by Lynette Washington | Aug 3, 2016 | Books, Reviews
Edited by Zane Lovitt (Spineless Wonders) 2016, 197pp, RRP $27.99 Spineless Wonders are again proving themselves to be one of the most exciting and innovative publishers in Australia, and the Crime Scenes story collection is further evidence of this. For a publisher...
by Dave Bradley | Jul 26, 2016 | Books, Reviews
Stephen King (Hachette Australia) 2016, 354pp, RRP $32.99 The impossibly prolific King concludes his ‘Hodges Trilogy’ with this follow-up to Mr. Mercedes (released a mere two years ago) and Finders Keepers, and it’s a possibly stand-alone entry that finally tips over...
by Dave Bradley | Jul 26, 2016 | Books, Reviews
Joe Hill (Hachette Australia) 2016, 752pp, RRP $29.99 The latest epic from Hill (the pen name of Joseph Hillstrom King, a.k.a. Stephen’s son) acknowledges his Dad in an opening list of inspirations, where Hill admits to supposedly stealing the basic idea for this one...
by Dave Bradley | Jul 26, 2016 | Books, Reviews
Ezekiel Boone (Hachette Australia) 2016, 352pp, RRP $29.99 Boone’s début novel is an intensely readable dramatic thriller with touches of end-times panic and some seriously horrific moments, especially if you’re a punter who’s sensibly phobic of the central critter....
by Dave Bradley | Jul 26, 2016 | Books, Reviews
Neil Gaiman (Hachette Australia) 2016, 532pp, RRP $29.99 A large and eclectic selection of non-fiction pieces from the beloved Gaiman, this comprises speeches (often much-digressed-from at the time), articles, introductions to others’ works and more, and proves that...
by Dave Bradley | Jul 22, 2016 | Live Music, Music, Reviews
Thebarton Theatre, Thu 21 Jul. The latest in a long, profitable and shamelessly joy-inducing list of ‘nostalgia circuit’ package tours, this particular gaggle of 80s pop stars hit the Thebby to the rabid delight of devoted fans, many of whom turned up in satin pants,...