Author Interview | With Jo-Anne Berthelsen

Today we are interviewing Jo-Anne Berthelsen who has a new release. Welcome. Fast Five Mangoes or kiwifruit? Kiwifruit – even though I grew up in Queensland where we had a big mango tree in our backyard! Ithink I ate so many of them back then that it has turned me off them now. Cricket or …

Tuesday Book Chat | 13 February 2024

Welcome to Tuesday Book Chat. This is where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: What's the most unusual occupation you've read in a novel? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on the blog post …

New Releases | February 2024 New Releases

Welcome to February 2024 new releases. Today we have three new release. Congrats. Over the Rainbow by Meredith Resce Publisher: Golden Grain Publishing (Release date: February 21, 2024) What a difference a year makes. Last year, Arianne Rayne was playing college basketball and looking forward to a permanent future with her boyfriend. This year, she …

Fiction Friday | Never Fall Again by Lynn H. Blackburn

Today for Fiction Friday I'm sharing my book recommendation for Never Fall Again by Lynn H. Blackburn. Here's the Book Description: Landry Hutton has spent three years rebuilding her life behind the secure gates of The Haven, an exclusive resort on the outskirts of Gossamer Falls, North Carolina. As the artist-in-residence, and with her pottery …

Publishing Tip | Tell Me a Story, the Audiobook Revolution

“Tell me a story,” is one of the most ubiquitous and insistent requests a young child is likely to make. And the love of hearing a story is something we never out-grow. I love to read, both from paper books and electronic devices, but hearing a story is a different experience altogether. Learning Styles When …

Tuesday Book Chat | 6 February 2024

Welcome to Tuesday Book Chat. This is where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: What’s the most heartwarming book you've read recently? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on the blog post shared in …

The Benefits and Necessity of the Pause

I’ve been using the word pause often after recently experiencing the sudden loss of my mother. Over the Christmas holiday, I gathered with my family to make funeral arrangements, and I entered the new year surrounded by the struggle of bereavement. Because of this, January brought the need for a pause from work, socializing, and …

Fiction Friday | Venom Reef by Belinda Pollard

Venom Reef is the sequel to Poison Bay, and is set around two months after the end of Poison Bay (which I didn't realise at first, because Poison Bay released in 2015 ... so it's been a few years since I read it). While you don't have to read Poison Bay to enjoy Venom Reef, …

Writer’s Life | Clutter that Overwhelms

Now I’m no Marie Kondo. Make no mistake. I hold onto things for years, decades, life if they have sentimental value. I'm not a fan of change But clutter does get overwhelming sometimes, so in recent years, I’ve developed a policy: don’t buy junk, and when I move, if something has no sentimental value, get …

Tuesday Book Chat | 30 January 2024

Welcome to Tuesday Book Chat. This is where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: What's the last book you read that made you cry? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on the blog post …