26 Dec 2021
MY BODY by Emily Ratajkowski: I Hate These Blurred Lines ~ Book Review
Emily Ratajkowski (Hachette Australia) 2021, 239pp, RRP $32.99 (paperback)
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26 Dec 2021
PUTTING THE RABBIT IN THE HAT by Brian Cox: In Long, Loooong Succession ~ Book Review
Brian Cox (the Scottish character actor, not the star Manchester physicist) here discusses his life in movies, on TV and, mostly, on the stage, and although he…
10 Dec 2021
THE LAST WOMAN IN THE WORLD by Inga Simpson: A Very Aussie Apocalypse ~ Book Review
Simpson’s latest tome is certainly familiar (what apocalyptic drama isn’t these days?) and yet, nevertheless, proves surprisingly powerful, moving, disturbing…
10 Dec 2021
THE STRANGER IN THE LIFEBOAT by Mitch Albom: Lord Help Us! ~ Book Review
Mitch Albom (Hachette Australia: Sphere) 2021, 271pp, RRP $34.99 (hardback)
10 Dec 2021
WINDSWEPT & INTERESTING – MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY by Billy Connolly: Brruyhll-yant!!! ~ Book Review
Billy Connolly (Hachette Australia: Two Roads) 2021, 389pp, RRP $49.99 (hardback); $19.99 (e-Book); $46.99 (audiobook).
21 Nov 2021
ACT LIKE YOU GOT SOME SENSE by Jamie Foxx: Hit The Road, Jamie ~ Book Review
Jamie Foxx (Hachette Australia: Constable) 2021, 221pp, RRP $32.99 (paperback); $49.99 (hardback); $15.99 (e-Book)
21 Nov 2021
ASTERIX AND THE GRIFFIN: By Toutatis!!! ~ Book Review
Jean-Yves Ferri and Didier Conrad (Hachette Australia) 2021, 48pp, RRP $29.99
21 Nov 2021
BEFORE & LAUGHTER – A LIFE-CHANGING BOOK by Jimmy Carr: Self-Help, Self-Care And Self ~ Book Review
Jimmy Carr (Hachette Australia: Quercus) 2021, 358pp, RRP $32.99 (paperback); $45.00 (hardback)
10 Oct 2021
HORROR HEIGHTS by Bec Hill: THE SLIME: BOOK 1: Ooey Gooey! ~ Book Review
Comedienne Hill’s first book is a cool kiddie title with nice characters, a sweetly rude sense of humour, and just enough scary stuff for rugrats.
10 Oct 2021
THE DARK by Emma Haughton: Heavy Frost ~ Book Review
Haughton’s first novel for adults is a psychodramatic murder/mystery pageturner with a lot going for it, although it’s somewhat undone by at least one major…
10 Oct 2021
THE LAST GUESTS by J.P. Pomare: Caught By The Camera ~ Book Review
The fourth novel by the New Zealand-born but Melbourne-residing Pomare is an unnerving, character-heavy thriller built upon an all-too-familiar fear of…
10 Oct 2021
THIS MUCH IS TRUE by Miriam Margolyes: Wicked Child! ~ Book Review
The marvellous Miriam finally pens an epic, no-holds-barred (of course) memoir, mostly written during lockdown last year, and the result is a wonderfully rude…