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Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Ford Street Launch!

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Sunday, I went to Ford Street Publishing in Abbotsford for the launch of this book. I returned with three books. Here are the other ...
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Monday, November 26, 2018

In Which I Finish My Book For Ardoch!

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Today was a good day for me. As you will know, I’ve been doing a book project for Ardoch Youth Foundation, as Writer In Residence at o...
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Monday, November 19, 2018

Just Seen... The Mastersingers Of Nuremberg

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I admit I’m not a fan of Wagner. It’s generally loud and vulgar and, as someone said, while it has some beautiful moments it has some incr...
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Sunday, November 18, 2018

Just Been To See... Fantastic Beasts 2: The Crimes Of Grindelwald!

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It was Sunday morning and there was an early session on at my local cinema, so I went.  I had other things to do today, but it only went ti...
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Friday, November 16, 2018

My First Writer In Residence

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Wednesday was my last official session with a bunch of Grade 4 children at a primary school connected with the Ardoch Youth Foundation. Ear...
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Sunday, November 11, 2018

Just Finished Reading...Two books by “Robert Galbraith”

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As you’ll know if you haven’t been hiding under a rock, Robert Galbraith is the pen name of J.K Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series....
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Sunday, November 04, 2018

Pratchett’s Women: Unauthorised Essays On The Female Characters Of The Discworld by Tansy Rayner Roberts

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No need to tell you what this is about - it’s all in the title. I bought the original ebook, which, alas, disappeared from my iPad whe...
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Thursday, November 01, 2018

The YABBA Awards Ceremony 2018!

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So, what are the YABBAs? The acronym stands for Young Australians’ Best Book Awards. Each state has its own version - this one is Victoria...
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Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Inheritance by Carole Wilkinson. Melbourne, Black Dog, 2018

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Fourteen year old Nic is left with her grandfather on the family property, Yaratgil, in Victoria’s Western district, while her m...
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Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Knight Life by Peter David - A Re-Read

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I’ve been discovered plenty of my old books, either on a clean-up at home or on the shelves in my old bedroom. A recent one is Knight Li...
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Monday, October 22, 2018

The Doctor And The YA Novelist!

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Just a quick post. I’ve now seen Rosa , this week’s episode of Dr Who , and was impressed both with the episode in general and the co-autho...
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