*This is the 6th book I have read for the Australian Women Writers Challenge. Australian release date: 1st August 2006. Australian publisher: Random House Australia. Source: Bought. Synopsis from Random House Australia: If you like Melina Marchetta and Barry Jonsberg, you’ll love Maria Boyd’s novel about being in Year 11, being in trouble and being … More Mini Review: Will By Maria Boyd. #aww2015.
Release Date: January 2nd 2014. Publisher: Random House Australia. Source: Bought. Synopsis from Goodreads: ‘We can’t choose who we fall in love with. It could be our best friend or … our worst enemy.’ Emily Woods counts cracks for a living. Concrete cracks. So when her long-term boyfriend dumps her, she decides it’s time for … More Review: The Girl In The Yellow Vest By Loretta Hill #aww2015
Release Date: November 1st 2014. Publisher: Random House Australia. Synopsis from the Random House Australia website: Nicole Alexander, the ‘heart of Australian storytelling’, takes us on a captivating journey from the American Wild West to the wilds of outback Queensland, from the Civil War to the Great Depression, in an epic novel tracing one powerful … More Blog Tour: Review: The Great Plains By Nicole Alexander.
Today I have the pleasure of interviewing Darren Groth, author of the amazing YA novel ‘Are You Seeing Me.’ ‘Are You Seeing Me’ is one of my favourite contemporary novels, if you haven’t read it yet, you really should. Here’s a little bit about it: Publisher: Random House Australia. Release Date: August 1st 2014. Synopsis: … More Q & A With YA Author Darren Groth.
Release Date: August 1st 2014. Publisher: Random House Australia. Source: From publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis from Random House Website: This road trip will have earth-shattering consequences . . . Twins Justine and Perry are about to embark on the road trip of a lifetime in the Pacific Northwest. It’s … More Review: Are You Seeing Me? By Darren Groth.
Digital publishers seem to be popping up everywhere these days, and the big publishers seem to be jumping on board, too, with new imprints being announced all the time. Which is good for the writer, I guess, as it gives us more places to submit to, especially since they don’t require you to have an … More Rise of the digital publisher: more places for writers to submit.
Rochelle L. Sharpe 