Sunshine Coast Hinterland Times

Fiction : June Godkin – Moving Forward …?

I DO SO WANT this job. But I don’t like the look of the interviewing panel. The woman on the right, with Mrs Blair on a card in front of her, her mouth turns down at the corners, and she’s gazing through me at something behind my head. Then there’s Jones, on the left. He [...]

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Book Bites with Anne Brown of ROSETTA BOOKS

MIRROR – JEANNIE BAKER This innovative picture book is comprised of two stories designed to be read  simultaneously – one from the left & one from the right. Page by page, we experience a day in the lives of two boys – one from inner city Sydney and the other from a small village in Morocco. These [...]

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From Little Things… new books grow

Following the success of the children’s picture book From Little Things Big Things Grow the publishers, One Day Hill are launching three more books that use the strong lyrics of iconic Australian songs. ALL THREE books have illustrations by local Hinterland artist Peter Hudson (above), whose enthusiasm and commitment to the Paul Kelly, Kev Carmody book, [...]

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FICTION – Loma J Spencer 2010 – A Cold Rejection

Retirement offered no excitement for Ron, that is until Maggie noted his interest in archaeological digs. What a retirement gift – an excursion to a working dig. It would be perfect and Ron deserved it. Maggie spent the rest of the day googling possible archaeological sites. There was such a limited choice and they certainly don’t [...]

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Book Bites with Anne Brown of ROSETTA BOOKS

MAKE IT MOROCCAN Chef Hassan M’Souli – considered one of Australia’s gurus on Moroccon cooking -brings you sensational recipes from his restautant Out Of Africa in Sydney. In this book Hassan highlights ways to best use a number of key ingredients for Moroccan cuisine, namely the ever-present tagine, couscous, pomegranates, herbs and spices. Moroccans have taken [...]

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Robyn Williams is hot to speak

Reality Bites, the Sunshine Coast’s major festival of nonfiction writing and performance, brings together some of Australia’s sharpest minds, creative thinkers and gifted storytellers. Reality Bites offers 36 authors in 43 sessions spread over two weekends. David Marr will be the keynote speaker at the Reality Bites launch on Friday 23 July. Robyn Williams is well known as [...]

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Steig Larsson is out of date!

ANYONE who is not aware of author Stieg Larsson’s Millennium trilogy of thrillers, must have been in an oxygen tent for the past two years. All three page-turners have created the greatest publishing ruckus not seen since J. K Rowland’s Harry Potter series. The three Larsson books feature crusading journalist Mikael Blomkvist and crazy punk heroine, [...]

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Food and the rhythms of the moon

AS WE DRAW nearer to the Winter Solstice* fires are being lit, big pots of soup (or porridge) are slowly simmering on the stove and our thoughts turn more inward. Winter Solstice is interpreted by many cultures as a recognition of rebirth. At the Winter Solstice we have the promise of spring; the seed promises [...]

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The Soft Fall of Autumn By Marni Foote – Fiction

CARLY LEANED her head back until she had a clear view of the single leaf at the very top of the soft triangle made by the boughs of the Liquidambar. It looked like the star on a Christmas tree, she thought. ‘It’s turning colour already,’ she said with some shock. ‘It can’t be, surely. It’s not [...]

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Sad story of cats who devoured an island’s bird life

PROFESSIONAL author and Sunshine Coast academic, Gary Crew has received one more international award for his latest children’s book . Gary’s children’s picture book, Cat on the Island, is illustrated by WA artist Gillian Warden and has been cited as a ‘Notable Book’ in the Bologna International Children’s Book Fair. Gary and Gillian’s book was born out [...]

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