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  • The Singing Bones – Shaun Tan

    Allen & Unwin Imprint; Allen & Unwin Children October 2015 ISBN 9781760111038 RRP $35.00 Along with many others a new work from Shaun Tan sends a frisson of expectation and the promise of delighted awe through me and The Singing Bones is no disappointment. From the first ‘picking up’, feeling the sleekness of the stylish Read more

  • Friday Barnes #3: Big Trouble – R. A. Spratt

    ISBN: 9780857986993 Published: 03/08/2015 Imprint: Random House Australia Children’s Extent: 272 pages RRP $15.99 Ace amateur super sleuth Friday Barnes just gets busier and busier! In the third of the series, young Friday finds a perfect swarm of mysterious goings on at Highcrest Academy. Firstly, there is the unexpected visit from her absentminded father when he brings the dreadful Read more

  • Happy Birthday to Me!

    Super birthday lunch yesterday with family – and yes that is my Mummy 🙂 Read more

  • The Taming of the Queen – Philippa Gregory

    Simon & Schuster UK | 448 pages | ISBN 9781471132971 | August 2015 List Price AU$ 45.00 NZ$ 49.99 Why would a woman marry a serial killer? Because she cannot refuse… Every now and again I lash out and actually read a ‘grown up’ book and being a very genuine admirer of Philippa Gregory’s historical Read more

  • Not Your Usual Bushrangers – Peter Macinnis

    Five Mile Press ISBN: 9781760065690 Published: July 2015 Imprint: Echo Publishing RRP: $34.95 Many years ago my dad handed me a copy of Frank Clune’s ‘The Wild Colonial Boys’ saying “You should read this.” – a common occurrence as we shared both a literary taste and an interest in colonial history. From that moment I Read more

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