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The Flatshare – Author Interview with Beth O’Leary

May 10, 2019

Funny, sweet and oh so very readable! If you follow me on Instagram you might have seen me gushing about The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary. After falling head...

7 Books to read from Sydney Writers Festival
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7 Books to Read: Sydney Writers’ Festival

March 21, 2019

Dear readers, it’s time to reveal my top seven reading recommendations for the 2019 Sydney Writers’ Festival (SWF). I’ve selected the 7 best books, from n...

A stack of books on a bed. Bridge of Clay by Marcus Zusak, Always Another Country by Sisonke Msimang, The Girl Without Skin by Mads Peder Nordbo, Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko, Starbook by Ben Okri
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10 Books to Read: Adelaide Writers’ Week

February 14, 2019

Is there anything more exciting for book lovers than the release of a writers’ festival program? It’s particularly delightful, scrolling through nam...

Stacks of books organised by colour
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A Year of Reading – 2018 in Review

December 29, 2018

It’s time to celebrate the year that was 2018. On a personal level it was a really tough year with more downs than ups, but when it came to reading it was my mo...

7 book series that I finished in 2018
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How I Finished 7 Book Series in 2018

December 26, 2018

At the beginning of the year I made some reading resolutions, one of them was to focus my reading on finishing series that I had begun. I am a serial offender o...

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30 Books to Read Before 30

November 26, 2018

I recently celebrated my 29th birthday, and as birthdays often do it prompted me to think about the year ahead and what I would like to achieve. One thing was f...

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Review: ‘The Bell Jar’ – Sylvia Plath 1963

October 20, 2018

My rating: 5 of 5 stars The Bell Jar surprised me, it was so cutting, so wise, and so sad. The observations about people and about society are so razor sharp, m...

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Review: ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ – Elizabeth Gilbert 2006

February 3, 2018

My rating: 1 of 5 stars Painfully dated, directionless and self-indulgent. I hesitate to say that ‘Eat Pray Love’ is a product of its time, as it wa...

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Review: ‘Dendera’- Yuya Sato 2009

January 11, 2018

My rating: 4 of 5 stars A strange, dark exploration of old-age, death, and womanhood. “Of course there are no men! Why the hell would I want to save any m...

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Review: ‘The Sailor Who Fell From Grace with the Sea’- Yukio Mishima

January 5, 2018

My rating: 2.5 of 5 stars A disturbing tale of youth corrupted. Mishima crafted a vivid portrait of post-war Japan and mind of a child growing up in the shadow ...

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