It was the Canberra Writers Festival the weekend after the Apple Today class teaching me how to use the Clips app. This was insidious timing. …
Closed: giveaway of 3 ‘Frankly In Love’ novels (Australia only)
Thanks to all the entries! Winners are Asha Liz, SA Kelly, Tas As soon as Asha provides their address, Penguin Random House can mail out …
Mudskipper: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
The Mudskipper The Mudskipper is a little rowing boat. An alien is rowing by the light of crescent moon. Gas bubbles rise to the surface …
Fanart: How to pack lite by John Birmingham
John Birmingham was in town for the Canberra Writers Festival and he brought me a super-sexy totally gorgeous HARDCOVER copy of The Cruel Stars. The …
Warehouse by Rob Hart
A review by Nalini Haynes Gibson is the Jeff Bezos of Cloud, The Warehouse‘s version of Amazon. Gibson is dying so he’s touring his empire, …
Pan’s Labyrinth by Guillermo del Toro and Cornelia Funke
A review by Nalini Haynes Those of you who came in late may not have heard of Pan’s Labyrinth, the Del Toro movie about a …
Mr Goodtrolley says Better Shopping Begins with You!
Mr Goodtrolley says Better Shopping Begins with You! Yeah, our favourite (?!) shopping trolley is back again, encouraging consumerism by telling us “Better Shopping Begins …
Frankly In Love by David Yoon
A review by Nalini Haynes Frankly In Love is an adorable coming-of-age story that centres around Frank Li, a Korean American teenager with a crush …
Trans Werewolf Cowboy theme song: a silly illo from Ian Gunn
The Trans Werewolf Cowboy theme song is not available Many movie themes and scores are not available on compact disc. As far as I know, …
Suzy Zail
Melbournian Suzy Zail worked as a solicitor specialising in litigation. After the birth of her first child, Suzy left law to concentrate on writing. She’s …
Monuments by Will Kostakis
A review by Nalini Haynes Connor Giannopolos is a 16 year old private school student in Sydney when he wags class (skips class). While skyving …
Andrew Skinner: Our Children Will Be Strange
Editor’s Note This is a guest blog by author Andrew Skinner. Andrew grew up in South Africa’s coal-mining heartland, amidst orange dust and giant machinery. …
Aunt Who Wouldn’t Die by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay
A review by Nalini Haynes Somlata is a Hindu living in Bangladesh. So this novella follows on from my recent viewing of Viceroy’s House. Somlata …
Wind down the window: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
Wind down the window Hollywood cliche no.9. Anyone secretly watching someone from a car will always wind down the window to get a better look. …
From Time To Time (2009)
A review by Nalini Haynes Tolly (Alex Etel) arrives at a train station during World War II, to be met by Boggis (Timothy Spall, Wormtail …