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  • Economista by Bruna Gomes

    I have always loved a novella. I love a collection of short stories. I don’t believe a novel has to be exactly 80,000 words that equate to roughly 300 book pages. A story has its own natural form that may be 10,000 words or it may be 30,000 words or even much longer. I love…

  • The Young Geriatric by Elizabeth Bryer

    There are writers and then there are writers. I put the books I read into three categories. There are the books I like and probably won’t read again. Then there are the books I will reread because I want to figure out how the writer did it i.e. achieved a particular effect through structure and…

  • Goodbye, My Love Reviews

    As I do for every book, I want to include a list of links and various articles that are related to my sixth book Goodbye, My Love. The novel was released by Ultimo Press with another wonderful cover by Mika Tabata and it has now been out in the world for three months. I am…

  • The Month of May

    There are a few things on in the month of May. Firstly there will be a panel on translation and Latin American literature at the Addi Road Writers’ Festival on Saturday the 16th of May. It’ll explore trends over time, recent favourites, what gets translated and what doesn’t, what gets published and what doesn’t, and…

  • What’s Happening in 2026?

    This year I’ll have two books coming out. The first is Goodbye, My Love, a novel which will be released by Ultimo Press on the 28th of April. This is the 5th cover that Mika Tabata has created for my books, and I love how Goodbye, My Love and The Lovers go together, that the…

  • Plastic Budgie by Olivia De Zilva & Upcoming Events

    It’s always so exciting to come across a fantastic debut. Two years ago, I found Only Sound Remains by Hossein Asgari at Parramatta Library, and it was one of the best books I read in 2023. This time, it is Plastic Budgie by Olivia De Zilva. I read this book in a 24 hour period…

  • The House of Youssef – Six Years On

    The House of Youssef was released six years ago at the start of September, 2019. Before this book was published, I had been writing for fifteen years. Almost all of those writings were stories and even these days, the majority of my writing is fiction. I do write an occasional essay but to my mind,…

  • Reviews for The Theory of Everything

    As I do for every one of my books, I try to put all the reviews in one place. Here is a list of reviews and related material connected to The Theory of Everything. Bec Kavanagh refers to the book as a kaleidoscopic experiment for The Guardian. Jessica Gildersleeve engages with the post-novel form of…

  • Upcoming Events

    I have a few events coming up in the next few weeks for The Theory of Everything. Firstly, there’s an author talk at Newcastle Library on Saturday the 17th of May. It will be at 6pm in the evening. It is free to attend. All details can be found here. The Sydney Writers’ Festival is…

  • Learned Behaviours by Zeynab Gamieldien

    Occasionally there will be a book that I simply can’t put down. The last time that happened was when I read Reservoir Bitches by Dahlia de la Cerda which was fantastic on so many levels. This time, it was Learned Behaviours by Zeynab Gamieldien which doesn’t come out till August this year. I picked this…