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Naomi Novik

Naomi Novik

September 21, 2020All posts, Fantasy, Interviews & panels, Podcast, WomenNaomi Novik

In this podcast, Nalini talks to Naomi Novik, the much-awarded fantasy and speculative fiction author who also co-founded a FanFic organisation. Naomi Novik was born …

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Filed in: All posts, Fantasy, Interviews & panels, Podcast, WomenTags: Naomi Novik
What zola did on wednesday: zola and her dog are playing with a turtle

What Zola did on Wednesday by Melina Marchetta

September 20, 2020All posts, Aust. & NZ, Book reviews, Children, Fiction, WomenMelina Marchetta

A review by Nalini Haynes The What Zola did series is an adorable series about a primary school aged Italian Australian girl going about her …

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Filed in: All posts, Aust. & NZ, Book reviews, Children, Fiction, WomenTags: Melina Marchetta
Sad Mum Lady: a grey rabbit soft toy lies face down in a container of water

Sad Mum Lady by Ashe Davenport

September 16, 2020All posts, Aust. & NZ, Book reviews, Comedy, Disability, Non-fiction, WomenAshe Davenport

A review by Nalini Haynes Ashe Davenport is the titular sad mum lady. She has childhood trauma coming to the fore while struggling with post-natal …

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Filed in: All posts, Aust. & NZ, Book reviews, Comedy, Disability, Non-fiction, WomenTags: Ashe Davenport
The Cobra Queen: a snake slithers behind the title

Cobra Queen by Tara Moss

September 15, 2020All posts, Aust. & NZ, Book reviews, Fantasy, WomenAWW, Tara Moss

A review by Annabelle Lee The Cobra Queen is the fourth book in the Pandora English series by Australian author Tara Moss. Pandora has recently …

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Filed in: All posts, Aust. & NZ, Book reviews, Fantasy, WomenTags: AWW, Tara Moss
constant rabbit

Constant Rabbit by Jasper Fforde

September 14, 2020All posts, Book reviews, Disability, Fantasy, People of ColorJasper Fforde

A review by Nalini Haynes It’s England in 2020 and there are over a million sentient anthropomorphic rabbits living in concentration camps – I mean …

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Filed in: All posts, Book reviews, Disability, Fantasy, People of ColorTags: Jasper Fforde
Whine guide: self-help for babies

Self Help for Babies Series: Sleep 101 and Whine Guide by Beck and Matt Stanton

September 14, 2020All posts, Aust. & NZ, Book reviews, Comedy, Non-fiction, WomenAWW, Beck Stanton, Matt Stanton

A review by Emma Streeton You know babies don’t come with a manual. Well, now they do, in this self-help for babies (parents?) series. When …

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Filed in: All posts, Aust. & NZ, Book reviews, Comedy, Non-fiction, WomenTags: AWW, Beck Stanton, Matt Stanton
Olive: a woman looks up at the title

Olive by Emma Gannon

September 11, 2020All posts, Book reviews, Fiction, WomenEmma Gannon

A review by Emma Streeton Meet Olive. Olive is Independent. Adrift. Anxious. Loyal. Kind. Knows her own mind. Olive has decided to be child-free by …

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Filed in: All posts, Book reviews, Fiction, WomenTags: Emma Gannon
Kokomo

Kokomo by Victoria Hannan

September 10, 2020All posts, Aust. & NZ, Book reviews, Fiction, WomenAWW, Victoria Hannan

A review by Emma Streeton When Mina receives an urgent call from her best friend back in Melbourne, her world is turned upside down. Her …

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Filed in: All posts, Aust. & NZ, Book reviews, Fiction, WomenTags: AWW, Victoria Hannan
My year of living mindfully

My Year of Living Mindfully by Shannon Harvey

September 9, 2020All posts, Aust. & NZ, Book reviews, Disability, Non-fiction, WomenAWW, Shannon Harvey

A review by Emma Streeton Preamble To be honest my usual method for reading anything non-fiction is to dip in and out and find the …

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Filed in: All posts, Aust. & NZ, Book reviews, Disability, Non-fiction, WomenTags: AWW, Shannon Harvey
stone weta - a bug is prominent between the title and author's name

Octavia Cade

September 7, 2020All posts, Aust. & NZ, Interviews & panels, Podcast, WomenOctavia Cade

Today’s podcast guest is Octavia Cade, a New Zealand writer with a PhD in science communication and a particular interest in science history and marine …

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Filed in: All posts, Aust. & NZ, Interviews & panels, Podcast, WomenTags: Octavia Cade
The Polar Bear in Sydney Harbour: a polar bear and a girl sit on an ice floe with the Sydney Harbour Bridge and city skyline behind them

Polar Bear in Sydney Harbour by Beck and Robin Feiner

September 4, 2020All posts, Aust. & NZ, Book reviews, Children, WomenAWW, Beck Feiner, Robin Feiner

A review by Emma Streeton “Sydney Harbour is home to many amazing things, but polar bears are not one of them. Sydney is Down Under, …

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Filed in: All posts, Aust. & NZ, Book reviews, Children, WomenTags: AWW, Beck Feiner, Robin Feiner
More Poems for Young Australians: the Triantiwontigongolope book

Formative fiction for a disabled reader

September 3, 2020All posts, Aust. & NZ, Disability, Essays, Speculative fictionC J Dennis, Triantiwontigongolope

Formative genre fiction, an essay by Nalini Haynes The singularly most formative fiction, or formative work of genre fiction for me was ‘Triantiwontigongolope’. My father …

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Filed in: All posts, Aust. & NZ, Disability, Essays, Speculative fictionTags: C J Dennis, Triantiwontigongolope
antique thank you card

Thank you Jennifer Iacopelli: an “antique” thank you card

September 3, 2020All posts, Art & CraftJennifer Iacopelli

Way way waaaay back in February, I read Break the Fall by Jennifer Iacopelli who was then a guest on my International Women’s Day podcast. …

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Filed in: All posts, Art & CraftTags: Jennifer Iacopelli
Thank you Hazel Flynn: Tim Holtz Crazy Bird card

Thank you Hazel Flynn: Tim Holtz Crazy Bird card

September 3, 2020All posts, Art & CraftHazel Flynn

Well done to Hazel Flynn, who contributed to the Authors For Fireys fundraiser in January 2020. Emily Gale and Nova Wheetman organised this mammoth undertaking. …

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Filed in: All posts, Art & CraftTags: Hazel Flynn
Thank you Phillipa Nefri Clark: seahorse card

Thank you Phillipa Nefri Clark: seahorse card

September 3, 2020All posts, Art & CraftPhillipa Nefri Clark

Well done to Phillipa Nefri Clark, who contributed to the Authors For Fireys fundraiser in January 2020. Emily Gale and Nova Wheetman organised this mammoth …

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Filed in: All posts, Art & CraftTags: Phillipa Nefri Clark
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