This is a new segment, highlighting the darkest secrets of your blogging and reading habits for the world to see. It is also a great way to promote yourself. If you want to take part, flick me an email on nzproof [at] gmail.com and let me know your blog name. Today, I have Stacy from …
This is a new segment, highlighting the darkest secrets of your blogging and reading habits for the world to see. It is also a great way to promote yourself. If you want to take part, flick me an email on nzproof [at] gmail.com and let me know your blog name. Today, I have Taylor from …
This month, I have Nod Ghosh, one of New Zealand’s best writers of short form fiction, on the blog. Nod’s stories have won prizes and many pieces have been published in New Zealand and overseas, including in Landfall, London Grip, Connotation Press, Blue Fifth Review, The Citron Review, Spelk Fiction and Mindfood. K: What is …
I love so many of the classics; 1984, Pride and Prejudice and all the other stories by Jane Austen, Wuthering Heights, Day of the Triffids. There are so many great classics for children, that I loved and I am encouraging my kids to read too – like A Wrinkle in Time, the Narnia series, Little …
I knew it was over when he told me to get away from the grill. Well, he didn’t so much tell me as dig an elbow into my side, while gliding smoothly between me and the sizzling plate, as easily as the chunks of beef had slid onto the skewers this morning. His hair was …
Daphne du Maurier’s work is always a psychological mind-romp. And My Cousin Rachel is no exception – a wickedly enticing riddle. Author: Daphne Du Maurier Genre: Literary Page Count: 352 My Rating: ♠♠♠♠ 4.5 / 5 The Blurb Orphaned at an early age, Philip Ashley is raised by his benevolent older cousin, Ambrose. Resolutely single, …
I just received this beautiful ARC from a New Zealand writer. I am so excited to read and review this one. Beneath Pale Water by Thalia Henry The Blurb Set amidst the physical and psychological landscapes of New Zealand’s southern hills and grasslands, Beneath Pale Water is a social realist and expressionistic novel that follows …
A docile old woman? A city lot, an old tree and a few urchin kids? These are the unlikely heroes of the “eco-friction” novel, Treed, by Virginia Arthur. Author: Virginia Arthur Genre: Fiction My Rating: **** 4 / 5 The Book The Blurb A consequence of getting older is that current experiences inevitably get threaded …
It has been a while since I’ve handpicked the best blog links from the community to give them a shout out on the blog. Why not start it up again? I am so happy about all the great writerly types I’ve met through blogging. There are endless ways to arrange the 26 letters, so writers …
The fight continues and I am backing Hildegard. I just love this historical series with a female protagonist who is calm, rational and assertive. Escape to medieval Germany with this new novel. Author: P K Adams Genre: Historical Fiction Page Count: 370 My Rating: ♠♠♠♠ 4/5 This is book two of the Hildegard von Bingen …