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Cuckoo's flight: a horse rears between two girls

Cuckoo’s Flight by Wendy Orr

March 2, 2021All posts, Children, Historical fiction, Disability, People of Color, Women, Aust. & NZWendy Orr, AWW

A review by Nalini Haynes Clio lives in ancient Mesopotamia Crete (I am geographically ignorant) on a Mediterranean island with her family. When returning from …

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Filed in: All posts, Children, Historical fiction, Disability, People of Color, Women, Aust. & NZTags: Wendy Orr, AWW
The Absolute Book: a raven lies surrounded by leaves

Absolute Book by Elizabeth Knox

February 25, 2021Speculative fiction, Fantasy, Book reviews, Women, Aust. & NZElizabeth Knox

A review by Nalini Haynes A fairy tale unfolds in contemporary England… Taryn Cornick wrote a book about library fires, burnings and conversion to toilet …

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Filed in: Speculative fiction, Fantasy, Book reviews, Women, Aust. & NZTags: Elizabeth Knox
Dragon and her boy: a boy reaches up to touch a dragon's snout

Dragon and Her Boy by Penny Chrimes

February 24, 2021All posts, Fantasy, Children, Historical fiction, Book reviews, WomenPenny Chrimes

A review by Nalini Haynes TRIGGER WARNINGS: SUICIDE, DISABLED ABUSE WARNING: SPOILERS. This is a children’s book. I feel very strongly about some of the …

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Filed in: All posts, Fantasy, Children, Historical fiction, Book reviews, WomenTags: Penny Chrimes
Last one at the party: a city silhouette is encompassed by hot pink flames that become a road further up the cover

Last One At the Party by Bethany Clift

February 17, 2021All posts, Speculative fiction, Horror, Book reviews, WomenBethany Clift

A review by Nalini Haynes A woman is the last person alive. The Last One At the Party. She goes on a drug-and-alcohol binge for …

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Witch: a girl and her dog stand in silhouette in a path through a wood

Witch by Finbar Hawkins

February 11, 2021All posts, Young adult, Fantasy, Historical fiction, Book reviewsFinbar Hawkins

A review by Nalini Haynes Evey and Dill, two sisters, watch as a group of men murder their mother. They flee to their mother’s coven …

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Filed in: All posts, Young adult, Fantasy, Historical fiction, Book reviewsTags: Finbar Hawkins
Gender-swapped fairy tales: a princess climbs the prince's beard

Gender-swapped Fairy Tales by Karrie Fransman and Jonathan Plackett

February 9, 2021All posts, Fantasy, Children, Book reviews, WomenKarrie Fransman, Jonathan Plackett

A review by Nalini Haynes A husband-and-wife/wife-and-husband team created Gender-swapped Fairy Tales. Plackett wrote an algorithm to change male pronouns to female and vice versa. …

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In My Past Life I Was Cleopatra: New Age symbols are scattered around the title

In My Past Life I Was Cleopatra by Amal Awad

February 8, 2021All posts, Non-fiction, Book reviews, People of Color, WomenAmal Awad

A review by Nalini Haynes In My Past Life I Was Cleopatra: A sceptical believer’s journey through the New Age is part memoir, part caution, …

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Filed in: All posts, Non-fiction, Book reviews, People of Color, WomenTags: Amal Awad
Rise of the Mythix: 3 teenagers, one with wings, one with horns like a bull and one with a unicorn horn, pose on the cover

Rise of the Mythix: Flight of the Griffin by Anh Do

February 3, 2021All posts, Speculative fiction, Children, Book reviews, People of Color, Aust. & NZAnh Do

A review by Nalini Haynes Rise of the Mythix tells the story of humans becoming reincarnated personifications of formerly mythical animals. There’s a prophecy and …

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The Gilded Ones: a teenager's profile shows her golden complexion and tribal garb

Gilded Ones by Namina Forna

February 2, 2021All postsNamina Forna

A review by Nalini Haynes Deka has lived her whole life in a village in the North although she has her Southern mother’s dark complexion. …

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The title appears above a hat, scarf and painted lips on a blue background, partially obscured by a few white cartoonish clouds

Outlawed by Anna North

February 1, 2021All posts, Speculative fiction, Young adult, Alternate history, Book reviews, WomenAnna North

A review by Nalini Haynes Outlawed is a change of pace from my recent reads despite the feminist theme running through all the shiny books …

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Hero is a four letter word: a map of a city has icons depicting supers

Hero Is A Four Letter Word: a short story collection by J M Frey

February 1, 2021All posts, Speculative fiction, Fantasy, Short story, Book reviews, LGBTIAQ, WomenJ M Frey

A review by Nalini Haynes Hero Is A Four Letter Word features characters and romances of all kinds. Probably the only consistent thread between the …

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J M Frey showing she has CHARACTER, photo by Jim TiniosJ M Frey showing she has CHARACTER, photo by Jim Tinios

Would you like Fry(s) with that? J M Frey

January 31, 2021All posts, Podcast, Interviews & panels, LGBTIAQ, WomenJ M Frey

Today’s podcast guest is J M Frey, aka Jess. She is a Canadian science fiction and fantasy author as well as an actor and voice …

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Poo! * and other words that make me laugh

Poo and other words that make me laugh by Felice Arena and illustrated by Tom Jellett

January 29, 2021All posts, Comedy, Children, Non-fiction, Book reviews, Aust. & NZTom Jellett, Felice Arena

A review by Nalini Haynes Poo! * and other words that make me laugh is a joyous exploration of the English language for younger children …

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Filed in: All posts, Comedy, Children, Non-fiction, Book reviews, Aust. & NZTags: Tom Jellett, Felice Arena
The nobody people: eye-masks lie between individual words in the title

The Nobody People by Bob Proehl

January 22, 2021All posts, Speculative fiction, Fantasy, Book reviews, Disability, People of ColorBob Proehl

A review by Nalini Haynes Prologue. The Nobody People – or one, at least – saves the lives of his workmates trapped down a mine. …

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Filed in: All posts, Speculative fiction, Fantasy, Book reviews, Disability, People of ColorTags: Bob Proehl
Girl from Everywhere: eyes look through a "tear" in the page that doubles as ocean on which a tall ship sails

Girl From Everywhere by Heidi Heilig

January 21, 2021All posts, Speculative fiction, Fantasy, Historical fiction, Romance, Book reviews, People of Color, WomenHeidi Heilig

A review by Nalini Haynes Nix Song lives on a time travelling tall ship (hence the title, the Girl From Everywhere) with her father and …

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Filed in: All posts, Speculative fiction, Fantasy, Historical fiction, Romance, Book reviews, People of Color, WomenTags: Heidi Heilig
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