October proved to be a pretty average month for my reading. It did involve a little more rereading than usual, as I returned to a couple of series I hadn’t touched in a while. In a bid to encourage myself to read some of the piles of fanfic I have marked for later, I’ve started […]
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A little over eighteen months ago, I wrapped up the blog here on Earl Grey Editing, saying: Change is a constant, so I hope that at some point in the future, circumstances will shift again and I will be able to return to blogging at EGE. Very few of us could have predicted 2020. Circumstances […]
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On Saturday 19 September, the Ditmar Awards were presented. These would ordinarily have been presented at the National Australian Speculative Fiction convention, but since no conventions took place this year, the ceremony was conducted online. I was honoured to receive an award for Best Fan Writer. Thank you so much to everyone who voted for […]
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On Saturday 8 June, the Ditmar Awards were presented at Continuum 15 in Melbourne. I was honoured to receive an award for Best Fan Publication in Any Medium. Thank you so much to everyone who voted for me. This was my acceptance speech: It turns out it really is third time lucky. Running the Earl […]
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Winter starts this weekend, which means Continuum is just around the corner! Continuum 15 also happens to be Australia’s Natcon this year. It will be held in Melbourne on 7-10 June and the Guests of Honour are Kate Elliott and Ken Liu. I’m super excited to be attending! I’m also delighted to be scheduled on […]
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Having come to the end of my reviewing commitments here at Earl Grey Editing, this is the last post you’ll see from me for a little while. As I mentioned when I first posted about winding up, there will be the occasional announcement post–such as my schedule for Continuum. But I expect things will largely […]
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This week I’m over at the Skiffy and Fanty Show with a review of the Aurealis-Award-winning Catching Teller Crow by Ambelin and Ezekiel Kwaymullina. This is a masterfully-told story about the ghost of an Aboriginal girl who goes with her father to investigate a fatal fire in a small rural town in Australia. It presents […]
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April generally sees a spike in my reading, in part due to Dewey’s Readathon (there’s a corresponding spike in October, when the readathon also runs). This year’s spike is a bit bigger than usual, as I never quite slowed down after the readathon was over. Mt TBR Status Mt TBR @ 1 January 2019: 442 […]
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Published: February 2019 by Penguin Teen Australia Format reviewed: Paperback, 405 pages Series: Valentine #3 Genres: Fantasy, young adult Source: Bought from Harry Hartog Available: Abbey’s ~ Amazon (AU,US) ~Book Depository ~ Booktopia ~ Dymocks~ Kobo Disclaimer: This review contains spoilers for previous books. Things that happen sometimes when your boyfriend is a magical fairy […]
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Published: January 2019 by Tor Books Format reviewed: Trade Paperback, 320 pages Series: Titan’s Forest #3 Genres: Fantasy Source: Bought from Dymocks Available:Abbey’s ~ Amazon (AU, CA, UK, US) ~ Barnes & Noble ~ Book Depository ~ Booktopia ~ Dymocks ~ Indiebound ~ Kobo Disclaimer: This review contains spoilers for previous volumes/books. Courtier, explorer, thief: […]
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