Today on the the blog we have David M.Barnett on the blog talking about his writing, David Bowie and his new book, Calling Major Tom. You began your writing career as a journalist; did shifting from writing fact to fiction change the way you write? How? I still write …
As the summer sunshine starts to brighten our days more regularly and the evening’s seem to go on forever, I thought it best to put a little post together of my recent reads. I seem to be in a bit of a YA funk of late so I decided to …
It was my birthday earlier this month and one of the best gifts I received was a pasta machine. My love of making food (as well as eating food) has really evolved over the last few years and I just love that satisfying feeling of making something good and cooking …
As part of the Disney Villains blog tour hosted by Andrew at PewterWolf I decided to pick something a bit left field for my choice but, if you know me, it’s probably the most obvious pick in the world. I’m a big fan of the Muppets and, since they’re official …
This post has always existed in some form in my mind but it kind of came to head last week when another lovely tweeter I know was so upset over not being able to find nice swimwear that fitted and was affordable. I then ranted down the phone to my …
As the sunny weather starts to finally arrive, I’ve found myself dipping into some more challenging reads lately. Sometimes a random draw from my TBR pile can oddly come together as if there is a theme, when there really isn’t one intended. This time it seems to be blue covers …
Yes; pink really has been the colour of May so far for me. Pink has been all over my current reads and pink in ‘real life’ because I’ve been obsessively checking on my gums in the last few weeks. I’ve been having an ache with one of my wisdom teeth …
I was sent a review copy of After The Fire by Will Hill after a little bit of pestering on my end. I don’t usually nag around for copies of review books but I’d seen the cover for this one, read the blurb and I was hooked already. I wanted …
Today on the blog I welcome Matilda Woods, author of the gorgeous The Boy, The Bird & The Coffin-Maker, as part of her blog tour. Matilda will be discussing her top 5 Australian children’s authors and why she loves them. This is a great look at some wonderful storytellers from …
I love taking a chance on reads that aren’t my usual sort. Every now and then I get sent or recommended books that aren’t something I usually pick up but there’s something about it that jumps out and makes me take a risk on reading it. Every new read is …
