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Greg Woodland holding The Carnival is Over, behind a giant pile of the book

The Carnival is over is out in the wild

Greg at Booktopia in the signing room with a stack of Carnivals ready to go out to the readers.

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Have you been good… ??? Yes Big Santa, I swear… M

Have you been good… ???
Yes Big Santa, I swear…

Merry Christmas one and all.

At the launch of Michael Brissenden’s new rural cr

At the launch of Michael Brissenden’s new rural crime thriller, Dust, yesterday at Harry Hartog Mosman. Great to see @m_brisso in conversation with his fellow #1 ranking Australian author @michaelrobotham – a lively conversation in front of a lively crowd of readers, writers and agents down the back of the bookshop, that covered bodies in drying lakes, renewable energy, small town politics, sovereign citizens, conspiracy rabbit holes and found its way back to the dreaded subject of AI, that is impacting most of us writing and reading peeps one way or another. I can’t wait to read Dust. People rave about the complex plotting and heart-stopping ending of what might be Brisso’s best yet. Always great to see writer friends @kata_the_writer @michaelrobotham @m_brisso and re-meet Brisso’s agent Daniel Pilkington @danreadsabit and have an inspiring chat with acclaimed author, bookseller, blogster John Purcell @bookeboy

#australiancrimeauthors #aussiecrimefiction #harryhartogmosman #dust #thewhitecrow

Rainy day, read away…feels like it’s been raining

Rainy day, read away…feels like it’s been raining forever. But it’s ok, thanks to the joy of reading. Escaping into another world, another great adventure, (and feeding my reading habit) sure beats getting cabin fever. I’ve been rainy day reading for most of the last ten weeks. Twelve books and four audiobooks. Yeah, I know, I should get out more…
Favourite Australian crime fiction, Jane Caro’s ‘Lyrebird’
Favourite international historical fiction, Carlos Ruiz Zafon’s ‘The Angel’s Game’
Favourite literary spy novel (and all-round favourite), William Boyd’s ‘Gabriel’s Moon’.
Longest book, but not his best, Stephen King’s ‘Nightmares and Dreamscapes’.
Shortest book with the most to say, Sara Haddad’s ‘The Sunbird’.
Favourite audiobook read by the author, William Boyd’s ‘The Dreams of Bethany Mellmoth’.

#rainydayreading
#australianauthors
#writerswhoread
#thejoyofreading

This is why I love this city. The last time I saw

This is why I love this city. The last time I saw a crowd like this on the Harbour Bridge was for the March for Reconciliation in 2000. Despite the drizzle officially 90,000 of us – probably over 100,000 – turn out on the Coathanger to voice support for the people of Gaza. Hope they heard us.

#freegaza #freepalestine
#marchfor humanity

When we got tix for famous tv series and movie com

When we got tix for famous tv series and movie composer Bear McCreary – (Lord of the Rings, Outlander, The Walking Dead, Godzilla, Foundation, Last Voyage of the Demeter) and his band at the upgraded Enmore Theatre a week ago I was expecting this decade’s John Williams. On the orchestral side kind of? No, no. It was full tilt heavy metal from the getgo – with a tribute to the late great Ozzy thrown in. I’m not really a metal fan, but we were knocked out by the sheer range of songs and virtuosity of Bear and his boys – and there were some beautiful acoustic ballads too with electric violin and that weird Scottish hurdy-gurdy thing – have to say Enmore Theatre never looked better. Glad we brought the ear plugs though…

#bearmccreary
#enmoretheatre

I’m writing on Cammeraygal land, on Sydney’s North Shore land which was never ceded, and I pay respect to elders past, present and emerging.

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