Art on Fire - Hilary Sloin
What if we are not aiming to reach our potential but rather escape it, and therefore, accidentally, we find our truth? Art on Fire is a...
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Author of sapphic fiction: Heartwarming plots. Beautiful imagery. Utterly unique.
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kjlesficauthor
- Mar 13
- 3 min
The Number 94 Project - Cheyenne Blue
The blurb on the back of The Number 94 Project says that this story is a light-hearted romance and sure, it is. But Cheyenne Blue does...
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kjlesficauthor
- Mar 13
- 3 min
The Headmistress - Milena McKay
Milena McKay has a clever knack of bending literary rules just enough so the rule isn’t quite broken but a tiny crack appears. For...
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kjlesficauthor
- Mar 13
- 5 min
Truth and Measure / Above All Things - Roslyn Sinclair
Quite possibly, there might be only be two groups of people who read ‘Truth and Measure’ and ‘Above All Things’ (the novels); those who...
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kjlesficauthor
- Mar 13
- 2 min
Shattered - Lee Winter
To say that you’re absolutely shattered in some countries means that you’re utterly exhausted. It certainly means that in Australia. It...
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kjlesficauthor
- Mar 13
- 3 min
Remember Me, Synthetica- K. Aten
While ‘Remember Me, Synthetica’ is a work of fiction, it is also a thoughtful analysis of the ethics of artificial intelligence, and...
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kjlesficauthor
- Mar 13
- 5 min
These Thin Lines - Milena McKay
Within minutes of finishing ‘These Thin Lines’, I sent a message to Milena beginning with ‘WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS?’ I know she blinked in...
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kjlesficauthor
- Mar 13
- 4 min
A Whisper of Solace - Milena McKay
There’s a word. Metacognition. It basically means to think about your thinking. In A Whisper of Solace, Milena McKay brings to us Neve...
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kjlesficauthor
- Dec 14, 2022
- 2 min
Finding Jessica Lambert - Clare Ashton
Is Jessica Lambert a metaphor for all of us? Clare Ashton creates proper characters. The real-life sort who are complex, complicated,...
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kjlesficauthor
- Nov 23, 2022
- 2 min
Back To September-Melissa Brayden
Me: Babe! You’ve got to read this book. It’s a Melissa Brayden. My wife: Is she the one that wrote that series in New York and— Me: ...
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kjlesficauthor
- Nov 2, 2022
- 2 min
Sum of the Whole - Brenda Murphy
I went into this novel having read the blurb and the content message and I thought, “Okay, sounds interesting. I’ll just have a read and...
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kjlesficauthor
- Oct 12, 2022
- 3 min
Amy's Rest - SR Silcox
This is a story about rebuilding. The actual, literal rebuilding of a house—a cottage—in the hinterland/Outback of Queensland, Australia....
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kjlesficauthor
- Sep 20, 2022
- 2 min
Against Doctor's Orders - Radclyffe
KJ: And…welcome back. We’re joined by Doctor Harper Rivers from Argyle Community Hospital. (audience applause) Doctor Rivers, what can...
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kjlesficauthor
- Aug 31, 2022
- 3 min
All At Sea - Cheyenne Blue
What if you found a safe harbour when you hadn’t realised you were stuck in a storm at all? Stevie arrives back in her home town of...
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kjlesficauthor
- Aug 9, 2022
- 3 min
Breaking Down Her Walls - Erin Zak
It changes constantly but right now, in this moment, I have a new favourite book, and it’s ‘Breaking Down Her Walls’ by Erin Zak. There...
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kjlesficauthor
- Jul 20, 2022
- 2 min
Miss Match - Fiona Riley
“Welcome to Australia. Passport, please.” The burly immigration officer’s accent flattened all five vowels. Samantha smiled politely as...
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kjlesficauthor
- Jun 24, 2022
- 3 min
Dead Lez Walking - G Benson
I’m usually not one for stories with suspense oozing off the pages, or stories with overt danger oozing off the pages, or horror stories...
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kjlesficauthor
- Jun 24, 2022
- 3 min
The Delicate Things We Make - Milena McKay
There’s a screenshot roaming around Twitter at the moment, where some bloke in America reckons that fellow writers are not your friends,...
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