I continue to fill my car with audio on the many kilometres that I rock up. There are quite a few old favourites in my podcast library, that I listen to…

‘A Life to Come’ by Michelle De Kretser was the winner of the 2018 Miles Franklin award. Having read two of the other finalists, and enjoying both of those (Taboo and…

Something that I have been saying for a while, and something that I agreed would end when I returned from my recent retreat, was that I am the ‘dumping ground for…

I had bought The Tattooist of Auschwitz after hearing the author, Heather Morris, on the ABC Conversations podcast. I just completed it, and it has left me quite emotional. It is…

A finalist in the Miles Franklin Literary Award for 2018, I just finished Taboo by Kim Scott. This has a much more contemporary feel to That Deadman Dance which is Kim’s…

There are a couple of diets around now that suggest fasting, because there are claims of a number of benefits to fasting, which I tend to believe. So I do frequently…

Shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award, I really enjoyed reading Bluebottle by Belinda Castles. From Allen and Unwin:   With sea-salt authenticity, Belinda Castles sets the Bright family in the sprawling…

I read the The Lucky Galah by Tracy Sorenson as part of an August reading challenge on Good Reads. I particularly want to read more Australia female authors. Because I love…