Lessons from a learner: Author signing events

Earlier this month I had the privilege of attending the West Coast Fiction Festival. In short, it was amazing. It was a fantastic day spent in a room full of authors, books, and booklovers; followed by a night of drinks and dancing with those same people. (Disclaimer: I was on the organising committee, in particular...

An author’s adventures in … Balingup

What did I do over the weekend? I put on a dress and boots, and took my cloak (and a daughter) on road trip. One the last weekend in August, the tiny town of Balingup in South West Western Australia comes to life in a magical way hosting a Medieval Carnivale. Miss 17 and I...

What Catie read next: The Gender Game (Bella Forrest)

I’m totally late to the party, but I have recently been introduced to Bella Forrest. Ever since I read ‘The Hunger Games’ I’ve been on the hunt for dystopian books. (I don’t know how I missed an entire genre before then; especially a genre I enjoy so much. Go figure. Although, admittedly, I initially read...