I first met Australian icon Dr Catherine Hamlin when I went travelling in Ethiopia at the end of 2017. I spent a few days at the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital talking to her for a magazine article, and learning about her tremendous work caring for girls and women who were suffering debilitating childbirth injuries, and … Continue reading Author Talks: Sue Williams on discovering two remarkable friends and their shared story of changing the world, one patient at a time
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Author Talks: Christie Nieman on Using Place to Find Your Stories
Place is where I find my stories. Start with a place, I recommend to young writers, and you will find stories, from the journeys of a tiny beetle to the machinations of an elderly patriarch. I forgot about all that though, when soon after my first novel As Stars Fall was released I had children … Continue reading Author Talks: Christie Nieman on Using Place to Find Your Stories
Author Talks: Kirsty Manning on Discovering hidden jewels through research
A little over three years ago I was in the final stages of researching and writing my last novel set in Shanghai in World War Two—The Jade Lily—when I stumbled across an extraordinary newspaper article that completely knocked me off track. It was a review of an exhibition of 500 priceless pieces of Elizabethan and … Continue reading Author Talks: Kirsty Manning on Discovering hidden jewels through research
Author Talks: Lisa Ireland on The Women Who Paved My Way
For all the women who paved the way, most especially my mother, Lorraine. This is the dedication I wrote for my new novel, The Secret Life of Shirley Sullivan. The book centres on a strong and determined older protagonist and, in a way, I created her to pay homage to the many wonderful women who … Continue reading Author Talks: Lisa Ireland on The Women Who Paved My Way
Author Talks: Sonya Bates on the transition from Children’s Fiction to Crime Thriller
On first glance, children’s fiction doesn’t seem to have much in common with crime thrillers – in this case, a murder mystery with a dual timeline. And yet, that is the leap in genre that I made when I set out to write Inheritance of Secrets. I’d been writing children’s fiction for a few years … Continue reading Author Talks: Sonya Bates on the transition from Children’s Fiction to Crime Thriller
Author Talks: Tony Park on Getting the Research ‘Right’
One of the most enjoyable and challenging things about starting a new novel is learning about something you know absolutely nothing about. My next novel, Last Survivor, is, like many of my previous books, based on the fight against poaching in Africa. The difference in this book, however, is that instead of focussing on mega-fauna, … Continue reading Author Talks: Tony Park on Getting the Research ‘Right’
Book Review: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
By now, regular readers will have gotten wind that I'm a Shakespeare tragic. Combine this with my love of collecting beautiful books, and you get this: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare is an elegant edition boasting the entire credited catalogue of William Shakespeare including 16 comedies, 10 histories, 12 tragedies, as well as all … Continue reading Book Review: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
Cover Reveal: Love Song by Sasha Wasley
I am thrilled to be a part of the cover reveal excitement for the most anticipated Aussie rural romance novel of 2019, from the acclaimed author of Dear Banjo and True Blue: Love Song, Book 3 in the Daughters of the Outback series! Even more exciting, Sasha Wasley has just sold the film rights to … Continue reading Cover Reveal: Love Song by Sasha Wasley
Behind the Pen with Angela Slatter – Restoration Blog Tour
Welcome to Behind the Pen, combined today with a series feature. For my part in the blog tour for Restoration, published by Hachette Australia, I am thrilled to be chatting with Brisbane author extraordinaire of the Verity Fassbinder series, Angela Slatter. Restoration Walking between the worlds has always been dangerous - but this time V's … Continue reading Behind the Pen with Angela Slatter – Restoration Blog Tour
Release Day: Revenge of the Corsairs – Heart of the Corsairs Book 2 by Elizabeth Ellen Carter
About Revenge of the Corsairs: Rescued after two years as a concubine in an Ottoman harem, former debutante Laura Cappleman faces a difficult journey back to normal life. As she travels to Palermo aboard Kit Hardacre’s ship, the Calliope, she is deeply traumatized – and pregnant by her kidnapper. Laura rejects the emotional support of … Continue reading Release Day: Revenge of the Corsairs – Heart of the Corsairs Book 2 by Elizabeth Ellen Carter
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