Bibliophile | How We Disappeared explores strength in the face of cruelty
How We Disappeared by Jing-Jing Lee Oneworld When Wang Di was born in Singapore, she wasn’t really wanted by her family as it was a time when girls weren’t valued. In fact, her name means “to hope for a brother”. She was 16 years old when the Japanese army invaded Singapore during WW II and […]
Bibliophile | Painting in the Shadows presents an art history mystery
Painting in the Shadows by Katherine Kovacic Bonnier Echo Formerly a veterinarian, Katherine Kovacic is now an art historian who works in a wide range of galleries, museums and private houses. Living in Melbourne with a Scottish Deerhound, she has created art dealer Alex Clayton who finds herself at the centre of a murder mystery […]
Bibliophile | See the world with Lonely Planet’s The Vanlife Companion
Lonely Planet’s The Vanlife Companion by Ed Bartlett and Becky Ohlsen Lonely Planet Vanlife originated in 1950 when Vox Wagon launched its iconic ‘Splitscreen’. Then in the 1960s and 1970s the hippies and surfers used the VW campervan to live in away from the hectic metropolis. Now the internet allows people to connect with stories […]
Bibliophile | Detective Cardilini returns for Man at the Window
Man at the Window by Robert Jeffreys Echo A crack of thunder echoes across the night-time quadrangle of an exclusive boys’ school where dormitory windows are crammed with eager, noisy boys. A teacher known as Captain Edmund is also at his window while a ten-year-old boy stands in his pyjamas outside his door, barefoot and […]
Bibliophile | Turned On: Sex, Science and Robots
Turned On: Science, Sex and Robots by Kate Devlin Bloomsbury Sigma This book that connects intimacy and technology is about being human in a world of machines, now that robots and artificial intelligence that have become integrated into many aspects of our lives. Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri and Microsoft’s Cortana (all female) can do all […]
Bibliophile | 101 Small Ways to Change the World
101 Small Ways to Change the World by Aubre Andrus Lonely Planet Kids Children’s book author Aubre Andrus has come up with an easy-to-read book that has 101 ideas to make a difference to the world. She says that ideas start with one person and you don’t have to be big to make small […]
Review | Choose your own adventure in A Midnight Visit
A Midnight Visit | Perth Girls’ School | til 3rd Mar | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ There’s a few things you need to know before experiencing A Midnight Visit, and experience it you must. Firstly, the present building was erected on land that was once part of the East Perth Cemetery. Then Perth Girls School was built […]
Review | Fuego Carnal melts down The Ice Cream Factory
Fuego Carnal | Empyrean at Ice Cream Factory | til 17th Feb | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Fuego Carnal is an extremely hot circus act. ‘Fuego’ is Spanish for ‘fire’ and ‘carnal’ being universally understood; this sensational collection of fiery performances will have you gasping for breath for a full hour. Introduced by a lady in a […]
Review | Storm Boy re-imagines an Australian film classic
Storm Boy | PG | Opens 17th Jan | ★ ★ ★ ★ ½ Interestingly the film, directed by Shaun Seet, opens with Geoffrey Rush finding himself in the midst of a sea of protesters. As Michael Kingley, he is headed for a board meeting in Adelaide where the company he founded, now run by his son-in-law […]
Bibliophile | A Beer in the Loire brews up some life-lessons
A Beer in the Loire by Tommy Barnes Muswell Press This is the record of a brave man, the author Tommy Barnes, who left his office job in London to settle in rural France and tries to establish a boutique brewing business. Unfortunately he had a couple of obstacles to overcome – he had never […]
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