Title: The Rip Author: Mark Brandi Published: February 26th 2019 Publisher: Hachette Australia Pages: 272 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Crime RRP: $29.99 Rating: 5 stars THE NEW NOVEL FROM THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF WIMMERA. An urban crime novel that slowly and masterfully hooks you in… then shocks with the horrific crime and the dread that the characters you care about aren’t going to make […]

Title: The Scholar Author: Dervla McTiernan Published: February 18th 2019 Publisher: Harper Collins AU Pages: 384 Genres:  Fiction, Crime, Mystery, Thriller RRP: $32.99 Rating: 4 stars From the author of the critically acclaimed bestseller The Ruin comes a compulsive new crime thriller featuring DS Cormac Reilly. Being brilliant has never been this dangerous … When Dr Emma Sweeney stumbles across the victim of a hit and […]

Welcome to Tea with Mrs B, an author interview series. Here to share a pot of tea and to chat about her brand new book, Small Blessings, is Emily Brewin. Emily Brewin is a Melbourne-based author and educator. Hello, Goodbye is her first novel. Her second, Small Blessings, was released with Allen & Unwin in February 2019. […]

Title: Small Blessings Author: Emily Brewin Published: February 1st 2019 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pages: 248 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary RRP: $29.99 Rating: 4 stars Through the unlikeliest of friendships comes a second chance. Rosie Larson doesn’t trust people – and with good reason. Her violent ex-boyfriend, Joel, is out of jail and she’s determined he won’t find her or their eleven-year-old son. For Isobel […]

Title: Star Crossed Author: Minnie Darke Published: March 5th 2019 Publisher: Penguin Books Australia Pages: 400 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Romance RRP: $32.99 Rating: 4 stars When Justine Carmichael (Sagittarius, aspiring journalist and sceptic) bumps into her old friend Nick Jordan (Aquarius, struggling actor and true believer) it could be by chance. Or perhaps it’s written in the stars. Justine works at the Alexandria Park Star – […]

Welcome to Tea with Mrs B, an author interview series. Here to share a pot of tea and to chat about her brand new book, Sunshine, is Kim Kelly. Kim Kelly is the author of eight novels exploring Australia and its history, including the acclaimed Wild Chicory and The Blue Mile, and UK Pigeonhole favourite, Paper Daisies. […]

Title: Tilly Maguire and the Royal Wedding Mess Author: Emma Grey Published: December 17th 2018 Publisher: Harper Collins AU Pages: 304 Genres:  Children (12+) RRP: $19.99 Rating: 3.5 stars ROYAL WEDDING; ROYAL MESS! WHAT HAS 18-YEAR-OLD PR INTERN TILLY MAGUIRE LANDED HERSELF IN? Aspiring writer, 18-year-old Tilly Maguire, is a totally reformed ex-superfan of British boyband singer, Reuben Vaughan. Yeah, she was going to […]

Welcome to Tea with Mrs B, an author interview series. Here to share a pot of tea and to chat about her latest book, The Secrets of Palmerston House, is Phillipa Nefri Clark. Phillipa lives just outside a beautiful town in country Victoria, Australia. She also lives in the many worlds of her imagination and stockpiles stories […]

Title: The Girl Without Skin Author: Mads Peder Nordbo Published: October 1st 2018 Publisher: Text Publishing Pages: 352 Genres: Fiction, Crime, Mystery, Suspense RRP: $29.99 Rating: 4 stars They were near the edge of the glacier. The sea beneath the helicopter was dense with pack ice. In front of them, the endless whiteness stretched as far as the light could reach. It hurt his […]

Welcome to Tea with Mrs B, an author interview series. Here to share a pot of tea and to chat about her latest book, Swinging Through Life: A Flash Fiction Collection, is Renee Conoulty. Renee Conoulty is an Australian Air Force wife and mother of two. She writes stories of dance, romance, and military life […]