Book Reviews, Books, Monthly Review Round Up

December Reviews

I hope that you had a wonderful Christmas and that you got some time for reading. Under A Modern Sun: Art in Queensland 1930s-1950s" by GOMA Non-Fiction: Art **** Well presented catalogue of modern Australian (specifically Queensland) art. Informative and interesting. "Beyond the best dressed" by Esther Zuckerman Non-Fiction: Fashion/Popular Culture **** An interesting look… Continue reading December Reviews

Book Reviews, Books, Monthly Review Round Up

November Reviews

We are getting very close to Christmas and the Southern Hemisphere Summer. Lots of reading inspiration. Here are my reviews for November: **** "Days at the Morisaki Bookshop" by Satoshi Yagisawa **** "The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies" by Alison Goodman ***** "Crook Manifesto" by Colson Whitehead You can see my full review list for… Continue reading November Reviews

Book Reviews, Books, Monthly Review Round Up

October Reviews

I spent most of October in Japan and generally travelling about. But I still got some reading in. Here are my reviews for October: **** "Sight: The Delta Girls Book One" by Juliet Madison **** "The Death Mask Murders" by Laraine Stephens **** "Hiroshima Peace Memorial Exhibition Guide" by Hiroshima Museum You can see my… Continue reading October Reviews

Books, Sarah Jackson, Squadron, Squadron - The Shoot, update, Writers Journey

First draft joy

There's nothing quite like writing "The end" at the bottom of a first draft. Today I finished the first draft of what I hope will be the first of my new cosy mystery series "Squadron". I still have a lot of work to do, and already have pages of notes of changes to make and… Continue reading First draft joy