It’s a weird ol’ time in the world. Our brains are a little frazzled which can make it hard to concentrate on reading. As a book blogger, it is pretty rough not to be able to get into all these great books on my beside table. All I’ve felt like reading is light and escapist …
He made his living out of finding the story. He took a boring crime, a stolen grave plate scrapped for cash. He tracked down the veteran’s son and spilled the passion. He wrote the story in black and white and everyone loved him for it. But Bailey wouldn’t fit into Times New Roman. Her motive …
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I see you at your window. I see you behind the memes and posts flooded with hearts. I see you scoffing the kids’ easter eggs after they go to bed. I get it. We have been on strict lockdown for a couple of weeks. We cannot drive anywhere except to get essential supplies and we …
I hope you are all adjusting to life in quarantine or social distancing. It’s the perfect time to get into some reading and watching. Today’s question for the bloggers and readers of the Bookish Blog Hop is: What book or series do you hope and pray will be turned into a movie or TV show …
Where are we going? This is what novels set in a future world ask us to consider. Any book set in the future is likely to have a well-thought out world based on the author’s projection. It may contain critiques of the social and cultural structures in today’s society. Often, these books also contain potent …
From A Shadow Grave Andi C. Buchanan Wellington has an ‘urban legend’ of a teenager murdered in the Mt Victoria Tunnel. Cars honk their horns to show respect. But it turns out that Phyllis Symons was real. She was buried alive and this new book breathes life into the person behind the crime. Written with …
My very first New Zealand author interview of 2020 is AJ Lancaster. She writes romantic gaslamp fantasy books about fae, magic, and complicated families. She has just published the third book in her quartet series. What is an early book or author that inspired you to write? What are you reading now? Fantasy is the …
Some of us here in New Zealand are a bit excited because the next Worldcon is being held here. From 29th July to 2nd August 2020, Wellington will be home to Conzealand. As well as writing panels, fun and demonstrations, it will be a chance to meet and network with professionals in the industry. But …
Favourite character? Veila, a supremely cheerful, in the moment, supernatural being. She becomes a mentor and friend to the main character, somehow without telling her a thing. Author: Isa Pearl Ritchie Genre: Fantasy / Middle Grade Page count: 208 The Blurb Life is already complicated enough for Awa Bryant when she starts having weird dreams …