My first introduction to Kristen Young was when she won the CALEB Award from Australasian Christian writing organisation Omega Writers. I had donated a free manuscript assessment as the prize, so got to read and critique Kristen’s entry. I was thrilled to find it was dystopian fiction. I’ve been a fan of dystopian fiction since …
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Scattered, by Nola Lorraine is a fabulous debut inspirational historical fiction novel. Set in Victorian-era Nova Scotia, the novel employs quite a few genre elements such as historical, mystery, and romance–something for every reader. Maggie is on a quest. Her siblings have been sent from England to Canada as part of the Home Children Migrant …
Please Welcome Lisa Renee to our blog today for Fiction Friday Lisa Renee has a new novel out and at the end of the interview we will tell you how you can win a copy. Can you tell us a little about yourself? I’m from Western Australia. Married to Dave, who’s way more creative and …
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The Woman in the Green Dress was initially published in Australia and has now been republished by Thomas Nelson, an imprint of HarperCollins Christian Publishing. I can’t say there was anything overtly Christian about the novel—there was definitely no clear faith element. There was no bad language, sex, or violence, and there was a disgust …
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Today for Fiction Friday we welcome Hannah Currie. Hannah Currie is our guest today. We look forward to getting to know more about her and her books. Can you tell us a little about yourself? Funny how this is always the hardest question in an interview! Um… I’m Hannah Currie. I live in Brisbane, Australia …
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I used to be a teacher and if a student asked a question, I’d do everything I could to give them an answer. Answers help us make sense of the world. Answers are important. When I was growing up in church, pastors seemed to have answers for everything. It appeared there was a Bible verse …
Please Welcome Annette Mace to our blog today for Fiction Friday. Can you tell us a little about yourself? Well, I have one husband, two sons, one daughter in law, and three grandsons 😊 and we have lived in Tasmania our whole lives. Glenn and I are approaching, this week in fact, our 32nd wedding anniversary. …
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A Girl’s Guide to the Outback takes Kimberly and Sam from Jessica Kate’s debut, Love and Other Mistakes, and transplants them to Sam’s family farm in the Australian Outback. Sam is convinced he’s a failure, so quits Wildfire, the youth mission he founded. When he gets home, he finds his sister Jules with a broken …
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Australian author David Rawlings has just won a 2019 Christy Award for his debut novel, The Baggage Handler. Congratulations, David! But how does his second novel, The Camera Never Lies, fare in comparison? Personally, I think it’s even better. Now, not everyone will agree with me. One of the strengths of The Baggage Handler was …
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Fast Nine Here are my quick answers to the questions fired at me. I was supposed to choose five… Long black or flat white? I don’t drink coffee. Let’s do a banana smoothie. Kiwis or koalas? Koalas Mangoes or kiwifruit? Mangoes Cricket or rugby? CRICKET!! Hobbits or Mad Max? No comment Books or TV? Really, …
