Month: September 2016

September 12, 2016September 12, 2016

BT019. Genre slayer

*Podcasts

Historical romance author Sheri Cobb South talks about the popularity of Wrong-Way Romance, why teen romance and Regency romance are more alike than you might think, and the stigma of ... Read more

September 10, 2016September 10, 2016

Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera exhibition at the Art Gallery of NSW

Events

Guest post by Merrian Weymouth. Frida Kahlo’s work makes a case for narcissism as a female virtue that carves out space, time and the right to the internal, lived life, ... Read more

September 9, 2016September 22, 2016

RECAP: The Bachelor Australia – S4 E14

Cheat sheets

Bachie seeks to play up the idea of men (figuratively) controlling access to their female relatives. Yeah. Not my fave. Airs on Channel 10.

September 8, 2016September 22, 2016

RECAP: The Bachelor Australia – S4 E13

Cheat sheets

Limerence, transpo dates, and the significance of baked bean jaffles in the Australian romantic narrative. Airs on Channel 10.

September 7, 2016September 9, 2016

Playing Fast by Melanie Scott (New York Saints, #5)

Contemporary romance, Romance

A solid instalment in the New York Saints series, featuring the trademark hottie sports hero and a heroine who protests just a little too much and for too long.

September 6, 2016September 23, 2016

Tuesday Tidbits: Where I matter

Lucky dip

A round-up of some of our favourite quotes and images from book lovers around the interwebs.

September 5, 2016September 4, 2016

When Michael Met Mina by Randa Abdel-Fattah

Reviews, Romantic elements, Teen fiction, Young adult fiction

Deeply political and wonderfully nuanced, this might well be the Looking For Alibrandi for Australia’s current generation of teens.

September 3, 2016September 4, 2016

#Shallowreader Bingo – August

*Reading lists

Bingo! I was too late to win this month, but I got that final square to lock in 5 squares in a line. Yass!

September 2, 2016September 22, 2016

RECAP: The Bachelor Australia – S4 E12

Cheat sheets

Once more unto the B(re)ach, dear friends! It’s time for Bachie-with-Jodi — and yes, I apologise for that awful pun. Airs on Channel 10.

September 1, 2016September 22, 2016

RECAP: The Bachelor Australia – S4 E11

Cheat sheets

It’s that time of the week again! Jump on board the Bachie-with-Jodi train. We’re on the home stretch now. Airs on Channel 10.