Category Archives: Wendy James (Aus)

Musings on 2017’s Australian crime writing awards

It’s crime fiction awards season again here in Australia (and elsewhere) and while I am not participating as a judge in any way this year I can’t help but ponder the shortlists. I’ve tried not to be too obvious about … Continue reading

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Books of the month: February 2017

Pick of the month I know February is a short month but I can’t blame that entirely for my reading drop off. After a strong start to the year I only read 4 books during February (though it is only … Continue reading

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Review: THE STEELE DIARIES by Wendy James

One of the reasons often given for why writing by women is not as visible as that by men is that women tend to write about domestic life while men tend to discusses Important Things. But if Australia’s favourite novel, Tim Winton’s … Continue reading

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