A Strong Belief in Wicker

The recent centenary of the start of World War One has been felt and remembered around the world. Reading the stories of war is a perfect wa...

The end of the year is such a busy time I never got to doing a wrap up post for the 2013 Australian Women Writers Challenge- or to sign up f...

Top Ten Tuesday is a great weekly meme from the folks at  The Broke and the Bookish .  It's always fun to look back on the reading...

For some reason I was vaguely apprehensive approaching Thursday's Child. I'm not sure why. I know and respect Sonya Hartnett, a...

Sonya Hartnett is rather extraordinary. She publishes amazing books for adults and children, and won the Astrid Lingren Memorial Awar...

I hadn't heard of Penguin Specials until I stumbled upon this ad in the Weekend Australian Magazine last week.  A new series ...

Sonya Hartnett is a big name in Aussie writing. A bit of a powerhouse really. She's written quite a number of highly regarded books....