Mara and her mother are part of a travelling side show, along with others with supernatural abilities. Mara herself does not have any powers, apart from the odd gut feeling, but her mom is a necromancer – able to speak with the dead. When they set up in the town… Read more »
Lady Helen and the Dark Days Pact is the second book in Alison Goodman’s Lady Helen series. In book one, Lady Helen and the Dark Days Club, Lady Helen Wrexhall is about to step into the polite society of Regency London, to win herself a worthy husband at the urging of… Read more »
Neil Gaiman, master storyteller, is back. This time, he’s retelling ancient tales of the Norse gods – the likes of Odin, Thor and Loki. Interested in finding out where Thor got his hammer? Or why the tides ebb and flow? You’ll find the answers in these stories. There are fifteen stories… Read more »
Windwitch is the second book in Susan Dennard’s Witchlands series. In Truthwitch, Safiya and Iseult flee their home after causing trouble for a Guildmaster. Safi is a Truthwitch – magically able to discern whether someone is telling the truth, and people are after her for her skills. Iseult’s Threadwitch abilities… Read more »
Happy new year! It seems silly to say that when it’s already February, but January flew past in a flash so I’m in denial. I’m also in denial about the political craziness going on in the world, so I’m going to ignore it completely and talk about books, because they… Read more »
Welcome to the fiftieth episode of the Tea in the Treetops podcast hosted by Philippa and Anni. Happy new year! It’s our fiftieth episode and to celebrate, we’re giving away presents! See below for details. We take a look back on the great time we’ve had making this podcast so far,… Read more »
Who is your favourite author? Is there a particular author you’d love to meet in person? I’ve been to a number of writer’s festivals and conventions over the last few years, and I love meeting authors and hearing them speak about their stories and wiring processes. I especially love to hear… Read more »
Set on the beautiful and wild Tasmanian coastline, To The Sea is the magical story of a missing teenager. Zoe Kennett disappears from her family’s home next to calm waters, and it’s DI Tony Vincent’s job to organise the search for her body. A young girl couldn’t possibly have survived… Read more »
Ginny Loftin is a writer, living in the Bronx with her mother and artistic siblings. Ginny is shattered when her childhood friend and love of her life, Charlie, proposes to another woman at his mother’s insistence. Lost in grief, she pours out her worries into a novel, and is convinced to… Read more »
In Ingrid Seymour’s first novel, Ignite the Shadows, Marci Guerrero finds herself deep within the world of the Eklyptors, alien parasites bent on taking over the human race. She joins up with the secret organisation, IgNiTe, to learn more about her own paranormal abilities and to resist the Eklyptors’ plans…. Read more »
