Review: ‘The Secret Commonwealth’ – Philip Pullman 2019
The fantasy series on everyone’s lips in 2019 is The Book of Dust, and I’m delighted to share a guest review of the latest installment – The S...
Women in Translation Month and what to read
Women in Translation Month was created by Meytal Radzinski in 2014, when she realised that only 30% of books translated into English were written by women. And ...
Review: ‘On John Marsden’ – Alice Pung 2017
This beautiful books is a touching tribute from one wonderful author of stories for teens to another. ‘On John Marsden‘ is the first of the Writers ...
The Flatshare – Author Interview with Beth O’Leary
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...
Review: ‘The Bell Jar’ – Sylvia Plath 1963
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...
Review: ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ – Elizabeth Gilbert 2006
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...
Review: ‘Dendera’- Yuya Sato 2009
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...
Review: ‘The Sailor Who Fell From Grace with the Sea’- Yukio Mishima
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 ...
Review: ‘Begin, End, Begin’ – Various 2017
My rating: 4 of 5 stars. Wonderfully diverse, Begin End Begin showcases so many different ways to tell an Australian story. If you are a #LoveOzYA fan you’...
Review: ‘Children of the New World’ – Alexander Weinstein 2016
My rating: 2 of 5 stars Just another straight-white-male sci-fi collection. Though I did finish all the stories, none of them really stood out to me as bringing...