Title: Girl In Between Author: Anna Daniels Genre: Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 26th April 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 314 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: Life can be tricky when you're a girl in between relationships, careers and cities… and sometimes you have to face some uncomfortable truths. The sparkling debut from comic TV and radio… Continue reading Blog Tour: Girl In Between by Anna Daniels
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.
Murder On The Ballarat Train (Phryne Fisher #3) by Kerry Greenwood
Title: Murder on the Ballarat Train Author: Kerry Greenwood Genre: Crime Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: March 2005 Format: Paperback Pages: 180 Price: $22.95 Synopsis: In Phryne's third adventure, Phryne is off to Ballarat for a week of fabulousness, but the sedate journey by train turns out to be far from the restful trip she… Continue reading Murder On The Ballarat Train (Phryne Fisher #3) by Kerry Greenwood
Beyond the Wild River by Sarah Maine
Title: Beyond the Wild River Author: Sarah Maine Genre: Fiction, Historical Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 26/4/17 Format: Paperback Pages: 400 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: A spellbinding and beautiful novel from a major new voice in fiction, perfect for fans of Kate Morton, Santa Montefiore and Rachel Hore. From the author of THE HOUSE BETWEEN TIDES,… Continue reading Beyond the Wild River by Sarah Maine
Release Date Announced for Kate Forsyth’s Beauty in Thorns
On the 3rd of July this year, Kate Forsyth’s latest historical novel, Beauty in Thorns will be released by Penguin Random House, and is being hailed as her best work yet. Beauty in Thorns is Kate’s fortieth novel, and centres on the Pre-Raphaelites, and the series of paintings that Edward Burne-Jones completed in 1890 that… Continue reading Release Date Announced for Kate Forsyth’s Beauty in Thorns
Disappearing off the Face of the Earth by David Cohen
Title: Disappearing Off The Face of The Earth Author: David Cohen Genre: Fiction Publisher: Transit Lounge Published: 1st May 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 224 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: Hideaway Self Storage, located just off Brisbane’s M1, is in decline. But manager Ken Guy and his assistant Bruce carry on with their daily rituals even as the… Continue reading Disappearing off the Face of the Earth by David Cohen
Singing My Sister Down And Other Stories by Margo Lanagan
Title: Singing My Sister Down and Other Short Stories Author: Margo Lanagan Genre: Fiction, Short Stories Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 26th January. 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 208 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: An outstanding collection of thirteen short stories from the internationally acclaimed, multi-award winning author of Sea Hearts and Tender Morsels. 'We all went down to the tar-pit,… Continue reading Singing My Sister Down And Other Stories by Margo Lanagan
Under The Same Sky by Mogjan Shamsalipoor and Milad Jafari with James Knight
Title: Under the Same Sky Author: Mojgan Shamsalipoor and Milad Jafari with James Knight Genre: Non-fiction, biography Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 26th April 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 331 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: The powerful and incredibly moving story of Mojgan Shamsalipoor and Milad Jafari - two young Iranian asylum seekers who are showing that the power… Continue reading Under The Same Sky by Mogjan Shamsalipoor and Milad Jafari with James Knight
Stars Across the Ocean by Kimberley Freeman
Title: Stars Across the Ocean Author: Kimberley Freeman Genre: Fiction, Historical Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 26th April 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 450 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: The powerful new novel from Kimberley Freeman. A rich and satisfying story of two women with indomitable spirits and the high costs they have to pay for being strong-minded,… Continue reading Stars Across the Ocean by Kimberley Freeman
2017 Sydney Writer’s Festival
The Sydney Writer’s Festival is held annually across various precincts of Sydney, with many ticketed and free events across the five days of the festival. This year, the dates are the 22nd to the 28th of May. Each year, the Sydney Writer’s Festival presents over 300 events, with audiences of over 100,000 people over the… Continue reading 2017 Sydney Writer’s Festival
The 2017 Richell Prize is open.
The 2017 Richell Prize for Emerging Writers, sponsored by Hachette in partnership with The Guardian Australia and The Emerging Writer’s Festival is open for submissions. It is a prize that is awarded annually, and it is now in its third year, honouring Matt Richell, Hachette Australia’s former CEO, who died suddenly in 2014. THE KEY… Continue reading The 2017 Richell Prize is open.
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