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Marieke Hardy at Mosman Libray – Monday September 19
We had Marieke Hardy talk at Mosman Library and I had to do an in conversation with her. I think I did okay…. Filed under: Book Chewing (Author Interviews)
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BOOK CHEWING: An Interview with Shehan Karunatilaka, author of CHINAMAN
Chinaman is so far my favourite read of 2012. It still puts a smile on my face whenever I think about it and it’s a book I’m desperate to share with as many people as possible. Yes it is a novel with...
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BOOK CHEWING: My Interview with Derek B. Miller author of NORWEGIAN BY NIGHT
Norwegian By Night is an absolutely amazing book. On the surface you could be mistaken thinking this is another crime novel in a Scandinavian setting, but it’s not. Derek B. Miller has written a novel...
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BOOK CHEWING: My Interview with John Birmingham, author of STALIN’S HAMMER: ROME
I am a huge fan of John Birmingham. From the cult classic He Died With A Felafel In His Hand through to his techno thrillers and everything in between. For his latest book, Stalin’s Hammer: Rome, John...
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BOOK CHEWING: My interview with Adrian McKinty, author of I HEAR THE SIRENS...
I have been a fan of Adrian McKinty ever since I picked up DEAD I WELL MAY BE. I knew he had me hooked the moment Michael Forsythe began listening to Nirvana’s Nevermind on a New York Subway Train....
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BOOK CHEWING: My Interview With Kevin Powers, author or THE YELLOW BIRDS
The Yellow Birds was one of my Top 5 reads for 2012 and a book I don’t think I’ll ever forget. It is gut-wrenchingly beautiful. Which sounds odd for a novel about war but Kevin Powers is able to...
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BOOK CHEWING: My Interview with Hugh Howey, author of WOOL and SHIFT
Wool has been a publishing phenomenon. It started off as a self-published, online, short story that grew into a serialized novel whose eBooks sales outstripped Fifty Shades of Grey. The film rights...
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BOOK BITES: My Video Interview with Hugh Howey, author of WOOL and SHIFT
Hugh Howey was recently in Australia and I was lucky enough to interview him thanks to Random House Australia! Title: Wool ISBN: 9781780891248 Format: Paperback Price: $29.95 Imprint: Century Title:...
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Book Chewing: My Interview with Patrick Ness author of The Crane Wife and A...
I was very privileged as part of this year’s Sydney Writers Festival and my role as book reviewer on Linda Mottram’s Mornings program on 702 ABC Sydney to get the chance to interview author Patrick...
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BOOK CHEWING: My Interview with Max Barry author of LEXICON
Max Barry is an uber-clever Australian writer who I wished I discovered much sooner.He is such a fun, smart and incisive writer and deserves to be more widely recognized in Australian literary...
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BOOK CHEWING: My Interview with Philipp Meyer
I interviewed Philipp Meyer in 2009 when American Rust was first published (and before my blog existed). It is a book about the people and towns our modern-day economies leave behind. The book takes...
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5Q Interview with P.M. Newton, author of Beams Falling
P.M. Newton worked as a cop in NSW for 13 years. In 2010 she published her first novel, The Old School, set in Sydney in the early 1990s featuring Detective Nhu ‘Ned’ Kelly. The follow up, Beams...
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