If you loved the T.V series here is a continuation of the family business as Miss Fisher’s intrepid niece Peregrine Fisher opens up the wardrobe of her aunt and suitably attired sets off to solve a crime.!
Reading recorded by author Nov. 2021
This book is utterly absorbing, taking you from India in the 8th century to present day, in an interwoven dialogue between the past and the present and the yearnings of the heart.
If you’ve been vaguely paying attention to the popular press this last year you would have seen the ongoing battle in the American courts brought by Britney Spears as she tried to have a ‘conservatorship’ order lifted that had allowed her father to completely control her life. It seemed incredible that these sorts of laws could still be enacted on women in order for men to control them and yet it used to be so much worse.
This is the incredible true story of Elizabeth Packard’s fight for personal freedom in the latter half of the 19 century in America. Incarcerated in an insane asylum for the (unproven) crime of holding her own opinions, she fought for years for her own and other women’s freedom.
Despite her life time of effort, some relics of these repressive and misogynist laws still linger in Western law today.
Reading supplied by author, interview by phone.
Lisa Nicol’s fun book for ages 6-12 ( or even a bit older) has lots to keep them giggling and also thinking about some bigger issues. I have been featuring Children’s and Young Adult books the last few weeks on my radio show Arts Canvass as I think everyone needs a few good books to keep the family together!
And if you head over to the Young Reader’s page there is a BONUS read from Lisa from her book ‘ Vincent and the Grandest Hotel on Earth‘
This interview was aired September 2 ,2021 0n Byron Bay FM 99.9
Kyle Perry knows first hand about how lives can go awry, particularly when substance abuse is involved. His day job is as a Drugs and Alcohol counsellor – but at night he is writing edge of the seat thrillers centered around his favorite part of the world – Tasmania,
This novel is set in one small fishing town, where one family has held the licenses to fish for prized Abalone for generations. Three members of the family go missing, then , years later, a boy of the right age is washed up on the beach with a horrifying message tattooed into his back. He is alive, but he is not telling what happened to him.
This interview aired on Arts Canvass August 2021.
Recorded at Studio 3 Bangalow.
Lisa walker’s daring young investigator, Olivia Grace, sets aside her law studies to try and find out what happened to her friend. We all need some sunny escapism at the moment!
Recorded at Studio 3 Bangalow August 2021
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Sophie Hardcastle writes beautiful books that delicately explore deep, secret emotions in her characters. Her protagonist awakes in the hold of a ship after a drunken night, and thus begins a wonderful and terrifying adventure . Here she reads from the prologue.
Benjamin Gilmour is an author and filmmaker and musician- and his day job is as a paramedic.
‘ The Gap ‘ is his fifth book and covers just one small period in his career as a paramedic. Paramedics are first responders to medical emergencies and work under incredible stress- so it is not surprising that the coping mechanism is humour and this account of one horrendous Christmas period is full of Benjamin and his co medic John seeing the humour in their situations. In his yearly break Benjamin makes films- in war zones!
Recorded at Studio 3 Bangalow 2021
Broadcast on Arts Canvass Bay FM 99.9 June 24 2021
I am sure Arthur Conan Doyle would be tickled pink by this brand new collection of Sherlock and Watson adventures. edited by noted crime author Narelle Harris, the sleuthing duo take us through many centuries and 14 differing authors writing styles. The resultis an enjoyable read even if you are not familiar with the originals.
This interview first broadcast on Arts Canvass June 17, 2021.
Another page turner from L.A Larkin. This one starts off chillingly and gets colder page by page as the heroine, a widowed scientist with a teenage daughter, becomes the victim of an online stalker. Stephanie retreats to a remote island but soon realises there is nowhere safe and strange secrets from her past begin to surface. Then her stalker steps off the screen and things take an even nastier turn!