I’ve been reading Chuck McKenzie’s accounts of his conversations with his cat, posted sporadically on Facebook, for a while now, and the exchange always make me laugh. It’s the age-old double act with the hapless and confused (but occasionally triumphant) on one side, and a cat on the other. These little chats are not twee…
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Review: Morgan is My Name by Sophie Keetch
There must be thousands of takes on the Arthurian legend by now, from Thomas Mallory to Rosemary Sutcliff; TV’s Arthur of the Britons to Merlin; Camelot 3000, The Kid Who Would Be King, books, graphic novels, musicals, movies, plays, poems…the list goes on and on. Sophie Keetch’s Morgan is My Name is one of the…
Read moreReview: Dream Weaver by Steven Paulsen
I’ve been doing a lot of reading about the history of Central Asia in the last few months. One book on the period in which 19th Century UK and Russia played their ‘Great Game’ (and with countless lives) in the battle for borders and supremacy led to another, then another and thence down the rabbit…
Read moreCover reveal: The She-Wolf of Baker Street
It’s my delight to share with you the fabulous cover of my upcoming novel, The She Wolf of Baker Street, a queer, modern, paranormal take on ACD’s classic characters. The cover design is by Jill Harris. Audrey Hudson is the she-wolf in question, taking the lead in this contemporary, paranormal take on the residents of…
Read moreClamour and Mischief a finalist in the 2022 Aurealis Awards
I am absolutey over the moon to find that Clamour and Mischief is a finalist in the 2022 Aurealis Awards in the Best Anthology category. I’m thrilled and thankful to have worked with so many brilliant and lovely authors, who were a pleasure to work with and who have made it such a wonderful book!…
Read moreNew Song Releases: Sink or Swim, Listening & Honour
Josh and I have had a very productive few months and since my last song post about “Illuminated”, we’ve complete three more songs! Sink or Swim This song is referenced in my novella Duo Ex Machina 3: Number One Fan, featuring the characters of Milo Bertolone and his boyfriend and music partner, Frank Capriano. Milo…
Read moreThe Opposite of Life – 2023 re-release!
I’m so delighted to announce that my long out of print vampire novel, The Opposite of Life, has been re-released by Clan Destine Press as an ebook. First released in 2007, The Opposite of Life was praised by author Kerry Greenwood as ‘A well-made plot with a killer (literally) ending.’ True Blood author Charlaine Harris…
Read moreNew Song Release: Illuminated
The latest Duo Ex Machina song project song has been released! As with all the Duo Ex Machina songs, I wrote the lyrics and main melody; and it was refined, arranged and the music performed by Josh King of Golden Hour Studios. This one is a bit different as, instead of getting in another vocalist,…
Read moreReview: The Whitewash by Siang Lu
Siang Lu’s delightfully satire, The Whitewash, is part entertainment essay on the history of Asian cinema and the Hollywood beast, part farce about the spectacular failure of a breakthrough, big budget Asian-led extravaganza, part love letter to Asian cinema and even part (a small part) romance – and the whole package is fabulous, snarky fun….
Read moreCover Reveal: Clamour and Mischief, ed. Narrelle M Harris
I’m so pleased to reveal the glorious cover of the upcoming Clan Destine Press anthology, Clamour and Mischief – with 16 fabulous stories about corvids. The cover artwork is by the fabulously talented Andrea L Farley (aka Altocello) with graphic design by Willsin Rowe. The anthology itself is due out in around November, and contains…
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