A review by Nalini Haynes Lieutenant Hardy is waiting among the cruel stars while she looks at her reflection, worrying about her off-the-rack dress uniform …
John Birmingham
John Birmingham: an interview and 2 books to give away
Meet John Birmingham, author of cult book and movie He Died With a Felafel In His Hands and The Axis of Time (the Philadelphia Experiment meets War …
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 …
Girl In Time by John Birmingham
A review by Nalini Haynes Cady lives in an alternate reality where Hillary Clinton won the election. (I suspect Birmo expected her to win but, …
Resistance by John Birmingham
A review by Nalini Haynes Resistance is the 2nd Dave Hooper novel; the first was Emergence. Dave Hooper is a classic dropkick: for most of …
Emergence by John Birmingham
A review by Nalini Haynes ISBN: 9781742614045 Format: paperback, 336 pages Publisher: Macmillan Australia (PanMacmillan) Warning: sex, drugs, swearing, sex workers referred to as ‘hookers’ …
World-building in near-future science fiction: author discussion
Today’s special guests are Sean Williams, Marianne de Pierres, John Birmingham and Meg Mundell. World-building in near-future science fiction Contents list (click for quick-links without …
It’s internship application time again
It’s the time that students apply for internships. I can tell. I have received applications myself. So has John Birmingham. John Birmingham doesn’t have interns. He’s …
Birmo vs Deary: Libraries and second-hand bookstores
Birmo vs Deary Libraries and second-hand book-stores Terry Deary, author of Horrible Histories, recently ranted that libraries should be closed because he’s losing money from sales …
Space Marines: bullying goes nuclear then MELTDOWN!
Space Marines: bullying goes nuclear then MELTDOWN! by Nalini Haynes UPDATE: the book is back up on Amazon. Games Workshop did NOT back down; the …
Bewbs, pervs and SF
by Nalini Haynes Bewbs (aka breasts) are, for the uninitiated, MAMMARY GLANDS, also known as ‘milk factories’ for babies. If you want laughs and no background, …
Girls in games & cosplay: real men respond to the male gaze
In the past 24 hours I’ve read a number of articles on the web written by intelligent, thoughtful men about gaming culture and the objectification …
Zombie Apocalypse according to John Birmingham
My morning began with a tweet from John Birmingham’s epic tweet: “Don’t have a Zombie Plan? Worried now the End has begun? It’s not too …