Clelia started her lifelong devotion to music at the tender age of 16 and a half when she ran away from home and fell into a job at the the most happening music publication in the nation – ‘Go Set’ in 1967. Suddenly handling responsibility for major artists she got a good grounding in the industry for when she herself became a recording star. In this segment, she meets Robert Plant from Led Zeppelin in his notorious youth. She has had an amazing life.
Imagine someone obsessed with you , stalking you through time to find your most perfect version of yourself! Sounds creepy enough, but then the stalker kills off the versions of you he doesn’t like! How does Max Barry make this crime science fiction novel funny? Read it and find out!
Molly Thistle is a transported convict, fending for herself in a strange landscape while her husband is away at work. In addition to the other gangs of ungoverned men roaming in the bush, there are also the mysterious natives, attracted to their farmed grain.
Locked up in the lock down Kate Ceberano turned to exploring her creativity – writing poems, songs, painting and crafting to pass the time away. She started sharing these on social media and the response encouraged her to publish a collection of these in a lovely book called ‘Unsung’.
This excerpt takes us underwater with seahorses, then up in the air to watch Peregrine Falcons nesting on a ledge in Melbourne. But the person caring for the seahorses and watching the falcons is living in Sydney, alone, after her partner has died. Confined during Covid lockdown, she slowly rebuilds her life by discovering how brave she can be – like learning to swim!
An intriguing read from a collection of speculative fiction stories. See if you can guess where this takes place!( Warning: You may never eat eggs again!)
A stunning novel based on true experiences of just how the justice system is prejudiced against women in sexual assault cases. Written by an ex barrister who now finds a book can change more than a court case. This novel started out as a hugely successful play in the West end in London.
Going where few journalists have- into the heart of the oil industry, up close and deeply personal. How do they maintain their power in our society? Where do they have the most support? And what damning evidence are they covering up?
Olivia has escaped to deepest rural Tasmania after public humiliation but the house she has rented has a history. One day a stranger knocks on the door with a letter, and in unravelling its mystery, her own life also changes.
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Recorded at BAD Crime Writers Festival Sydney 2023
Coming into the holiday season, long hot summer days demand something to read while we lie around waiting for that cool breeze! What better than a gripping crime thriller or murder mystery?
The next four posts will be stories from some of the country’s top crime writers. Let me know if you want more!
Outback noir! Simon, a naïve backpacker, meets the much more worldly wise Maggie in Melbourne and they set off to explore the wilder places of Australia. Maggie proves to be the more resourceful of the two when Simon mysteriously disappears and she is pushed to extremes to survive an horrific situation.
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The Interview
Recorded at BAD Crime Writers Festival Sydney 2023
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