I’m waiting for… 2021 edition

Posted by Kate W in Stuff and Nonsense and tagged with 2021, Adrienne Raphel, Alice Pung, Alison Bechdel, Anthony Bourdain, Bri Lee, Charlotte Wood, Christos Tsiolkas, Claire Fuller, Claire Thomas, Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, Emily Bitto, Gwendoline Riley, Jacqueline Maley, Jean Hanff Korelitz, Jennifer Down, Kristin van Ogtrop, Lisa Harding, Lisa Taddeo, Maggie Shipstead, Mari Andrew, Michelle de Kretser, Patricia Lockwood, Peter Ho Davies, Rachel Cusk, Rick Morton, Sam van Zweden, Sarah Krasnostein, Susan Mihalic, Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Thomas Grattan, Vendela Vida January 1, 2021

Proving that I don’t actually care about my never-really-shrinking-TBR-list is this list of new releases that are on my radar for 2021. Continue reading →

Nonfiction November – Be the Expert

Posted by Kate W in Non-fiction and tagged with Cheryl Strayed, Cris Beam, Leslie Jamison, Mari Andrew, nonfiction, Paul Bloom November 12, 2018

Put your ‘expert’ hat on, it’s Week 3 of Nonfiction November.

This week, JulzReads asks us to Be The Expert/ Ask the Expert/ Become the Expert – essentially, share a bunch of books on a particular topic. My topic is ’empathy’. Continue reading →

Bookish (and not so bookish) Thoughts

Posted by Kate W in Stuff and Nonsense and tagged with Bookish (and not so bookish) Thoughts, Mari Andrew, Melbourne Writers Festival, Michelle de Kretser, Miles Franklin Award, television June 21, 2018

01. The highlight of our trip to Hawaii (in 2015) was snorkelling at the Kapoho lava tide pools. Can’t believe it’s all gone. Continue reading →