016 and left it in drafts. With uni, disability discrimination and assaults, this review of …
Star Trek TNG s01e05: Where No One Has Gone Before
A review by Nalini Haynes Spoilers, Sweetie Kosinski (Stanley Kamel) is an arrogant engineer hurtled into the Admiralty’s good books when his gobbledygook engineering formula …
A Moderne Herballe: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
‘A Moderne Herballe’ is a silly illo by Ian Gunn spoofing medieval and contemporary societies. In the interests of disability access I will endeavour — …