The Foreword in this book explain why I’m in three writer’s groups. Each one is different and therefore each one fills a separate need. Here’s an excerpt from the Foreword. Writing can be a solitary and uncertain activity. That’s why associations like the Fellowship of Australian Writers (FAW) are so ...
"You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me." C.S. Lewis
Est. 2009
I do like a good anthology which is probably why I liked this one. I bought it at Book Fair Australia in 2024. I wanted to support some friends who had short stories in it, and also the editors, because what is an anthology without great editors. That last clause ...
This book was chosen for my book club by Glen Eira Library. It’s a wonderful service they run and I’ll talk more about book clubs on another day. The books have proved interesting and mostly we have lots to talk about. This one is no different, and I haven’t even ...
Hello Folks, Welcome to the Season, the best, the only Season to be at. You will want to attend all the best parties and be seen wearing all of your best clothes. And while you’re there ignore the Dragons at your peril, because ignoring the Dragons is the biggest faux ...
I bought this book during a recent sojourn to San Remo. I’m hoping to write a little screed and put up some videos on YouTube about it, but finding the time is interesting. While there we found a bookshop in Cowes. I did my normal and wandered in. When I ...
I bought this book at Benn’s Books in Bentleigh. It’s my favourite new book shop and has been for decades. I wandered in there to do some research on how other non-fiction books look. After doing my research I did my normal meander around the books and then asked for ...
One of the books I bought at Book Fair Australia last year. I have no idea what I was thinking when I bought it, but I’m so glad I did. It’s a memoir that’s a little off-beat by a person who’s been through the wringer and back. It’s not about ...
I bought this book relatively recently. I should make life easier on my memory and actually write down where I buy books, this is a common complaint of mine. It was at a mini-con, possibly BendiCon, I’m just getting those vibes. Pete Aldin was selling his books and as I ...
This book was recommended to me at least fifteen years ago. I was warned that it was hard to find. It’s been so hard to find that even with an actively saved search on eBay this is only the second copy I’ve seen in that time. Someone bought the first ...
This is one of the books chosen by my library for my book club. I will do a separate article about my book club and transitioning to being supplied by the library at a later date, I’d like to have a few more months under my belt before I write ...
This is one of my book loot bought from Book Fair Australia. I wasn’t going to buy it, but Gbogbo taunted and tempted me with her journalistic background and I couldn’t let it go. I’ve discovered journalists write really good books. I did fact check a journalist once, no point ...
The Creative Gene by Hideo Kojima is one of my favourite books (reviewed on this site) for the same reasons why I immediately connected with Mondo Tokyo by Patrick Macias, as they’re both collections of deeply personal reflections on the author’s pop culture experiences. That style of writing resonates with ...
The Leyland Brothers were part of my childhood. Listening to my emotions with this book on my desk illustrates why I had to buy it. Where I bought it is totally irrelevant, and that’s a good thing as I have no memory of that. In the 1970s and 1980s the ...
I picked this book up at an op shop somewhere, with no memory of where. There are challenges to reading this book, it’s set in England during WWII. Thompson doesn’t pull any punches and she shows us exactly how things were at that time and place. She doesn’t skirt around ...
I picked up this book with in mind. Although the intent was only because these were loaned to our book club. A few months ago we signed up our book club with the Glen Eira Library. I was so excited to get yet another library card. It means they choose ...