Book review: The Sound by Sarah Drummond
The Sound by Sarah Drummond is another freshly published book by Fremantle Press. I’m in love with this publisher’s knack for picking thoughtful stories and this historic novel packs a …
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Book review: Troppo by Madeline Dickie
Troppo’s anti heroine Penny, a drifting, travelling surf chick, lands a job in a remote Indonesian town. This is a country she knows from her teenage years, which offered her a …
Your own brand of crazy
People hate advertisement. Unless you love ads, than of course you shall be excluded from my oversimplification of the world. I have never met anyone who enjoyed being marketed at, but …
The business of blogging has taken over
At least, that’s what I believe is what’s happened. In June, author Nathan Bransford mused over the fact that the blogosphere has changed over the last ten years. Nathan says …
Bandwidth and tunneling
Stress makes you dumb. I sometimes experience the stress stupor myself, but science says so too. If your mind is occupied with a range of immediate concerns your capacity for …
Culture and identity: you don’t know what’s lost…
Adam Goodes. If this name doesn’t mean anything to you it’s probably because you don’t live in Australia. Or you live under a rock. Google his name (or leave your …
Time is unkind to the hesitant
This is an observation. Time is unkind to the hesitant. I blink, another week has passed. The other day, thinking about the novel in my drawer, I was positive about …
Book review: Carousel by Brendan Ritchie
For some time my pick of books hasn’t aligned with my other half’s and in principle that’s not an issue. It’s only impractical when I LOVE a story and I …
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