Author Interviews - Jasper & Spice

Interview with Claire L. Smith, author of HELENA!

February 17, 2021

Hai Beautiful! My Best Friend Is A Published Author! In today’s Storytime Wednesday I interrogate my friend Claire L. Smith about her novel! I’ve compiled a list of questions revolving around her novella Helena, dealing with publishers, as well as what it was like having people read her published work for the first time. I’m so curious about all of this and I’m sure you are too. So without further chatter, I’m going to introduce you to Claire then get […]

Vengeance Blooms Author, Chloe Hodge Answers My Burning Questions About Her First Novel!!! (SPOILERS)

February 29, 2020February 26, 2020

Hai Spicy Hoomans! Ever wanted to know more about the book you just read? All three posts have been made possible by the wonderfully lovely Chloe Hodge who’s kindness over social media started it all. Her amazing novel Vengeance Blooms, which I reviewed on Monday kick-started my list of questions and Chloe was kind enough to answer them all. You can read the first set of questions which I posted on Wednesday revolving around Self-Publishing and Editing. The questions in this […]

Author, Chloe Hodge Answers My Questions About Self-Publishing and Editing! (SW#47)

February 26, 2020February 26, 2020

Chloe Hodge Author Interview About Writing and Self Publishing - Author, Chloe Hodge Answers My Questions About Self-Publishing and Editing! (SW#47)

Hai Spicy Hoomans! I’m curious, so I asked questions. The posts this week have been made possible by the wonderful Chloe Hodge, author of Vengeance Blooms, a book I recently finished and have fallen in love with. She has graciously accepted to answer some questions on two topics; Her novel, Vengeance Blooms which is the content of Saturday’s post, and Self-Publishing & Editing which is the content in today’s post. A little about Chloe: Chloe is a journalist turned author […]

Meeting Readers IRL: A Guest Post From An Author’s Perspective (SW#45)

December 18, 2019

Authors Meeting Readers In Person IRL A Guest Post From Author Carolyn Denman 2019 Blog Header Storytime Wednesday - Meeting Readers IRL: A Guest Post From An Author's Perspective (SW#45)

Heyo Bookaholics! Author Guest Post from Carolyn Denman! I wrote a post in late September this year, titled What To Say When Meeting Authors! I wrote it because I’m super awkward and my hands shake violently when I speak to people whom I admire or when I’m asking about something of which I’m scared of the answer. I don’t remember how it came about – but I believe it was after I posted the original post – author, Carolyn Denman replied to […]

An Interview with Author Jes Layton!

April 7, 2019June 4, 2019

Heyo Bookaholics! A new YA author? Yes, please!! Okay, so this is probably the best post ever on my blog! I’m not just saying that. I interviewed one of my favourite people in the writing industry who also happens to be a friend of mine and if you haven’t heard her speak about writing you really must! Jes Layton is a freelance artist and writer and now a published author in a new release anthology titled Underdog edited by Tobias M. […]

Fierce Fragile Hearts by Sarah Barnard | Author Interview

February 11, 2019

Heyo Bookaholics! New Year, Same Books, New TBR! Before I begin, I’d like to extend a huge huge thank you to Pan Macmillan Australia and #AusYABloggers for the opportunity to partake in this wonderful book tour. Today is the first day if the blog tour for Fierce Fragile Hearts, a novel by Sara Barnard to be published on the 12th of February 2019. This novel is the sequel to Beautiful Broken Things but can be read alone, much like I did. […]

Lili Wilkinson’s Guide To The Apocalypse!

August 7, 2018

Heyo Bookaholics! Apology: First off I’d like to apologise if you received a notification via email or other means about a book review; that isn’t being posted this week sadly as I need time to actually write it and get over how amazing that book was! Lili Wilkinson’s Guide to The Apocalypse! Know how to grow a veggie garden. Help thy neighbour. Keep your chicken/s. Look after each other. Today well be discussing the wonderful woman that is Lili Wilkinson, […]

Melbourne Bloggers Brunch w/ Author Lili Wilkinson

July 30, 2018

Heyo Bookaholics! I have never felt more like a proper blogger until I received that invitation to the most exclusive bloggers only event. Sitting with other known bloggers, YouTubers and bookaholics I had the strong feeling of: “This is where I belong”. In anticipation for Lili Wilkinson’s new book After The Lights Go Out, the lovely ladies from The YA Room hosted the most amazing brunch for Melbourne bloggers and YouTubers. Pictured above are all the beautiful people who attended, minus Tracy, […]

LIFEL1K3 BOOK LAUNCH & I Have 10,000 Words on my Book!

May 19, 2018

Heyo Bookaholics! You’ve all seen the title, so let’s begin with what you all came here for. LIFEL1K3 BOOK LAUNCH! LifeL1K3 by Jay Kristoff officially launched in Melbourne last night and it was amazing! To celebrate the official Lifel1k3, Jay blessed us with AI facts from Google and Facebook, while MC Amie tried to reassure us that we are all safe, and won’t end us in the same situation as the characters in LifeL1k3 – and yes I’ll continue to […]

Melanie Schubert Author Interview

January 27, 2018

Heyo Bookaholics! Before I start I would love to thank Melanie for being so wonderful as to answer some questions for me about her first novel Gregory and The Grimbockle. Melanie has been so open, and I feel like I have learnt more about her as not just an author but as a person and what she has been through to get to where she is today (and you will to by reading this Q&A). I posted a review of […]