How to Avoid a Happy Life: the blog

How to Avoid a Happy Life: the blog

Dear Reader, Shortly I will be launching a new blog here, detailing my trials, tribulations and hopefully triumphs in writing in a completely new genre, the memoir. I am debating whether to create a blog separate to this website so that the kids’ content and the more...
Best Books of 2021

Best Books of 2021

It’s the time of the year for best-of lists. Here is my selection of books you won’t (in my opinion) be sorry to read. This is based on my version of Tony Thompson’s version of Goodreads’ version of a list  First book of 2021: My first 2021 books were published in...
As good as Dancing Queen

As good as Dancing Queen

Hello dear Reader! As of tomorrow, I am transitioning into full time writing/presenting/consulting, after a truly hectic couple of years/decades of juggling the various aspects of my life. I am pleased that I will be able to go and talk to kids in schools more often...
Mel and Shell: more reviews! More ABBA news!

Mel and Shell: more reviews! More ABBA news!

What a time, dear Reader! Not only has Mel and Shell made its way into the world, thanks to the superlative Fremantle Press, with the grooviest, ABBA-est cover ever!, but ABBA released two singles the day after its publication! AND they have announced concert dates in...
Merry in March: Mel and Shell

Merry in March: Mel and Shell

Happy equinox to you, Dear Reader! I am fantabulously excited to let you know that the ABBA novel, as was its working title, now has not only a launch date (September) but an actual cover (see below). The blurb and a sample chapter is now available here. Thank you...
2020, that’s a wrap

2020, that’s a wrap

Well, we made it. It’s been a year. For those of us in Western Australia, we’ve had a temporary reprieve, of sorts, that the rest of the world has not been so lucky to have (and has led to some golden Mark McGowan-inspired comedy, the best of which has been by Jones...