White Peach tea, Adore Tea, Earl Grey Editing, Looseleaf Links, looseleaf tea

Loose-leaf Links #32

Loose-leaf Links is a feature where I gather together the interesting bits and pieces on sci-fi and fantasy I’ve come across and share them with you over tea. Today’s tea is White Peach from Adore Tea. It’s a mixture of Chinese white and black teas and is perfect for cold brewing in summer. Follow Up […]

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Who’s Afraid Too? by Maria Lewis

Published: January 2017 by Piatkus Format reviewed: Trade Paperback, 352 pages Series: Tommi Grayson #2 Genres: Urban fantasy Source: Publisher Reading Challenges: Australian Women Writers Challenge 2017 Available: Publisher (print) ~ Abbey’s ~ Amazon ~ Barnes & Noble ~ Book Depository ~ Booktopia ~ Dymocks ~ Kobo Disclaimer: I was provided with a free copy […]

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Rivqa Rafael

Difficult differences: diversity of racial identity in an intersectional anthology

For today’s post, I’ve invited Rivqa Rafael to discuss her forthcoming anthology Problem Daughters. Problem Daughters will amplify the voices of women who are sometimes excluded from mainstream feminism. It will be an anthology of beautiful, thoughtful, unconventional speculative fiction and poetry around the theme of intersectional feminism, with a specific focus on the lives and […]

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Bitten by Amanda Pillar

Published: Self-published in January 2017 Format reviewed: E-book (mobi) Series: Graced #2 Genres: Urban fantasy, paranormal romance Source: Publisher Reading Challenges: Australian Women Writers Challenge 2017 Available:Amazon ~ Barnes & Noble ~ Kobo Disclaimer: I was provided with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. The city of Pinton has […]

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Read My Valentine 2017

I’ve mentioned many times that I’m a sucker for a reading challenge and I have especially loved the themed challenges Carl has run at Stainless Steel Droppings. There’s Once Upon A Time for fantasy from March until June. There’s Readers Imbibing at Peril for dark fantasy, supernatural and horror over the Halloween period. And there’s […]

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Earl Grey Editing, 2017 Reading Challenges

2017 Reading Challenges

If you’ve been following me for even a short time, you probably know I’m a sucker for a reading challenge. Many of the ones in which I participate are seasonal or only run for a short time. However, I usually sign up for a couple of year-long challenges, just to keep things interesting. 2016 Challenge […]

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Earl Grey Editing, tea and books, books and tea, Ditmar Awards, Nebula Awards, The Lyre Thief, Jennifer Fallon, Den of Wolves, Juliet Marillier, Vigil, Angela Slatter, Kings Rising, C.S. Pacat

Reviews of Awards-eligible Works

With 2016 almost done, the SFF community is already gearing up for the 2017 awards season. To assist with the nominating process, I thought I’d share a list of works I’ve reviewed that are eligible. Ditmar Awards The Ditmars are Australia’s popularly-voted award for SFF. Traditionally, they’re presented at NatCon. In 2017 that will be […]

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