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Saturday, March 21, 2026

An Evening with John Silvester - “Inside Melbourne’s Underworld”

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  Those of you who live in Australia may well have heard of John Silvester. He is a journalist who writes the crime section of the Age news...
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Just Finished Reading… Death In The Palace by Barbara Hambly. Severn House 2026

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  Death In The Palace is the fourth of a series of murder mysteries(Silver Screen Mysteries) which were inspired by this author’s fantasy no...
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Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Just Finished Reading… Esther by Norah Lofts

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  It was Purim a few days ago. I even went to my local Purim Spiel, ( Bageljuice), which takes place every year at the Phoenix Theatre at El...
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Saturday, February 28, 2026

CBCA Awards 2026. Book 1: Unhallowed Halls by Lili Wilkinson, Allen And Unwin, 2025

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The other night, I forgot to attend the annual Night Of The Notables, which is held by the Children’s Book Council of Australia, to announce...
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Sunday, February 22, 2026

I’m Currently Reading…

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  Mostly, I’m re reading books that I have on my “comfort reading” list, but have found my way back to unfinished works and bought more in e...
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Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Currently rereading… Blood And Circuses and Ruddy Gore by Kerry Greenwood

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  I’m still rereading the Phryne Fisher books until I get to read the final book in the series. This post will be about Volumes 6 and 7, B...
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Saturday, February 07, 2026

Fan fiction memories!

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I  f irst heard of fan fiction in the book, Star Trek Lives! by Jacqueline Lichtenberg and Sondra Marshak (1975). I bought the book from th...
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