MI5 and Me by Charlotte Bingham is a charming memoir that comically recounts her experiences working with MI5 in the 1950s. Read on for our review of the audiobook narrated by Candida Gubbins. MI5 and Me: A Coronet Among the Spooks Synopsis A beguiling comic memoir about a young woman who … [Read more...]
The Watermill by Arnold Zable, Review: Moving stories of resilience
Arnold Zable's The Watermill is a thought-provoking essay collection highlighting both the brutality and strength of human nature. The Watermill Synopsis Ranging from remote provinces in China and Cambodia to pre- and post-war Yiddish Poland, Kurdish Iraq and Iran, and Indigenous and present-day … [Read more...]
An Elephant in My Kitchen by Françoise Malby-Anthony, Review
Francoise Malby-Anthony's An Elephant in My Kitchen is a very worthwhile read about the power of individuals to make a positive and lasting impact. An Elephant in My Kitchen Synopsis What the Herd Taught Me About Love, Courage and Survival Françoise Malby-Anthony never expected to find herself … [Read more...]
Apple Island Wife by Fiona Stocker, Review: Refreshing humour
Apple Island Wife: Slow Living in Tasmania is the delightful first memoir from Fiona Stocker, escaped Brit turned Tassie farm owner and freelance writer. Apple Island Wife Synopsis Slow Living in Tasmania What happens when you leave city life and move to five acres on a hunch, with a husband … [Read more...]
Amra Pajalić on the inspiration behind memoir Things Nobody Knows But Me
Today we welcome author Amra Pajalić to share the inspiration behind her new book Things Nobody Knows But Me. Amra Pajalić on the inspiration behind Things Nobody Knows But Me I have been writing this book most of my life in different incarnations. I first began it when I was 20 and studying a … [Read more...]
Jan Golembiewski on his discovery of MAGIC
Today we welcome author Jan Golembiewski to discuss his quest to discover MAGIC and his motivations for sharing those travel-adventure experiences in his new book from Transit Lounge. I left Australia when I was 18 to travel the world. To others, it looked like I was setting off on an … [Read more...]
Melissa Fagan on how WHAT WILL BE WORN came to be, and Book Review
Today we welcome author Melissa Fagan to share how she came to write about the family behind the iconic Brisbane building, her own, in What Will Be Worn: A McWhirters Story. We also had the pleasure of reading this fascinating title... our review below. When my grandmother died in August … [Read more...]
SKIN IN THE GAME, The Pleasure and Pain of Telling True Stories by Sonya Voumard, Review
Stella Prize long-listed author Sonya Voumard’s Skin in the Game is original, incisive and hugely entertaining. Skin in the Game Synopsis: The Pleasure and Pain of Telling True Stories The daughter of a European refugee mother and a journalist father, Voumard recounts with aplomb her passionate … [Read more...]