Welcome to Behind the Pen. Today my guest is the ever-popular Téa Cooper, here to chat about her latest historical fiction release, The Woman in the Green Dress. When did you start writing and what was the catalyst? I can’t remember a time when I didn’t write, or tell stories. My mother branded me a … Continue reading Behind the Pen with Téa Cooper
Australian Fiction
Behind the Pen with Kate Morton
One of my top reads for 2018, without any doubt, is The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton, an author who has long been a favourite of mine. I am so thrilled to welcome Kate to Behind the Pen today. Birdie Bell is a departure from your usual character and yet I feel as though you … Continue reading Behind the Pen with Kate Morton
New Release Book Review: On the Same Page by Penelope Janu
On the Same Page… About the Book: WINNER OF THE XO ROMANCE PRIZE Sometimes a girl just has to do what’s in her heart … By day Miles Franklin, named after the famous author, is a successful lawyer. But by night she writes historical romance novels under the pen name Emma Browning. When Miles’s assistant … Continue reading New Release Book Review: On the Same Page by Penelope Janu
Book Review: Hello from the Gillespies by Monica McInerney
Hello from the Gillespies... About the Book: For more than thirty years, Angela Gillespie has sent friends and family around the world an end-of-year letter titled 'Hello from the Gillespies'. It's always been cheery and full of good news. This year, Angela surprises herself – she tells the truth... From the bestselling author of The … Continue reading Book Review: Hello from the Gillespies by Monica McInerney
Behind the Pen with Penelope Janu
I am delighted to welcome Penelope Janu to Behind the Pen today. Over to you Penelope... When did you start writing and what was the catalyst? After I finished school, I took a conventional path, going to university to study history and law, travelling for a year, working as a solicitor and legal academic, doing … Continue reading Behind the Pen with Penelope Janu
Behind the Pen with Lily Malone
I’m delighted to welcome contemporary country romance author Lily Malone to Behind the Pen today with a few of her favourites. Over to you Lily… What is your favourite…and why… Character from one of your books? Is it weird if I pick a secondary character? I loved Erik - the one-armed bear of a swimming … Continue reading Behind the Pen with Lily Malone
New Release Book Review: Arcadia by Di Morrissey
Arcadia… About the Book: A breathtaking Tasmanian tale of ancient forests; of art and science; of love and, above all, of friendship. In the 1930s, in an isolated and beautiful corner of southern Tasmania, a new young wife arrives at her husband's secluded property - Arcadia. Stella, an artist, falls in love with Arcadia's wild, … Continue reading New Release Book Review: Arcadia by Di Morrissey
Behind the Pen with Fiona McIntosh
I am thrilled to welcome Fiona McIntosh as my guest for Behind the Pen today. To publish an interview with one of my favourite authors is such an honour and I'm incredibly grateful to Fiona for taking time out of her book tour to indulge me. Over to you, Fiona... What provided the initial inspiration … Continue reading Behind the Pen with Fiona McIntosh
New Release Book Review: Shell by Kristina Olsson
Shell... About the Book: A big, bold and hauntingly beautiful story that captures a defining moment in Australia's history. Everywhere he looked he saw what Utzon saw. The drama of harbour and horizon, and at night, the star-clotted sky. It held the shape of the possible, of a promise made and waiting to be kept … Continue reading New Release Book Review: Shell by Kristina Olsson
New Release Book Review: A Perfect Stone by S.C. Karakaltsas
A Perfect Stone... About the Book: How do you find a place to belong when there’s nowhere else to go? Living alone, eighty-year-old Jim Philips potters in his garden feeding his magpies. He doesn’t think much of his nosy neighbours or telemarketers. All he wants to do is live in peace. Cleaning out a box … Continue reading New Release Book Review: A Perfect Stone by S.C. Karakaltsas
