Becoming Mrs. Lewis: The Improbable Love Story of Joy Davidman and C.S. Lewis… About the Book: The love story of C. S. Lewis and his wife, Helen Joy Davidman Gresham, was improbable – and seemingly impossible. Their Eros-story led to some of Lewis’s greatest works, yet Joy is most commonly known for how she died. … Continue reading Pre-Release Book Review: Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patti Callahan
Literary Fiction
New Release Book Review: Inappropriation by Lexi Freiman
Inappropriation... About the Book: Starting at a prestigious private Australian girls' school, fifteen-year-old Ziggy Klein is confronted with an alienating social hierarchy that hurls her into the arms of her grade's most radical feminists. Plagued by fantasies of offensive sexual stereotypes and a psychotherapist mother who thinks bum-pinching is fine if it comes from the … Continue reading New Release Book Review: Inappropriation by Lexi Freiman
New Release Book Review: A Superior Spectre by Angela Meyer
A Superior Spectre... About the Book: Jeff is dying. Haunted by memories and grappling with the shame of his desires, he runs away to remote Scotland with a piece of experimental tech that allows him to enter the mind of someone in the past. Instructed to only use it three times, Jeff – self-indulgent, isolated … Continue reading New Release Book Review: A Superior Spectre by Angela Meyer
Behind the Pen with Belinda Castles
I recently read the outstanding new release from Belinda Castles, Bluebottle. I enjoyed this novel so much I rather stalked Belinda’s publicist for an interview and I’m thrilled to announce that persistence pays as I welcome Belinda to Behind the Pen today. Over to you Belinda! Where did Bluebottle come from? What was … Continue reading Behind the Pen with Belinda Castles
New Release Book Review: When Elephants Fight by Majok Tulba
When Elephants Fight... About the Book: In the South Sudanese village of Pacong, Juba is young and old at the same time. Forced to grow up quickly in the civil war, he is nonetheless fun-loving as well as smart. But his little world cannot deflect the conflict raging around it and soon he must flee … Continue reading New Release Book Review: When Elephants Fight by Majok Tulba
Book A Day: Fortune’s Rocks by Anita Shreve
Day 4: Fortune's Rocks Fortune's Rocks was my first taste of Anita Shreve's writing and it well and truly hooked me onto her novels. I own and have read them all. Her passing earlier this year to cancer saddened me. She had such talent, an incredible ability write weighty novels with a minimum of … Continue reading Book A Day: Fortune’s Rocks by Anita Shreve
Bingo! The Yellow House by Emily O’Grady
It’s bingo Saturday once again – that rolled around fast! The square I’ve filled for this entry is: A prize winning book The Yellow House was recently announced as winner of the 2018 Australian/Vogel’s Literary Award - an award for an unpublished manuscript to an author under the age of 35. The Yellow … Continue reading Bingo! The Yellow House by Emily O’Grady
Book A Day: The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Day 3: The Goldfinch Clearly, my book a day challenge is not an everyday thing like it's probably intended, but I'm a big fan of making challenges work in with your own needs and what I need right now is a challenge that I can post on the days when I don't have any other … Continue reading Book A Day: The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Behind the Pen with Tim Hawken
Last week I read and reviewed an incredible novel titled If Kisses Cured Cancer. Today I'm so pleased to be able to welcome the author, T.S. Hawken, whose actual name is Tim, to Behind the Pen. Over to you Tim... When did you start writing and what was the catalyst? I started writing seriously … Continue reading Behind the Pen with Tim Hawken
New Release Book Review: Bluebottle by Belinda Castles
Blue Bottle… About the Book: With sea-salt authenticity, Belinda Castles sets the Bright family in the sprawling paradise of Bilgola Beach. But darkness is found both in the iconic setting as well as in the disturbing behaviour of one of the family. As he tilted the blinds she saw her mother in her tennis … Continue reading New Release Book Review: Bluebottle by Belinda Castles
