Mass hysteria reaches a point where it becomes visible to all outside the hysteria that things have gotten beyond ridiculous. I had wondered what would be breaking point for me, as a Librarian, former bookseller, a parent of a teenage girl and Human Being in terms of the mass hysteria which surrounds the Twilight Saga. [...]
As a booklover I love recieving information about new books I may not otherwise have encountered in my travels. Especially if said books sound as amazing as this one. I got an email this morning from Daniel A. Rabuzzi, the Author of The Choir Boats. Daniel has done something very generous indeed for readers everywhere. [...]
A title I have anticipated greatly this year, having followed Heather Brewer as a Minion for some time now. Finally!! I have recently discovered… Eight Grade Bites:The Chronicles Of Vladimir Tod IS coming to us in Australia VERY soon! If Heather is anywhere near as witty as a novelist as she is on Twitter, I [...]
WOW. I realise I run the risk of sounding like a complete idiot by starting my review with this word, but I kid you not. Its where I am at. I’m going out on a limb here and making assumptions that most all of us have had to read Shakespeare at some point in our [...]
August is coming!!!!! And for your lucky, lucky readers this means you are that much closer to getting your hands on the two books I am MOST excited to see released this year. Two Australian authors, two incredible books, one very clever publishing house.The good folk at Text Publishing have a great deal to celebrate [...]
I believe that the ability to ‘write’ the complexity of families and friendships is a true gift that sadly, few master. I often find there is usually an awkwardness or a falsity of feeling to most of them. No one writes people like Melina Marchetta. In my review of her latest novel The Piper’s Son [...]
I have extolled previously my great admiration for Courtney Summers and her ability to ‘tell it like it is’. I have said repeatedly that any person involved with Teenagers in ANY way shape or form, be they parents, teachers, family or friends should read Courtney’s work to ensure they are aware of the reality of [...]
