Just So Stories

Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe

  • Q&A with Ashleigh Barton

    Hello Ashleigh! So good of you to visit Just So Stories! It was such a pleasure to meet you last year and enjoy a little chat. But it’s really good to have you pop in and share a little more about yourself. Especially after the release of your sensational new book, How to Sail to…

  • Q&A with Norman Jorgensen

    Greetings, Norman, and welcome to Just So Stories! Thanks so much for spending time with the readers here and giving us the lowdown on NJ’s life and times. Not everyone will have seen glimpses of your childhood via your social media, so let’s start there. What was little Norman like as a child? Tell us…

  • Q&A with Carl Merrison

    Gaywambana! to Just So Stories Carl – I’m delighted to have you pop in for a visit. This blog has always been a proud supporter of First Nations creators given our own mob connections. Let’s just jump right on in. I always like to start at the beginning – makes more sense really don’t you…

  • Q&A with Belinda Murrell

    Q&A with Belinda Murrell

    Welcome to Just So Stories, Belinda! And how exciting to have you here at last (I have no idea why it’s taken so long really!). But with the debut of another brand-new series, it certainly is good timing. Let’s start off at the very beginning. Tell us about Belinda the little girl: family (of course,…

  • Q&A with Idan Ben-Barak

    Welcome to Just So Stories Idan, and thank you for your time – you are the first Q&A for 2024 and I am so glad I get to kick off the year’s interviews with someone who is both interesting AND quirky! Yaay! Thanks for having me! First of all, I think many of us would…

  • Picture book month bonus #1: Q&A with Favel Parrett

    Welcome Favel, to Just So Stories! What a pleasure it is to have you share some insights into your life and work with my readers. In 2011, you made quite the splash (sorry, had to be done!) with your debut novel Past the Shallows, shortlisted in the Miles Franklin, Winner of the Dobbie Literary Award,…

  • Meet the Author: Q&A with Wendy Orr

    If you were paying attention a week or so ago, you will have read my review of Wendy’s fabulous new MG novel, Honey and the Valley of the Horses. Now I have the great pleasure of introducing Wendy to you in this Q&A. Welcome to Just So Stories, Wendy, and what a privilege it is…