The many years Katherine Firkin reported on crime and court reporting left her with the overwhelming impression of just how easily things can go wrong in people’s lives and she brings all these sub texts and subtleties into this gripping novel about a series of murders of young women.
Author Katherine Firkin
Interview and read with Katherine Firkin
This week I have included the interview and the read by Katherine and of course the interview was conducted by phone in this time of iso.
Jo Lennan has written a delicious collection of haunting tales with a theme of ‘foxes’. Sometimes they are real foxes, sometimes metaphorical even mystical – but this is great book to take to bed so you get the satisfaction of a conclusion before sleeping!
‘Sweetness and Light’ takes us into the back story of the two main characters at the start, so of course we are primed to watch what happens when they meet. Each is broken in their own way – physically, and emotionally, and Liam throws them into the disorientating setting of an ashram hidden deep in a forest in India and throws in a drug deal gone awry to thicken the plot.
Liam Pieper Interview
To hear Liam read from ‘Sweetness and Light’ go to the Narratives Library here. (Please scroll down page to ‘P’)
Nichola Hamilton has lived with this terrible disorder for most of her life. She has had countless surgical procedures and swallowed probably truckloads of different drugs to help her live a relatively normal life. Through all this she has remained cheerful ( most days) and determined that she will not be limited or defined by this disease. Through many health obstacles she has written an handbook for those who have been diagnosed or are living with Crohn’s, and for those who live with them. It sets out the options for treatment, ways of coping and just simple encouragement that there is life possible even after radical surgery.
A beautifully written novel that is based on one single imaginary starting point- what was life like for the the wife of the eponymous hero of Swift’s ‘Gulliver’s Travels’? Although Gulliver was fictional, Lauren Chater’s book is firmly grounded in her research of the reality of day today existence for women in this period- and particularly the extraordinary niche occupied by midwives.
Lauren Chater Interview
Author Lauren Chater
Lauren Chater is in the Narratives Library. To hear her read from the book click here. (Scroll down to ‘C’ on the page)
Next week , a truly inspiring story and really useful reference book – Nichola Hamilton’s ‘Living with Crohn’s Disease’
Born in the UK but now a full time resident of Australia, Thriller writer L. A Larkin writes fast paced, action novels with an environmental theme. Her previous three novels – The Genesis Flaw, Thirst, and Devour all examined the ways in which money and technology and criminal activity are impacting on the environment- her fourth latest book ‘Prey’ takes her heroine Olivia Wolfe, to South Africa where she digs down deep into the illegal rhino horn trade.But first we are going to hear Louisa herself reading from ‘Prey’
Ronnie Scott’s novel take us into one dreamy hot summer in the life of his young, student protagonist.
Sharing a house in the inner city in Melbourne with much older and more sophisticated gay friends, he agonises over social situations and his inability to fashion any sort of social life for himself. You want to tell him, he’ll be fine- just give it some time!
Ronnie Scott Interview
Author: Ronnie Scott
Next week…
We go deep into South Africa on the trail of rhino poachers with L.A Larkin’s latest Olivia Wolfe crime thriller ‘Prey’!
To buy t his book, click on image to go to Booktopia.
Katherine Kovacic writes crime thrillers centred around the art world.
The Shifting Landscape is the third in a series of following the adventures of art Appraiser Alex Clayton, the first two books being- ThePortrait of Molly Dean and Painting in the Shadows.
With her faithful Irish wolfhound Hogarth always at her side friend, Alex finds herself called to appraise an historic art collection in a country landscape drenched in money and a bloody Indigenous past. When the family patriarch is murdered on the eve of announcing the succession plans, a valuable painting mysteriously vanishes and Alex is caught up in chasing it down.
Author Katherine Kovacic
Katherine Kovacic Interview
Katherine reads from ‘The Shifting Landscape’ in the Narratives Library under ‘Crime’.
Something a little different in this post, John hasn’t written the book yet ( he says there will be about 5 volumes!) but this is an inspiring interview with permaculture legend John Barrie Button about what it feels like to be bitten by one of the most venomous snakes in the world- An Australian Tiger Snake. And then 25 years later , survive complete liver failure!
Click on the image link above or the one below to hear this episode on the Libsyn site
An historical picture book for little ones and a cautionary tale for older ones!
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Chance is an ‘ almost’ teenager who sees issues very black and white. When she discovers something about her mother she never suspected she can’t keep picking away at the truth until her whole life unravels.
Here’s Sue Whiting to tell us why she likes writing about these sorts of teens and also a little bit from us at the end where we ask -how are you coping with launching a book during Covid-19?
Sue Whiting Interview -‘The Book of Chance’
Corrinne Fenton – ‘To the Bridge’
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Well from angsty teens to little tots and a true story of a small boy, nine years old, who desired to see the Sydney Harbour Bridge when it was being constructed.
One problem, he lived over 600 miles away in Leongatha. No problem at all- he saddled up his faithful pony Ginger Mick and off we went.
This is a wonderful account here from the author on how she came upon this story and followed family connections up to see it finally in print.
Once again at the end we ask Corinne how Covid-19 had affected her new book and she has some very cheering things to say about how the publishing industry is coping.
Corinne Fenton – Interview
That’s all till next week. As always we are producing remotely so some audio quality issues have to be tolerated! We have some fabulous authors coming up over the next few weeks so please support them buy purchasing any books you like the sound of.
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