Just So Stories

Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe


  • When the Lights Went Out – Lian Tanner. Illustrations by

    July 2024 ISBN:9781761180019 Publisher:A&U Children’s Imprint:A & U Children RRP: $24.99 You know when you see these creators’ names on a cover, that you are going to get something quite special, and indeed, we do with this gorgeous new picture book. For many of us, an unexpected black-out is a trial… an annoying inconvenience…….a genuine…

  • Pox Romana: the Plague that Shook the Roman World – Colin Elliott

    New South Publishing Princeton University Press 9780691219158 / 1 May 2024  AUD$59.99, NZD$69.99 I have long had a fascination with Ancient Rome and the Romans (completely aside from any Monty Python references!) and this has been an ongoing read for the past month, as I dip in and out of what may very well be not only the…

  • Interned – Pamela Rushby

    Walker Books March 2022 ISBN: 9781760653019Imprint: Walker Books AustraliaAustralian RRP: $17.99New Zealand RRP: $19.99 I absolutely love Pam’s writing, and her historical fiction is especially satisfying in my eyes, particularly when she incorporates history of Brisbane and Australia. I moved to Queensland in 1985 and while that’s a long time ago, and I’ve been teaching here since 1993, there…