Books, life, and me
Sometimes you need to say goodbye and leave to refresh and gain anew. This weekend my mother passed away. Our relationship was rarely smooth and this is how we got back in contact while I was living in the United States.
Have you ever seen a Quidditch game? A real one in the Muggle world? I was lucky to attend the Global Games in 2014. Of course, I took Muggle photos.
We imagine a war ending to be celebrations and champagne, but Michelle Barker's new novel, My Long List of Impossible Things shows that it's anything but.
Fauna by Donna Mazza is a story of motherhood and the sacrifices a family will make to have a child. It’s also a future-set science fiction.
A collection of speeches, book introductions, and editorials by Neil Gaiman. All bundled together as The View from the Cheap Seats.
I'm starting 2020 with a new Leap Planner and unboxing. It's less goals and more productivity. Fingers-crossed it works.
2020 is nearly here and promises to be just as bookish. Here's my 2019 year in review and plans for 2020. Spoiler: it involves books.
More than zombies, Highway Bodies by Alison Evans is a story of dealing with death, friendship, battles, and ... zombies in Melbourne.
I'm trying to decide what to read for Jólabókaflóð - the Book Flood celebration on Christmas Eve. Here's my short list.
This week I visited Melbourne’s Gingerbread Village. It's literally Melbourne landmarks made from gingerbread and lots of marzipan.
Skylarking is Kate Mildenhall's debut novel and the story of friendship, love and loss growing up on a lighthouse island.
Justyce is heading to Yale and has a promising future, once he navigates growing up black in Dear Martin by Nic Stone.
You are Awesome is Neil Pasricha's new book and the first I read. It's filled with useful tips and reflections on how you can be more awesome
In her second novel, CG Drews tells of Sam, The Boy Who Steals Houses. It's a powerfully-written story of homeless brothers and family.
Dread Nation: A post-civil war historical novel, with added zombies. Justina Ireland has written a mostly historically correct novel.
Wizards Unite was meant to be the new Pokemon Go, but it misses its potential and leaves nothing for Harry Potter fans.
In among my grad school work it was a semester of reading fluffy books. These novels helped me get through my first semester.
Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's Good Omens is an amusing end-of-the world telling of an 11-year-old Antichrist, whom they lost.
The Farm by Joanne Ramos is a story of women trying to make their way in life. By commercializing childbirth.
I'm back in Melbourne and it's been a whirlwind of school, new jobs, catching up and reorientating. Here's an Ask Me questions post as an update.