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 …
Merry Happy Whatever (season 1)
A review by Nalini Haynes Emmy Quinn (Bridgit Mendler) and her boyfriend Matt (Brent Morin) go to Philadelphia to spend Christmas with Emmy’s family. At …
Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man by Jonas Jonasson
A review by Annabelle Lee The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man is the sequel to Jonas Jonasson’s hit comedic novel The One Hundred-Year-Old …
Christmas gone perfectly wrong by Cecilia Grant
A review by Lynne Larby In the vein of Marian Chesney (think Georgette Heyer but more racy including some sexytimes), comes Christmas Gone Perfectly Wrong. …
Fanart: The Starless Sea
The history behind this fanart of The Starless Sea. My family is well aware that art and craft is part of who I am. My …
Labyrinth of the Spirits by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
A review by Emma Streeton I recently decided to delve into the 833 pager that is The Labyrinth of the Spirits. Carlos Ruiz Zafon’s previous …
Mainstream culture versus minority representation
An essay on minority representation by Nalini Haynes Jeannette Ng wrote an excellent article on mainstream culture versus minority representation. I recommend you read it. …