This past weekend proved to be a busy one, with events to attend on both Saturday and Sunday. First up was National Bookshop Day, where I had been asked to be a celebrity bookseller for the Younger Sun bookshop in Yarraville. I was only there for an hour, but what an exciting hour it was!Continue reading “Author At Large”
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Where I’ll Be On National Bookshop Day
Saturday 11th August is National Bookshop Day, and I’ve been invited to be a “celebrity” bookseller at The Younger Sun Bookshop. I put quotation marks around “celebrity” as I fully expect nobody to know who I am, and the fact that Andy Griffiths is following me means there’ll no doubt be a huge crowd ofContinue reading “Where I’ll Be On National Bookshop Day”
The Ideas Shoppe: Genealogy of a Book
For ages now, I’ve been meaning to do two things. 1) Write up a list of books that were influential on Vanguard Prime: Goldrush (out now, of course!). 2) Write the first in a regular series of posts entitled ‘The Ideas Shoppe’, in which I discuss the process of writing, focusing primarily on where inspiration comes from. And thenContinue reading “The Ideas Shoppe: Genealogy of a Book”
A Launch, Some Links, and a Little Movie Talk
On Wednesday night, in the Sun Theatre in Yarraville, we had the official launch for Vanguard Prime: Goldrush. It was a great night, which you can read about here, as well as see photos like this one, where I swear I’m less stunned than I seem to be; And that’s only the first of moreContinue reading “A Launch, Some Links, and a Little Movie Talk”
The Dark Knight, Reviews, and Interviews
I finally got the chance to see The Dark Knight Rises on the weekend, and as much as I enjoyed the movie it’s impossible to watch it now without thinking of Aurora, the terrible events that took place there, and the victims who are either no longer with us or will never be the same. One ofContinue reading “The Dark Knight, Reviews, and Interviews”
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