Today we welcome Travis Winks to discuss his new memoir, Shattered: 67 days to a family's self-destruction. Travis Winks on writing 'Shattered' Why does a writer write? I’d think there are plenty of motivators. To create, catalogue, reflect, honour, put bread on the table, the list could go … [Read more...]
The Last Lions of Africa by Anthony Ham, Review: Majestic peril
The Last Lions of Africa by Anthony Ham is a thought-provoking read about the challenges lions and those trying to save them face. Read on for our full review. The Last Lions of Africa Book Synopsis Stories from the frontline in the battle to save a species This is the riveting and illuminating … [Read more...]
Breaking & Mending by Joanna Cannon, Review: Powerful memoir
Breaking & Mending is a slim but strikingly honest and powerful memoir from Joanna Cannon, psychiatrist and bestselling author of literary fiction. Breaking & Mending Synopsis A junior doctor’s stories of compassion & burnout In this powerful memoir, Joanna Cannon tells her story as … [Read more...]
MI5 and Me by Charlotte Bingham, Review: Sly comic memoir
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. Read on for our full review. The Watermill Book Synopsis Ranging from remote provinces in China and Cambodia to pre- and post-war Yiddish Poland, Kurdish Iraq and … [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...]