Today we welcome Robert Wainwright to Booklover Book Reviews to share with us the writing journey that led to his latest book, Miss Muriel Matters: The Australian actress who became one of London’s most famous suffragists. And, thanks to Harper Collins…
We seem to have an inadvertent ‘fiction based on facts’ theme going on this week. The Unfortunate Victim by Greg Pyers This historical detective novel from Greg Pyers based on a true story, is one of the 2017 releases by Aussie Authors…
Today we welcome Paul Terry to Booklover Book Reviews to share with us how he came to write his latest book The Claimant. And, thanks to Bonnier Publishing Australia, we have a paperback copy to giveaway. — It was the early nineties…
The scandalous Australian woman who enchanted British society Rosetta Synopsis: Headstrong and beautiful, in 1905 Rosetta escaped her safe Melbourne life, deserting her respectable husband and five-year-old daughter to run away with Zeno the Magnificent, a half-Chinese fortune teller and seducer…
Two titles with a travel theme – Ursula Bloom’s romantic fiction Wonder Cruise and Mr Snack and the Lady Water, a collection of travel essays from Brendan Shanahan. Wonder Cruise Synopsis Ann Clements is thirty-five and single, and believes nothing…
Jane Doe January is the searingly honest memoir from crime fiction author Emily Winslow, once a real-life victim of rape. Jane Doe January Synopsis My Twenty-Year Search for Truth and Justice Emily Winslow was a young drama student at an…
I Was Told There’d Be Cake Synopsis : Wry, hilarious, and profoundly genuine, this debut collection of literary essays is a celebration of fallibility and haplessness in all their glory. From despoiling an exhibit at the Natural History Museum to provoking the…
A Short History of Stupid Synopsis : The decline of reason and why public debate makes us want to scream Alain de Botton meets Russell Brand in this glorious rant about everything that drives you mad about the modern world. How did…
Longitude Book Synopsis: The dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest: the search for the solution of how to calculate longitude and the unlikely triumph of an English genius – reissued on the tercentenary of the foundation of the Longitude…
Modern Romance Synopsis : ‘An Investigation’, co-authored by Eric Klinenberg People today have more romantic options than at any point in human history, and thanks to social media, smartphones and online dating, our abilities to connect with these options are staggering. Yet we…
Lion Attack! Synopsis : From an inaugural winner of the Scribe Nonfiction Prize for Young Writers comes a funny, energetic coming-of-age story that isn’t quite like any other book you’ll read this year. Oliver is a writer who’s just moved cities. He…
Today we welcome Oliver Mol, Aussie author of Lion Attack! to Booklover Book Reviews. “From an inaugural winner of the Scribe Nonfiction Prize for Young Writers comes a funny, energetic coming-of-age story that isn’t quite like any other book you’ll…
What is the Business of Literature? Synopsis : This is the story of publishing as you’ve never read it before, told by one of the most provocative and informed voices informing its future. It’s the tale of prophets and storytellers, of entrepreneurs…
The Power of Uncertainty Synopsis: A Case for the Liberal Arts The new book by Dr. John Loase, The Power of Uncertainty – A Case for the Liberal Arts, demonstrates the positive effects of recognizing and appreciating the illumination we could…
A Fortunate Life by A B Facey is a moving and humble tale of resilience that offers stark and valuable perspective to modern readers. Read on for our full review and more about the author and how his story came…
Making Soapies in Kabul Synopsis : Hot days, crazy nights and dangerous liasons in a war zone On an impulse, Trudi-Ann Tierney, Sydney producer and former actress, goes to Kabul to manage a bar. She quickly falls into the local TV industry,…
