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Kirsten Miller: a 40 something blonde woman wearing a dark blue shirt

Kirsten Miller on witches, women and justice

June 27, 2022Interviews & panels, LGBTIAQ, People of Color, Women, All posts, DisabilityKirsten Miller

My new favorite novel is The Change by Kirsten Miller. Think Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld witches but written by a woman and set in contemporary …

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Liz Hyder, the author, has curly brown hair, light skintone, and wears glasses

Liz Hyder on women with wings who are not angels

June 15, 2022All posts, Podcast, Interviews & panels, WomenLiz Hyder

This year so far I’ve been privileged to read and review some FANTASTIC books, of which The Gifts by Liz Hyder was one. In this …

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The Change by Kirsten Miller

The Change by Kirsten Miller

June 11, 2022LGBTIAQ, People of Color, Women, Speculative fiction, Fantasy, Book reviews, CrimeKirsten Miller

A review by Nalini Haynes The Change’s cover features a woman’s face with a bee below her mouth, subverting Silence of the Lambs’s official movie …

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A Lady's guide to fortune hunting: the bust of a Regency lady wearing a hat is depicted in yellow on a tone-on-tone floral teal background

A Lady’s Guide To Fortune Hunting by Sophie Irwin

June 11, 2022All posts, Historical fiction, Romance, Book reviews, WomenSophie Irwin

A review by Nalini Haynes With both parents dead, the extended family estranged and creditors at their door, Kitty Talbot decides to travel to London …

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With this kiss: stars surround the title

With This Kiss by Carrie Hope Fletcher

May 19, 2022All posts, Fantasy, Romance, Book reviews, WomenCarrie Hope Fletcher

A review by Nalini Haynes Lorelai works at an old-fashioned cinema while secretly writing screenplays for books that haven’t been converted to movies yet. But …

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The Suicide Squad (2021)

The Suicide Squad (2021)

May 18, 2022All posts, Fantasy, Comedy, TV & movie reviewsDC

A review by Nalini Haynes The original Suicide Squad was SO BAD that I decided not to watch any sequel. However, Daniel Haynes raved about …

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The Gifts by Liz Hyder: feathers float down

The Gifts by Liz Hyder

May 17, 2022All posts, Speculative fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Book reviews, LGBTIAQ, WomenLiz Hyder

A review by Nalini Haynes It is 1840 in Shropshire, England, when Etta spontaneously grows wings only to be shot by a surprised young man. …

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donkeys vs dogs: this is Silkie in her coat in the rain

Donkeys vs dogs

May 17, 2022Women, Aust. & NZ, All posts, Non-fiction, Essays, Disability
This entry is part 5 of 11 in the series Furbaby Diaries

I’ve been distracted lately by my housing estate’s executive committee and strata manager escalating their bullying and harassment into what I believe is defamation in …

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Filed in: Women, Aust. & NZ, All posts, Non-fiction, Essays, Disability
Kee Chan, a smiling middle aged Singapore nation

Kee Chan on being Russell Tan in TV series Kung Fu

April 29, 2022All posts, Podcast, Interviews & panels, People of Color, Aust. & NZKee Chan

A few weeks ago I was jaw-droppingly surprised when a publicist emailed me and offered an interview with Kee Chan. Although I’d noticed the TV …

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No Hard Feelings book cover: a woman lies on a bed surrounded by oranges

No Hard Feelings by Genevieve Novak 

April 14, 2022All posts, Comedy, Romance, Book reviews, Women, Aust. & NZGenevieve Novak, AWW

A review by Nalini Haynes  No Hard Feelings is a rom-com featuring lots of common tropes but, in an absolute win, left me wanting to …

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Silkie as a puppy with a Royal Canin logo

Silkie arrives and training begins

April 14, 2022Women, Aust. & NZ, All posts, Disability
This entry is part 6 of 11 in the series Furbaby Diaries

This post talks a little about my training with Silkie. It might help people who are training their own dogs although my focus is really …

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NDIS and SEDA provided seeing eye dog Silkie

My second NDIS application

April 14, 2022All posts, Essays, Disability, Women, Aust. & NZNDIS
This entry is part 4 of 11 in the series Furbaby Diaries

This post is intended to help people applying for NDIS support (Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme). Some of what I learnt on the way through …

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People Skills: emojis are in a grid

One year anniversary

April 11, 2022Essays, Disability, All posts

It’s roughly the one year anniversary of someone on the SFWA board emailing me to tell me about the internet pile on of which I …

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Lies My Memory Told Me: ribbons criss cross in a random looking web

Lies my memory told me by Sacha Wunsch

March 30, 2022All posts, Speculative fiction, Young adult, Romance, Book reviews, WomenSacha Wunsch

A review by Nalini Haynes From the title, Lies My Memory Told Me, the reader assumes Nova has false memories. This is somewhat spoilery. However, …

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Gallant: a gothic style house is above the title with a mirror image below

Gallant by V E Schwab

March 30, 2022Disability, Women, All posts, Young adult, Fantasy, Book reviewsV E Schwab

A review by Nalini Haynes Gallant usually refers to a behavior or personality trait but not so in this story. Um… How do I write …

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