Hey bookclubbers! We have a new title for July – and I think you’re going to like it… SMALL SPACES is the debut novel of YA writer Sarah Epstein, who is not only a writer but a talented graphic designer. Here’s the info for the book: “We don’t pick and choose what to be afraid […]
#LoveOzYAbookclub July 2018 title announcement – SMALL SPACES Read More »
I’m writing this because I’m about to take a deep dive into personal feelings in order to work on a new YA contemp project I’m pitching to a traditional publisher. I have a rough plotline and some strong characters, and the story is somehow demanding to be written, which is great, that’s kind of what
What Have You Come Here To Say? – writing towards vulnerability Read More »
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#LoveOzYAbookclub author interview – PAULA WESTON Read More »
THE UNDERCURRENT is a new standalone spec-fic thriller by Paula Weston, the author of the Rephaim series, and it was recently longlisted for the Sisters in Crime 2018 Davitt Awards in the YA Crime category. Eighteen-year-old Julianne De Marchi is different. As in: she has an electrical undercurrent beneath her skin that stings and surges
#LoveOzYAbookclub – June 2018 title announcement Read More »
“Mrs Evans’s features soften. She says he died. I fall out of myself. I picture us contained within a 16:9 frame sitting opposite her desk: me in the winter uniform, full blazer with pants; Ryan in the summer option, shorts and knee-high socks; Harley in his own custom casual interpretation, a shirt that is slightly
#LoveOzYAbookclub May 2018 discussion post – THE SIDEKICKS (Will Kostakis) Read More »
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#SelfPubIsHere – a hybrid perspective Read More »
Heya, folks! It was very cheering to see everyone so excited about last month’s title, and I hope you’re equally keen to get your teeth into this month’s book: THE SIDEKICKS by Will Kostakis. Will Kostakis’s first novel, Loathing Lola, was published when he was just nineteen. His second novel The First Third, won the
#LoveOzYAbookclub – May 2018 title selection: THE SIDEKICKS Read More »
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#LoveOzYAbookclub April 2018 discussion post – VALENTINE (Jodi McAlister) Read More »
Happy Easter/ Passover/ Hanuman Jayanti/Chocolate day to all of your celebrating! And for those of you already on school holidays – teachers and students alike – I hope you’re having a blissful time of rest and peace. I’ve had four consecutive days of chilled-out time at home spent writing, flopping around on couches, doing jobs
#LoveOzYAbookclub – April 2018 title selection Read More »
I love Michael Pryor’s writing – it’s clever and witty and gives generously to the reader (much like Michael Pryor himself!) – so I was a bit pissed off that my copy of GAP YEAR IN GHOST TOWN was somehow delayed, to the point where I still haven’t received it yet, argh (I didn’t order
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