Jessie Cole tackles one of the most complex issues of the human condition , Desire, by analysing her own actions and feelings. Starting with her response to the vet!
This beautifully crafted novel takes us from Prussia in 1836 to South Australia in 1838. At it’s heart is a love story that transcends societal and cultural boundaries and finally ,death and time itself.
AS we are approaching the festive season I am going to send out two or three new authors each week to give you something to listen to and think about and maybe even go off and read! First up, let’s get deep…
Reality is all around us – or is it? This is a book to make you question everything you see and fell you know.
Pete Smith – The Read
Pete Smith – The interview
Recorded at the Bellingen Readers and Writers Festival 2022
Jed Hart’s character, Jake Hunt is on the run from a murderous revolutionary group, but they are not just after him – they want to kill his girlfriend Nicole as well. Finally, they have to stop running and take a stand. Jed is a highly decorated Vietnam vet who is now an author , and his writing rings with the authority of lived experience!
Arnold Zable has written a beautiful collection of short stories that are based on tales he has collected from around the world, often passed on to him orally. As he says he has ‘crafted’ them into new stories.
Mark McKenna is an historian and author who has investigated a dreadful murder that went unpunished during the perpetrator’s lifetime -in fact he was celebrated as a hero! The Indigenous relatives of the murdered man passed down the truth for decades waiting for the crime to be solved.
Danielle is a highly committed animal rights activist. Her compassion and empathy infuse this beautiful book asking us all – where are we going, and who are we taking with us?
Danielle Celermajer- The Read
Danielle Celermajer- The Interview
Recorded at the Bellingen Readers and Writers Festival 2022
With all the focus over the past few years on the health care system – here’s a (fictional) tale to really scare you! Susan White is a real life doctor (though not surgeon) and she finds plenty to intrigue the reader in this tale of skullduggery (sorry!) in a hospital that her protagonist, Carla has to solve at her peril.
Susan White read and Interview from ‘Cut’
Recorded at BAD Crime Festival Sydney 2022
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