Eleven short fictions feature in Miles Franklin award-winning author A S Patric’s latest collection The Butcherbird Stories. The Butcherbird Stories Synopsis: Eleven stories. Each like a matchstick struck to illuminate the darkness. Evocations of place ranging from a Bangla jungle to the…
Today we are celebrating the release of Miles Franklin award-winning author A S Patrić’s new book The Butcherbird Stories with exclusive rights to publish (below) one of the eleven short stories within the collection.
Atlantic Black is the latest novel from Miles Franklin award-winning author of Black Rock White City, A S Patric. Read my review. Atlantic Black Synopsis In this haunting new novel, Katerina Klova and her mother are crossing the Atlantic by ocean…
Three advance copies of titles by some of my favourite authors added to the reading pile recently… Look for Her by Emily Winslow This is the fourth title in Emily Winslow‘s highly regarded literary thriller series starring detectives Morris Keene and Chloe…
This year I’ve had the opportunity to read 24 titles by Aussie Authors and there will certainly be more in December. But I’ve decided to share my favourites before Christmas this year in the hope that some of the lesser known gems find…
Updated Dec2016: We’ve published our dozen Top Aussie Reads of 2016 and Top 10 International Reads of 2016 July is already upon us so it is time to put down that page-turner just for a moment, and reflect upon the books we’ve read this…
Read in a single day, Black Rock White City exceeded my high expectations (read my 5 Star Review). Today Australian author Alec Patrić joins us to discuss its path to publication, the recent Miles Franklin Award shortlisting, what he is currently working on…
A S Patric’s Black Rock White City is a story about the damages of war, the limits of choice, and the hope of love. Read my full review of this mesmerising novel. Black Rock White City Synopsis During a hot…
Bruno Kramzer Synopsis: “Someone must have traduced Joseph K., for without having done anything wrong he was arrested one fine morning.” So begins The Trial by Franz Kafka. Bruno Kramzer is the story of the man sent to arrest Joseph K….
As part of my Short Story Summer Challenge (1 December 2012 – 28 February 2013) I will be reviewing short story collections and where possible bringing you interviews with the authors of those collections. The first short story author I’d…
Las Vegas for Vegans Book Synopsis: From Las Vegas to Melbourne, from Europe to a doomed airplane in mid-flight, from a seedy motel to the local bookstore, the true setting of these stories is the human heart. A son spends the…
