This week we are pleased and just a little bit excited to meet the author K J (aka Katie) Taylor. You can find out more about Katie's fantastic (in every sense of the word) books here. Last Word of the Week: Welcome Katie! Tell us, when did you write your first story? KJ: In primary … Continue reading Last Word of the Week: K J Taylor
Today I'm pleased to introduce you to Julian Barr, whose debut novel The Way Home has just been released by the awesome Odyssey Books. At one stage, I taught the subject Backgrounds to English Literature at the University of Melbourne, so both the Iliad and the Odyssey loom large in my internal world. I'm excited … Continue reading Last Word of the Week: Julian Barr
Something to Say is pleased to welcome Pernille Hughes, whose debut novel has just been released. So exciting. Brand spanking new book! Photo by I. Hughes STS: Welcome, Pernille. This must be a thrilling time for you! Tell us something about your project. My debut novel Sweatpants At Tiffanie’s was published on August 3rd. It’s … Continue reading Something to Say: Pernille Hughes
Today we welcome Shelley Nolan to Last Word of the Week. Shelley joined the authors at Odyssey Books in 2017. Her next novel will be published later this year. LWOTW: Welcome, Shelley! Tell us, when did you write your first story? Shelley: I’m sure there were earlier pieces for school or fun but I started … Continue reading Last Word of the Week: Shelley Nolan
This week LWOTW interviews Carmel Bendon, whose debut novel Grasping at Water (great title!), will be released in the coming weeks. (Author photo by Uber Photography) Grasping at Water combines "mystery, history and discovery" in a way that will make readers question how they look at life. LWOTW: Hello, Carmel, lovely to meet you. Tell … Continue reading Last Word of the Week: Carmel Bendon
Today I'm pleased to welcome playwright Petra Kavile to tell us about her play, Oil Babies, which is coming very soon to Northcote in Melbourne. OIL BABIES explores climate change and our continued “hope-investment” in procreation compared with our feelings of helplessness at the state of the planet – and our role in its demise. … Continue reading Something to Say: Petra Kavile
This week LWOTW is very happy to welcome the intriguing Mat Larkin, author of the newly released middle grade novel The Orchard Underground. Mat has a very inventive imagination - as I know from working with him on a project in the past - so I'm expecting some unusual responses ... Read on with caution … Continue reading Last Word of the Week: Mat Larkin
