John Green is a damn fine YA writer. You may remember ‘The Fault in our Stars’ which became a popular Hollywood film in 2014, starring Shailene Woodley. The novel ‘Turtles All [...]

Loved it or hated it? Reader reviews of ‘Unsheltered’ by Barbara Kingsolver (2018) swing wildly from five stars to one then back again. This novel must have been the most polarising [...]

After reading novella ‘The Office of Dead Letters’ by Nat Newman (@lividlili) I wanted to send it straight to Christopher Nolan (think movies like ‘Inception’) to see what he would do with it. [...]

I’ve just finished ‘The Dreaming Path’ by Worimi man Paul Callaghan with Uncle Paul Gordon, published by Pantera Press. Coming from Country so close to where I live, it’s wonderful to see this [...]

Julia Baird is currently getting a lot of talk traction for her latest book ‘Bright Shining: How Grace Changes Everything’. Haven’t read it. But I have just read [...]

Trent Dalton. Bloody hell. Every book this man writes is different but each has this big-heart-in-the-dirt vibe that both expands and comforts at the same time. For Trent, homelessness [...]

I recently felt a bit challenged by life, so decided I needed a book that is a delight. Not light-light. It needs some meat. But still a delight. Cue: my friend Carly, who shares with me what [...]

Suicide is the leading cause of death among young Australians. More than 350 young people aged 18 to 24 take their own lives every year in Australia. What happens to the family after someone [...]

It’s official! Straight from the Walkerville Library’s horse’s mouth: Author Talk by yours truly and the very entertaining Matt Potter (Bequem Publishing) is happening in the [...]

Just finished the gripping novel ‘Direct Action’ by local author JD Svenson, published in 2019 by Lacuna Publishing. Imagine the 3 key NSW coal-fired power stations being blown up, [...]