April, 2016 | Earl Grey Editing

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Loose-leaf Links #20

Posted on April 29, 2016June 10, 2016 by Elizabeth

Loose-leaf Links is a feature where I gather together the interesting bits and pieces I’ve come across and share them with you over tea. I missed last fortnight’s post, as I was still recovering from Contact. As a consequence, today’s post is super long (and has reconfirmed for me the wisdom of running them fortnightly instead […]

Dewey’s read-a-thon, April 2016

Posted on April 27, 2016June 10, 2016 by Elizabeth

Dewey’s 24-hour Read-a-thon took place on Sunday, Australian time. For those who have somehow managed to miss my incessant posting about it, the event is basically a chance for book geeks across the world to get together and read as much as possible. It is also held in honour of its founder, a book blogger who […]

Sunbolt, Sunbolt Chronicles, Intisar Khanani, fantasy, Purple Monkey Press

Sunbolt by Intisar Khanani

Posted on April 25, 2016February 19, 2018 by Elizabeth

Published: June 2013 by Purple Monkey Press Format reviewed: E-book (mobi) Series: The Sunbolt Chronicles #1 Genres: Fantasy, YA Source: Author Reading Challenges: Once Upon A Time X Available: Amazon ~ Book Depository ~ Booktopia ~ Kobo Disclaimer: I was provided with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. The […]

Preparation for Dewey’s Read-a-thon, April 2016

Posted on April 22, 2016June 10, 2016 by Elizabeth

With my Mt To-Be-Read hitting record heights and my #ReadMyOwnDamnBooks figures looking sad, my reading stats could use a boost. Fortunately, my very favourite reading challenge is on this weekend. Dewey’s read-a-thon runs twice a year–in April and October. It runs for 24 hours, but participation for the full length is optional. Which is a good thing, […]

Blood of Innocents, Mitchell Hogan, Harper Voyager, Sorcery Ascendant Sequence, epic fantasy, fantasy, Earl Grey Editing, shelfie

Blood of Innocents by Mitchell Hogan

Posted on April 18, 2016March 16, 2018 by Elizabeth

Published: January 2016 by Harper Voyager Format reviewed: Trade paperback, 578 pages Series: Sorcery Ascendant Sequence #2 Genres: Fantasy, epic fantasy Source:Harper Voyager Reading Challenges: Once Upon A Time X Available: Abbey’s ~ Amazon ~ Book Depository ~ Booktopia ~ Dymocks ~ Kobo Disclaimer: I was provided with a free copy of this book in […]

Jonathan Dark or The Evidence of Ghosts by A.K. Benedict

Posted on April 15, 2016August 29, 2018 by Elizabeth

Published: February 2016 by Orion Books Format reviewed: E-book (mobi) Genres: Crime, supernatural Source: NetGalley Available: Publisher (print and electronic) ~ Abbey’s ~ Amazon ~ Book Depository ~ Booktopia ~ Dymocks ~ Kobo Disclaimer: I was provided with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Maria King knows a secret […]

Contact2016, Contact, Natcon, Contact program, Earl Grey Editing, Brisbane, science fiction, Australian science fiction convention, sci-fi, speculative fiction, spec-fic, fantasy

Contact2016, Part 2

Posted on April 11, 2016June 10, 2016 by Elizabeth

Contact2016 took place from Friday 25 April until Monday 28 April. As is always the case, there was a lot of good programming to see, so I had to split my report into two parts. You can read the first part here. I attended several panels on diversity and have to commend programming co-ordinator Damon Cavalchini on doing a brilliant […]

Tell the Wind and Fire, Sara Rees Brennan, Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities, YA, dystopia, fantasy, tea, Earl Grey Editing

Tell the Wind and Fire by Sarah Rees Brennan

Posted on April 8, 2016August 27, 2018 by Elizabeth

Published: April 2016 by Clarion Books Format reviewed: E-book (mobi) Genres: Fantasy, YA, dystopia Source: NetGalley Reading Challenges: Once Upon A Time X Available: Publisher (print and electronic) ~ Amazon ~ Barnes & Noble ~ Book Depository ~ Booktopia ~ Dymocks Disclaimer: I was provided with a free copy of this book in exchange for […]

Contact2016, Part 1

Posted on April 4, 2016June 10, 2016 by Elizabeth

Contact was the Australian Sci-fi Convention (or Natcon) for 2016 and took place in Brisbane over 25-28 March. The theme this year was Make Contact, tying into the fact that Brisbane hasn’t hosted a Natcon for around a decade. Special guests were Ben Aaronovitch, author of the Peter Grant/Rivers of London series; Jill Pantozzi, former Editor-in-Chief of the […]

Mt TBR report: March 2016

Posted on April 1, 2016June 10, 2016 by Elizabeth

Um. So, between some excellent sales (particularly from Samhain as they wind up), some raids on the library in preparation for Contact and my trip to the Contact dealers room, I might have been a bit excitable with my acquisitions. Even keeping up my excellent reading rate hasn’t helped. But I always knew March was […]