Category: Book Talk

  • Books. My not so secret addiction

    I spent a very pleasant couple of hours Wednesday morning (sssshh don’t tell the writing police!) buying books. Over at the Book Depository I pre-ordered the paperback editions of: Nalini Singh, Tangle of Need Ilona Andrews, Steel’s Edge Patricia Briggs, Frost Burned Seanan McGuire, Midnight Blue-Light Special Margaret Maron, Three Day Town Amanda Quick, Crystal…

  • Australian Romance eBooks

    Three for the price of one, today. I’m reviewing Wish by Kelly Hunter, One Perfect Night by Rachael Johns and When Harriet Came Home by Coleen Kwan in alphabetical order by author’s surname, and what really interested me was how much these stories had in common. What didn’t surprise me was how much I enjoyed…

  • Goodreads Groups

    Welcome to the world of my latest obsession. I’ve been on Goodreads for a while, but you know how it is. You’re busy, can’t do everything. Goodreads kind of slid. But I’ve decided to cut myself some slack with Facebook — I really don’t like FB. If it weren’t for the lovely people there I…

  • Oh no! look at the time…

    The end of the year approacheth … In between all the craziness of wrapping up 2011, I’ve taken a few minutes to think about my reading and writing this year, and sneak a look at my plans for next year … I say sneak a look because they’re still evolving. For me in 2011, the…

  • Australian Women Writers Challenge 2012

    Having signed up to the Australian Women Writers Challenge last week, it’s past time I committed to at least four books that I’ll read next year to achieve my Franklin Fantastic Dabbler status. It was kind of exciting and scary to venture beyond my comfortable rut of genres and authors. I’m going to add to…