The film version of A Monster Calls will be released in Australia on July 27 (this coming Thursday!). A review of the book is already up on this site, as well as a Q and A with the author, Patrick Ness, but let’s talk about the film. A Monster Calls… Read more »
Patrick Ness’ A Monster Calls is a beautiful story about a young boy dealing with his mother’s illness and impending loss. The film, starring Sigourney Weaver, Liam Neeson and Felicity Jones, was originally released in other countries much earlier in the year, but here in Australia it’s finally getting a… Read more »
Welcome to the first #LoveOzYABloggers prompt. #LoveOzYABloggers is hosted by #LoveOzYA, a community led organisation dedicated to promoting Australian young adult literature. Keep up to date with all new Aussie YA releases with their monthly newsletter, or find out what’s happening with News and Events, or submit your own! Since you’ll mainly find Fantasy and Sci-fi books… Read more »
Welcome to the fifty-fifth episode of the Tea in the Treetops podcast hosted by Philippa and Anni. In this episode, we’re halfway through 2017 already! We take a look at some books that are coming out later this year. We also discuss what we’ve been watching, reading and listening to recently (Game… Read more »
Pride and Prejudice, with Dragons, you say? Where do I sign? I wanted to love this book so much. I mean, I’ve read quite a few P&P retellings now, and even watched one, but none of them really hold a candle to the original story, do they? But this… this… Read more »
Lynette Noni’s much anticipated third book in the Medoran Chronicles, Draekora, is now available! Way back on May 16, I was lucky enough to join in with the re-run of the launch, at Mount Alvernia College in Brisbane. I say re-run, because the first attempt at the launch happened to… Read more »
Need a colour splash for your walls? I’m very pleased to be able to give away a print of this beautiful piece from Sydney-based artist, graphic designer and author, Jordan Harcourt-Hughes. I reviewed Jordan’s fantasy book, Bitroux: The Metalsmith a few years ago, and loved it. Her artwork is full of… Read more »
It’s time to take a look at the whirlwind that was May. My uni stuff for this semester is complete, so I am finally catching up with all of the reading and writing I have been yearning to do for the last few months! I read four books, plus a… Read more »
Welcome to the fifty-fourth episode of the Tea in the Treetops podcast hosted by Philippa and Anni. In this episode we review A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J Maas (warning: major spoilers). We also discuss what we’ve been watching, reading and listening to recently (Hamilton, Sense8, Game of Thrones trailers)…. Read more »
Welcome to Tea in the Treetops, and Anni’s goals list for yet another Bout of Books Read-a-thon. Here’s a bit of information about the read-a-thon: The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday,… Read more »
