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AUTHOR OF THE MONTH: Isolde Martyn

April 1, 2017 // 0 Comments

  Welcome to Isolde Martyn, our April Author of the Month! Isolde is a lady with an absolute passion for history and writing historical fiction is a wonderful way to share her enthusiasm. Winning both a RITA-award (the romance equivalant of an Oscar) in the USA plus the mainstream [...]

AUTHOR OF THE MONTH: Fiona McArthur

March 1, 2017 // 0 Comments

  AUTHOR OF THE MONTH: Fiona McArthur Describe Heart of the Sky in one word: Healing Heart of the Sky centres around Tess Daley who following a life-changing loss decides to take up a position as a Breast Care Nurse with the Royal Flying Doctor Service. a. What sparked this story idea for you? [...]

AUTHOR OF THE MONTH: Melissa Ashley

October 1, 2016 // 2 Comments

  AUTHOR OF THE MONTH: Melissa Ashley What at first began as research for a PhD dissertation on Elizabeth Gould has now eventuated into your debut novel, The Birdman’s Wife. What sparked your initial interest in Elizabeth Gould and at what point of your research did you decide to start [...]

AUTHOR OF THE MONTH: Jenn J McLeod

July 1, 2016 // 1 Comment

  AUTHOR OF THE MONTH: Jenn J McLeod Australia’s small-town storyteller, Jenn J McLeod, is back with the fourth novel in her Seasons series. The Other Side of the Season Jenn J McLeod Everything has a reflection… When offering to drive her brother to Byron Bay to escape the bitter [...]

AUTHOR OF THE MONTH: Pamela Hart

April 1, 2016 // 0 Comments

  Author of the Month is award-winning novelist, Pamela Hart, who this month releases the second of her true stories of war wives in Australia, The War Bride. The War Bride is a story of love, betrayal, and the new beginnings of a young English war bride who is making a new life on the [...]

AUTHOR OF THE MONTH: Lian Hearn

March 2, 2016 // 0 Comments

    Transporting us to a mythical Japanese world set 300 years before her bestselling Tales of the Otori series, Lian Hearn is back with a magnificent new epic destined to become a classic, The Tale of Shikanoko. Having captivated a generation of readers with her extraordinary [...]

AUTHOR OF THE MONTH: Nicki Edwards

October 1, 2015 // 4 Comments

  Feature Spotlight with Nicki Edwards Describe yourself in one word: Energetic What is your background with regard to writing? My favourite subject at school (which now seems like a million years ago) was English. I especially loved creative writing and had a few fabulous teachers who [...]

AUTHOR OF THE MONTH: Lisa Heidke

August 1, 2015 // 1 Comment

  AusRom Today Author of the Month: LISA HEIDKE   Describe yourself in one word: Optimistic   What is your background with regard to writing? Though I studied journalism at university, I was intimidated by the thought of interviewing people, so I went into publishing, marketing and [...]

AUTHOR OF THE MONTH: Eliza Redgold

July 2, 2015 // 1 Comment

      Describe yourself in one word: Romancer (I love this old word!)   What is your background with regard to writing? I’m an academic as well as an author, so I’ve always been writing something, whether it was a PhD thesis or a journal article. I’ve published non-fiction [...]