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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 […]

Online Book Launches Happening NEXT WEEK on Instagram Live!

March 22, 2020

Hai Bookaholics! Continuing the theme of all posts this week being a day late. This post is thanks to the amazing work of @TheYARoom who have been working so hard to unite the book community online when it has been impossible for us to unite in person. After news of the cancellation of both Astrid Scholte and Katya DeBecerra’s Melbourne book launches being cancelled, a lot of us are disappointed but understand why these events had to be called off. […]

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 […]

What To Say When Meeting Authors! (SW#36)

September 26, 2019September 27, 2019

Heyo Bookaholics! It’s so fricking nervewracking! Authors only visit select locations such as select populated city centres and large bookstores or event venues and if you’re lucky, most of the time meeting them is a free event. Living in Melbourne and fairly close to the city, I’ve had the opportunity to meet my fair share of Melbourne based and non-Melbourne based Australian authors, sharing with them the launches of their novels in cosy inner-city bookstores. They’re all fun events and […]

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. […]

Underdog Book Launch! The Most Down To Earth Book Event <3

March 16, 2019

Heyo Bookaholics! The Most Down-To-Earth Book Event Ever! On Friday the 15th of March I attended the book launch for Underdog, a #LoveOzYA anthology of short stories based on what it is like to be an Australian. The novel is named after the new publishing company of the same name, started by the book’s editor Tobias Madden. The event was held at Dymocks books on Collins St. in Melbourne’s CBD. It is the biggest Dymocks – and probably the biggest book store […]

Fierce Fragile Hearts by Sarah Barnard | Spoiler Free Book Review

February 12, 2019

Heyo Bookaholics! New Year, Same Books, New TBR! Disclaimer: This book was sent to me by Pan Macmillan Australia and #OzYABloggers as a review copy for a blog tour. I’m back! This isn’t part of our usual scheduled programming but I promised to deliver you a review for Fierce Fragile Hearts by Sara Barnard today. This book made me laugh, cry, and contemplate life in different ways. ABOUT THE BOOK: Fierce Fragile Hearts is the stunning companion novel to Sara Barnard’s […]

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. […]