The Land Girls... About the Book: A moving story of love, loss and survival against the odds by bestselling author of The Last of the Bonegilla Girls, Victoria Purman. It was never just a man's war... Melbourne, 1942 War has engulfed Europe and now the Pacific, and Australia is fighting for its future. For spinster … Continue reading Book Review: The Land Girls by Victoria Purman
Australian Women Writers
Book Review: Graffiti Lane – A Poetry Collection by Kelly Van Nelson
Graffiti Lane... About the Book: Graffiti Lane looks at life through an unfiltered lens, bringing a personal perspective on the grittiness of urban living in an eclectic mix of traditional, shadow and freeform poetry. The collection tackles issues of intimidation and discrimination, including playground and corporate bullying, domestic violence, marginalisation, gender inequity, mental health and … Continue reading Book Review: Graffiti Lane – A Poetry Collection by Kelly Van Nelson
Behind the Pen with Leah Kaminsky
Last month I read a truly amazing novel, one that has really left a lasting impression upon me. That novel was The Hollow Bones, and today it gives me quite a thrill to welcome the author, Leah Kaminsky, to Behind the Pen. What provided the initial inspiration for The Hollow Bones? I was reading about … Continue reading Behind the Pen with Leah Kaminsky
Behind the Pen with Emily Brewin
It’s always a pleasure to welcome to Behind the Pen an author whose work I admire and today my guest is Emily Brewin, talking with me about her latest release, Small Blessings. How would you describe Small Blessings if you could only use 5 words? Hope, connection, friendship, motherhood, loss. What was the inspiration … Continue reading Behind the Pen with Emily Brewin
Book Review: Painting In The Shadows by Katherine Kovacic
Painting In The Shadows: An Alex Clayton Art Mystery About the Book: Art dealer Alex Clayton and conservator John Porter are thrilled to be previewing the Melbourne International Museum of Art’s (MIMA) newest exhibition, until they witness a museum worker collapse and badly damage a reportedly cursed painting. Belief in the curse is strengthened when … Continue reading Book Review: Painting In The Shadows by Katherine Kovacic
Book Review: The Fragments by Toni Jordan
The Fragments... About the Book: From the award-winning, bestselling author of Addition and Nine Days, a superbly crafted and captivating literary mystery about a lost book and a secret love. Inga Karlson died in a fire in New York in the 1930s, leaving behind three things: a phenomenally successful first novel, the scorched fragments of … Continue reading Book Review: The Fragments by Toni Jordan
Book Club for April
Here are our book club titles for April! Discussion will commence in the Page by Page Facebook group towards the end of April. If you’re not on Facebook, please feel free to revisit this post and share your reading thoughts in the comments section below. The French Photographer by Natasha Lester Published by Hachette Australia … Continue reading Book Club for April
New Release Book Review: Star-crossed by Minnie Darke
Star-crossed… About the Book: Marian Keyes meets Love Actually in this fresh, funny and gloriously romantic Australian novel that has sold all around the world. In this sparkling romantic comedy, a young journalist tampers with her magazine's horoscopes to win her friend's heart - and sets in motion an unpredictable and often hilarious ripple effect. … Continue reading New Release Book Review: Star-crossed by Minnie Darke
Book Review: The Bridge by Enza Gandolfo
The Bridge… About the Book: In 1970s Melbourne, 22-year-old Italian migrant Antonello is newly married and working as a rigger on the West Gate Bridge, a gleaming monument to a modern city. When the bridge collapses one October morning, killing 35 of his workmates, his world crashes down on him. In 2009, Jo and her … Continue reading Book Review: The Bridge by Enza Gandolfo
#2019StellaPrize Shortlist
And here it is. The 2019 Stella Prize Shortlist. I have read one (Little Gods) and have another (The Bridge) on my radar for reading this month. The winner will be announced in the evening on Tuesday, April 9. If you're on Twitter, you can follow the excitement on the night via #2019StellaPrize.
