A review by Emma Streeton I’m called an asylum seeker; but that’s not my name. Out tells the story of a little girl who flees …
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“It’s all about love, actually” – Meg Mundell, Rohan Wilson and Tabitha Bird
This is a Dark Matter Zine podcast and it’s all about love, actually. Or so my guests tell me. Originally this panel was supposed to …
Fundraising to support Australian fire-fighting efforts
Update: new donation information. As originally wanted by @EmilyGale and @NovaWeetman, this fundraiser is now officially for ALL fire services in Australia. The official Authors For …
Kate Murdoch: Six things I love about the author life
Today’s guest blog is by Kate Murdoch, author of the historical drama The Orange Grove. From her website: Kate Murdoch is the author of Stone …
Shadow By Lucy Christopher, illustrated by Anastasia Suvorova
A review by Annabelle Lee A young girl tells the story of her experience moving with her mother to a new house in the children’s …
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 …
Giveaway: The Orange Grove by Kate Murdoch
Dark Matter Zine and Kate Murdoch are giving away 2 x electronic copies and 2 x paperback copies of The Orange Grove, an early 19th …
Bruny by Heather Rose
A review by Nalini Haynes I pick up Bruny, stroke its cover. Turning it over, I puzzle over how the cover seems an inviting orange …
Annabelle Lee introduces Octopus and Family
Annabelle Lee introduces Octopus and Family, her hilarious and naughty picture book for adults. In this clip she shows us some of the pictures. I …
Daughter of Lies and Ruin by Jo Spurrier
A review by Nalini Haynes In A Curse of Ash and Ember (review here), a summons to work ensures Elodie’s parents allow her to leave home …
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 …
I Am Change by Suzy Zail
A review by Nalini Haynes Lilian is a Ugandan girl dreaming of teaching while adults tell her she won’t amount to anything. The best she …
Promise by Alexandra Alt
A review by Nalini Haynes Lene is a teenager in World War II Nazi Germany, attending BDM (a Nazi girls’ group) while her love interest …
All That Impossible Space by Anna Morgan
A review by Nalini Haynes Lara Laylor is 16 years old and in grade 10 in a $20,000 per annum private school in Melbourne. She …
Tabitha Bird
Nalini Haynes talks to Tabitha Bird, the author of A Lifetime of Impossible Days. (Nalini’s review is here and the podcast is above as well …