Anthony Panegyres on writing and reading

Wolfborn by Sue Bursztynski  If anybody knows how to write for younger readers it's Sue Bursztynski. The French medieval tale Bi...

And More Books (plus a little on Michael Swanwick ) With the exception of journals and perhaps the occasional anthology, I think I’ll...

 "Hanwell in Hell" by Zadie Smith  "Hanwell in Hell" met the lofty expectations I hold whenever I read Zadie Sm...

"So Help me God" by Joyce Carol Oates From Oates’ superb anthology: The Female of the Species: Tales of Mystery and Suspense...

More Books from Planet Went down to Planet Books for their mega-sale and as usual bought books that weren't on sale. MY MOTHER SHE K...

Brief Book Review: The Confidential Agent by Graham Greene A former lecturer in romance languages, D is now a middle-aged confidenti...

 "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez After a storm, a married couple discover an old man with enormou...

The short story is an invaluable vehicle for writers to develop their craft. In terms of voice, style and structure, the form allows for so...

HorrorScope Review: ASIM #50, Andromeda #50 Mark Smith-Briggs, the editor of HorrorScope and a short story writer too, has written a revi...

I recently bought from my two favourite Perth bookstores: Planet Books (Mt Lawley) and New Edition (Fremantle and Northbridge). I still bu...

Book Review: The Lovely Bones by A. Sebold Memoir in Fiction It was difficult not to be hooked by the second line of the novel: ‘I...

The Great Raven: ASIM Issue #50

ASIM #50, The Wine Endures I am not a genre writer as such - and I’m certainly not a fan of labelling authors - but I'll confess to fe...

Dotdotdash Magazine It is not hard to promote an excellent product: Dotdotdash is an accessible literary journal with an innovative layou...

Brief Review: In Evil Hour by Marquez Marquez’ early hook entailing a murder of passion over a posted lampoon made me eagerly rip th...