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Tuesday, February 28, 2017

The CBCA Notables 2017

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In the last year or so, the Children's Book Council of Australia has taken to publishing a long list before it announces the short list ...
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Saturday, February 25, 2017

Latest Random Read: Songs That Sound Like Blood by Jared Thomas

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This YA novel was sitting on our display shelf and nobody has borrowed it so far. I plucked it off the shelf and took it home and a...
Friday, February 24, 2017

What Is History?

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History is in the eye of the beholder, in my opinion. Actually, I'm just talking chronology here, not propaganda. My friend Terry Morris...
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Thursday, February 23, 2017

Book Club And The Premier's Reading Challenge

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At Book Club yesterday I focused on the Premier's Reading Challenge. There was a little bit of interest, not as much as I would have l...
Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Just Started Reading...Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly

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Well, the full title is Hidden Figures: The Untold Story Of The African American Women Who Helped Win The Space Race . And these women were ...
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Friday, February 17, 2017

Cli-Fi" as a subgenre of SF gains traction Down Under : A guest post by Dan Bloom

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Born and raised in Massachusetts, Dan Bloom is a 1971 graduate of Tufts University in Boston where he majored in post-modern Europe...
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Thursday, February 16, 2017

A Guest Post By ... Anthony Panegyres! - "Where Are They Now?" #4

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I discovered Anthony's second story, 'The Wine Endures' in my ASIM slush pile and knew it was the perfect story for me to edit...
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A Guest Post From .... Michelle Goldsmith! - "Where Are They Now?" #3

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Today we hear from Michelle Goldsmith. When I was collecting stories for my issue, I was having trouble finding horror fiction to ...
Wednesday, February 15, 2017

A Guest Post From ... Paul Hughan! "Where Are They Now?" #2

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When I was finding stories for ASIM #60, I wanted to have a good balance of SF, fantasy and dark fiction(to be honest, I never really found ...
Tuesday, February 14, 2017

An Interview With Traci Harding!

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Today's interview is with Traci Harding, bestselling author of twenty novels. I received this one just after its publication and finis...
Monday, February 13, 2017

An Interview With...Stephanie Herman! "Where Are They Now?" #1

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This first interview is with Stephanie Herman, author of "First Strike". I bought that story because it intrigued me. In it, the...

"Where Are They Now?" Coming Soon To The Great Raven!

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In the next few days I will be posting some interviews I did with four ASIM writers whose work I edited. They are special to me because I bo...
Friday, February 10, 2017

I Remember... Saturday Arvo At The Pictures...

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This is where I spent my Saturday afternoons during my childhood in St Kilda, a Melbourne beachside suburb.The photo was found on a Ya...
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Wednesday, February 08, 2017

Coming Soon To The Great Raven - Traci Harding Interview!

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I finished reading The Immortal Bind yesterday and decided an interview with the author might work better than yet another book review. My...
Friday, February 03, 2017

Just Picked Up From The PO: The New Traci Harding Novel!

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And here it is. I had to leave my Mum, with whom I spend Friday night and Saturdays, to get it from the post office, because they close well...
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Victorian Premier's Literary Award 2017: This Year's Winners!

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I pinched the short list from the Wheeler Centre web site, after reading on the Age web site that the winner of the Fiction award had died ...
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Friday, January 27, 2017

Drum Roll, Please! Australia's Top Authors 2017

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Again, I'm sticking to those who have written for kids, and there are several between 10 and 1. #10: Marcus Zusak. Best known, these day...
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Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Australia's Favourite Authors 2017 - #50-11!

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I've been following Booktopia's reader-voted "Australia's favourite authors." This week we have seen the finalists fro...
Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Halfway Through John Glenn: A Memoir...

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I can't help feeling I'm learning a lot about John Glenn the person rather than what he did. I'm reading this side by side with...
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Sunday, January 15, 2017

Australia's Favourite Author 2017: Final List

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Once more, Booktopia is inviting readers to vote for their favourite local authors. You don't even have to stick to one person, as they...
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