Books discussed or mentioned:

  • Dog Boy by Eva Hornung (Text Publishing)
  • Shooting the Fox by Marion Halligan (Allen & Unwin)
  • The Golden Day by Ursula Dubosarksy (Allen & Unwin)
  • Saltwater Vampires by Kirsty Eagar (Penguin)
  • Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones (Text Publishing)
  • The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ by Philip Pullman (Text Publishing)
  • We Had It So Good by Linda Grant (Virago Press)

Extra points:

  • I hope I pronounced Eva’s surname correctly – I do fret about getting names right.
  • I discovered my laptop has hidden (or at least heretofore hidden to me) movie editing software, thus explaining that initial second of credits. I didn’t go overboard (slowly, wee tortoise) but I know it’s there now. BEWARE! FADE IN | FADE OUTS may be on the horizon. But don’t worry, I’ll make them classy.
  • My hair looks like that all the time – you can see why I live in hats. Or get it all cut off.
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Karen Andrews is the creator of this website, one of the most established and well-respected parenting blogs in the country. She is also an author, award-winning writer, poet, editor and publisher at Miscellaneous Press. Her latest book is Trust the Process: 101 Tips on Writing and Creativity