Reviews & Recommendations
June 7, 2017
Some people spend their spare cash on fashion – a little retail therapy when life’s not travelling according to plan. Others can’t resist purchasing one more bicycle (yes, I’m looking at you, Dear Husband). Me? I find it difficult to resist a good book. There’s always another newly released title to add to my ever […]
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May 6, 2017
Welcome back to Six Degrees of Separation, the bookish meme where Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest nominates the title of a book, and we link it to six others in whatever random ways they connect. Each person’s chain will look different, and that’s half the fun – so join in and see where your links lead. This month’s […]
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April 22, 2017
Will you be commemorating Anzac Day on 25 April this year? I have written elsewhere about why I do choose to acknowledge Anzac Day, as well as the recognition that the occasion is problematic for some. In part, I said: ‘There has not always been room for those whose experience or understanding has deviated from the legend. Yet, […]
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April 1, 2017
Welcome back to Six Degrees of Separation, the bookish meme where Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest nominates the title of a book, and we link it to six others in whatever random ways they seem to connect. Each person’s chain will look different, and that’s half the fun – so join in and see where your links lead. […]
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March 7, 2017
Last year, I was a first-time guest of the Perth Writers Festival, with the excitement of a newly published book. This year I attended with doubts and questions, focused more on my shortcomings than on any progress I’ve made with my current work-in-progress. At its core is the story of one man’s life, a complex […]
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December 31, 2016
2017 Reading Challenges
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Historically, I’ve been terrible at fulfilling reading challenges, but I’m determined to do some things differently in 2017. One of my goals is to spend more time reading books and less time on social media. Not that I’m anti-social media – it’s allowed me to connect with readers, re-connect with old friends and access hundreds […]
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March 19, 2016
With World Poetry Day just around the corner, I’ve been thinking about the poems that have stayed with me long after I first discovered them. Some have become favourites because of the poets’ language choices, others because of the memories associated with them. But all have remained significant in some way. Here are ten of my favourite […]
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