Thursday, July 24, 2025

Festival crocodiles, capital city kangaroos, and medieval derring-do gone wrong: an interview with Chris Hammer

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Kia ora and haere mai, welcome to the 240th instalment of author interview series, 9mm, which is being resurrected this month back into a ...
Saturday, July 19, 2025

The origin of kebabs and the art of Dostoyevsky: an interview with Elçin Poyrazlar

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Kia ora and haere mai, welcome to the 239th instalment of author interview series, 9mm, which is being resurrected this month back into a ...
Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Fifteen years, fifteen stories: 2025 Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel longlist revealed

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Fifteen years, fifteen stories: 2025 Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel longlist revealed A Māori sleuth trying to leave policing behind, a Ne...
Friday, July 11, 2025

"Rich with subtext" - review of A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY

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A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY by Jennifer Trevelyan (Knopf, June 2025) Reviewed by Craig Sisterson At ten years old, she catches more than her parents ...
Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Review: 17 YEARS LATER

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17 YEARS LATER by JP Pomare (Hachette Australia, 2024) Reviewed by Karen Chisholm The violent slaughter of the wealthy Primrose family while...
Friday, July 4, 2025

Review: THE FREEZER

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THE FREEZER by Kim Hunt (2024) Reviewed by Karen Chisholm In the endless tracts of the New South Wales bushland Ranger Cal Nyx finds a dead ...

Review: [Indigo Romeo Lima]

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[INDIGO ROMEO LIMA] by Cat Connor (2025) Reviewed by JA Harrison Private Investigator and reformed spy Veronica "Ronnie" Tracey is...
Tuesday, July 1, 2025

"A delight for cosy mystery fans, and more" - review of THE BOOKSHOP DETECTIVES 2

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THE BOOKSHOP DETECTIVES 2: TEA AND CAKE AND DEATH by Gareth & Louise Ward (Penguin, 2025) Reviewed by Craig Sisterson The Bookshop Detec...