Posts By Vanessa Elle
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41Books & LiteratureBook Review: Kissing Emma, by Shappi Khorsandi
YA: From widely acclaimed comedian and author, Shappi Khorsandi, comes a modern fable about the rise and fall of a beautiful, but...
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50Books & LiteratureInterview: Adelaide Author Lyndall Clipstone on Her New YA Fantasy Lakesedge
We sat down with Lakesedge Lyndall Clistone to talk writing inspirations, the author’s journey, and the YA scene in Adelaide.
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53Books & LiteratureBook Review: Defy the Night, by Brigid Kemmerer
YA: From New York Times bestselling author Brigid Kemmerer comes a brand-new blockbuster fantasy series about a corrupt kingdom, a star-crossed romance...
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101Books & LiteratureBook Review: Lakesedge, by Lyndall Clipstone
YOUNG ADULT: When Violeta Graceling arrives at haunted Lakesedge estate, she expects to find a monster. She knows the terrifying rumours about...
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263Books & LiteratureBook Review: The Nazis Knew My Name, by Magda Hellinger & Maya Lee, with David Brewster
BIOGRAPHY: The extraordinarily moving memoir by Australian Slovakian Holocaust survivor Magda Hellinger, who saved an untold number of lives at Auschwitz through...
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171Books & LiteratureInterview: Phillip Maisel, Holocaust Survivor and Author of The Keeper of Miracles
We interview the remarkable Phillip Maisel about his book 'The Keeper of Miracles' and his experiences during and after the Holocaust.
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294Books & Literature
Book Review: The Keeper of Miracles, by Phillip Maisel
BIOGRAPHY: For more than 30 years, Phillip Maisel has worked selflessly to record the harrowing stories of Holocaust survivors. But, for Phillip,...
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300Books & LiteratureBook Review: The Perfect Family, by Robyn Harding
THRILLER: Thomas and Viv Adler, together with their two teenage kids, have a picture-perfect family. But each member of this family has...
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164Books & LiteratureBook Review: The Women’s Circle, by Karyn Sepulveda
WOMEN'S FICTION: Anna has just completed an eight-year prison sentence for selling drugs. Now she must find a new path and her...
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154Books & LiteratureBook Review: Tokyo Ever After, by Emiko Jean
YA: Izumi Tanaka has lived an uneventful 17 years in her small, mostly white, northern California town, keenly aware of all the...
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413Books & LiteratureBook Review: Care: The Radical Art of Taking Time, by Brooke McAlary
SELF-HELP: A book that explores what it means to care in smaller ways - for ourselves, our loved ones and our communities.
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259Books & LiteratureBook Review: Falling, by T.J. Newman
THRILLER: A terrorist kidnaps pilot Bill Hoffman's wife and children and then gives him a choice: crash his commercial flight killing 143...
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338Books & LiteratureBook Review: This Is Not a Love Song, by Amber Petty
MEMOIR: A memoir about mental health and love that intertwines the raw, personal soul-searching of a young woman with a ‘stranger-than-fiction’ psychological...
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499Books & LiteratureBook Review: Secrets My Father Kept, by Rachel Givney
HISTORICAL FICTION: Set in Poland on the brink of the Second World War, this is the gripping story of a young woman...
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235Books & LiteratureBook Review: Sunburnt Veils, by Sara Haghdoosti
YOUNG ADULT: Girl meets boy, ghosts his text messages, then convinces him to help her run for the student union. Just your...
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274Books & LiteratureBook Review: A Glasshouse of Stars, by Shirley Marr
MIDDLE GRADE: Meixing Lim and her family have arrived at the New House in the New Land. Her parents said this would...
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305Books & LiteratureBook Review: Sistersong, by Lucy Holland
YA FANTASY: Betrayal. Magic. Murder. A tale of three siblings and three deadly sins.
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369Books & LiteratureBook Review: Evie and the Bushfire, by Becky Westbrook
CHILDREN'S BOOK: Inspired by bushfires that have affected many Australians, Evie and the Bushfire is a moving and sensitive story of surviving...
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366Books & LiteratureBook Review: Sunflower Sisters, By Martha Hall Kelly
HISTORICAL FICTION: A vivid look at the Civil War experience, from the barbaric and inhumane plantations, to a war-torn New York City...
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394Books & LiteratureBook Review: The Golden Tower, by Belinda Murrell
MIDDLE-GRADE: In her wildest dreams, Sophie never thought she might be kidnapped by a cat and taken to a world of flying...
