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What are your Favourite Local Books

Submitted by Karen on Sat, 12/04/2008 - 3:01pm.
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Just for a bit of fun - please have a go in our poll - add your favourite book if it's not on the list so that other's can vote for it as well

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Where to Get Started with Australian Crime Fiction

Submitted by Karen on Fri, 28/03/2008 - 10:19am.
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We're often asked for recommendations on where to get started with Australian Crime Fiction or if I like X author, what other authors would be worth trying.  Ages ago we put the attached list

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Forum topic: Suggestions for Where to Start with AustCrime Fiction

AusBookVideo Awards

Submitted by Karen on Fri, 03/07/2009 - 4:53pm.
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And now for something completely different:

 

http://www.youtube.com/AusBookVideoAwards

 

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Book Review: BLACK ICE - Leah Giarratano

Currently Reading - Salvation, Vikki Petraitis

Submitted by Karen on Fri, 03/07/2009 - 1:43pm.
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It's impossible to read a book like this and not think long and hard about the context - the abuse of the powerless, frequently children, by the supposedly powerful.  SALVATION is a great titl

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Book page: Salvation

Crime & Justice Festival at the Convent 17th-19th July, 2009 - Tickets Ordered

Submitted by Karen on Sat, 27/06/2009 - 9:44am.
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Well, the programme for this festival was released this morning, so we've just faxed off our bookings (I'm lucky enough to be going for the 2 days of the weekend, Adam will come down and join me on

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Currently Reading - Rick Dunlop Cases, R M Davey

Submitted by Karen on Thu, 25/06/2009 - 5:44pm.
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First book from local first time crime fiction author, Rick Dunlop Cases:  The Maclay Murder and other Mysteries arrived for review recently.

From the Blurb:

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Age Article last weekend - Our Dark Materials

Submitted by Karen on Tue, 23/06/2009 - 6:57pm.
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There was a great summary article from Stephen Knight in last weekend's Age:

 

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Currently Reading - Black Ice, Leah Giarratano

Submitted by Karen on Mon, 22/06/2009 - 10:34am.
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The third book from clinical psychologist turned crime fiction author, Leah Giarratano, BLACK ICE is due out on 1st July - so I'll hold my full review until then.

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Currently Reading - Death Wore White, Jim Kelly

Submitted by Karen on Sat, 20/06/2009 - 11:08am.
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Jim Kelly's a great author from the UK - I've enjoyed earlier books of his very much - so Death Wore White as a discussion book on 4MA - well had to get a copy of it.

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Currently Reading - Compulsively Murdering Mao, Bill Green

Submitted by Karen on Wed, 17/06/2009 - 7:37pm.
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I've really enjoyed Bill's earlier books, so it was rather nice to find that with him living not so far away from where we've now moved to, his new books are now much easier to track down.

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