Just Joking!

“Just Joking” is perfect for a laugh! It provides hours of entertainment for the whole family; containing over three-hundred jokes from knock, knock to riddles to Q&A and many more as well as eight fun activities including a fill-in the-blank, maze, crossword, pick-a-path and crack-the-code for the kids to enjoy.   Unlike most joke books…

The Whole of my World

Hayes’ debut novel reads like a perfect kick from the 50 metre line straight through the centre of the goal posts. In The Whole of my World Hayes has encapsulated the rollercoaster ride of adolescent relationships, grief, joy, loss and what it takes to be a football fan. The whole of Shelley’s world is footy, Aussie…

The Big Beet – Local success

It came to my attention a few weeks ago that a friend of mine’s mother had released a children’s book and I was filled with excitement. Lynn Ward, local author and poet released her first children’s book this year ‘The Big Beet’. Illustrated by Adam Carruthers this book is a wonderful piece of Australian Children’s literature.…

I Confess: Revelations in Exile.

I’ve been on a refugee theme since seeing Kooshyar Karimi, Jerome Rugaruza and Ibtihal Samarayi speak at the Newcastle Writers Festival. The books of Kooshyar and Ibtihal are stories of great pain and endurance as they paint the picture of their huge journeys. Kooshyar’s book, ‘I Confess: Revelations in Exile‘ is about his life as a Jew in Iran.  …