Title: The Bedlam Stacks Author: Natasha Pulley Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Bloomsbury Circus Published: 1st August, 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 352 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: An astonishing historical novel set in the shadowy, magical forests of South America, which draws on the captivating world of the international bestseller The Watchmaker of Filigree Street Deep in uncharted Peru,… Continue reading The Bedlam Stacks by Natasha Pulley
Author: Ashleigh
An avid reader and writer, reviewer and author. I love to read just about anything. I enjoy writing about books, reading and writing as well and I dabble in many areas of writing from travel to crime fiction and fantasy. My blog is a way to get how I feel about reading, books and writing out there.
I currently receive books to review from various publishers in most genres, but typically don't review romance or horror, or erotica books as I these are genres I have difficulty in reviewing and in general they are not what I enjoy reading.
Siren by Rachel Matthews
Title: Siren Author: Rachel Matthews Genre: Fiction Publisher: Transit Lounge Published: 1st August 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 288 Price: $29.95 Synopsis: A brave new novel that sensitively explores one woman’s experience of sexual violence and the silencing of those who feel compelled to speak out. What happens when a young woman enters a city apartment… Continue reading Siren by Rachel Matthews
Leaving Ocean Road by Esther Campion
Title: Leaving Ocean Road Author: Esther Campion Genre: Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 25th July 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 356 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: From the coast of Australia to Santorini and Ireland, a slice of warm, character-driven fiction in the tradition of Maeve Binchy and Monica McInerney God damn it, Gerry Clancy, couldn't you have… Continue reading Leaving Ocean Road by Esther Campion
Small Press – The Author People, originally posted on Australian Women Writers Challenge Blog
The latest in my series on small presses, including a little taste of my chat with Lou Johnson at the book launch for A Reluctant Warrior by Kelly Brooke Nicholls. I hope my review of Kelly's book will follow soon. Lou Johnson founded The Author People and is located in the same offices as Murdoch… Continue reading Small Press – The Author People, originally posted on Australian Women Writers Challenge Blog
Tell It To The Dog: A Memoir of Sorts by Robert Power
Title: Tell It To The Dog: A Memoir of Sorts Author: Robert Power Genre: Non-Fiction/Memoir Publisher: Transit Lounge Published: 1st July 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 224 Price: $29.95 Synopsis: Tell it to the Dog is an exquisitely written memoir that is at once playful, heartbreaking and affirming. From a Dublin childhood to London, then on to… Continue reading Tell It To The Dog: A Memoir of Sorts by Robert Power
Sky by Ondine Sherman
Title: Sky Author: Ondine Sherman Genre: YA Publisher: The Author People Published: 28th June, 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 166 Price: $18.99 Synopsis: Sometimes you have to lose everything to find yourself. After her mother’s death, Sky leaves her city life to move in with her aunt and uncle in a small Australian town. But the… Continue reading Sky by Ondine Sherman
Evie’s Ghost by Helen Peters
Title: Evie’s Ghost Author: Helen Peters Genre: Children’s Historical Fiction Publisher: Nosy Crow/Allen and Unwin Published: 28th June 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 304 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: Classic children's fiction from the author of The Secret Hen House Theatre. Evie couldn't be angrier with her mother. She's only gone and got married again and has flown off… Continue reading Evie’s Ghost by Helen Peters
Once Upon A Time – Fairy Tales and The Pre-Raphaelites with Kate Forsyth
It is very rare that I get to meet my favourite authors, or in fact, any authors, even though we interact over social media, so when I heard that Kate Forsyth would be at an author event at Kincumber Library, I booked to go before the tickets were all gone. It was a lengthy month… Continue reading Once Upon A Time – Fairy Tales and The Pre-Raphaelites with Kate Forsyth
The Pearl Thief by Elizabeth Wein
Title: The Pearl Thief Author: Elizabeth Wein Genre: Children’s/YA Historical Fiction Publisher: Bloomsbury Published: 1st July, 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 408 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: From the internationally acclaimed bestselling author of Code Name Verity comes a stunning new story of pearls, love and murder – a mystery with all the suspense of an Agatha Christie and the… Continue reading The Pearl Thief by Elizabeth Wein
Harry Potter Anniversary Event: Fairy Tale and Fandom at University of Newcastle, Ourimbah Campus
On the 26th of June, 2017, the twentieth anniversary of Harry Potter, and in particular, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, was marked in a variety of celebrations around the world, at bookstores and libraries, and in some places, public lectures at university campuses, such as the event held at four o’clock in the afternoon,… Continue reading Harry Potter Anniversary Event: Fairy Tale and Fandom at University of Newcastle, Ourimbah Campus
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