The Summer I Turned Pretty – Franc. World Review

Newly released as a major TV series on Amazon Prime, The Summer I Turned Pretty is an adaptation of the 2009 YA romance novel series by the same name and is a beautifully written novel for older tweens by bestselling author Jenny Han. Every year Isabel spends a perfect summer at her favourite place in […]

Forty Nights – Pirooz Jafari

Pirooz Jafari migrated to Australia more than two decades ago as an ambitious photographer. However, his experience of witnessing violations of human rights ignited a passion in him to pursue legal studies. In the summer of 2003, Pirooz graduated as a lawyer. Since then, he has worked in various community-based organisations and statutory bodies. Earlier […]

Stone Town – Margaret Hickey

Award-winning author and playwright Margaret Hickey was born in London to Australian parents and grew up in small country towns across Australia. Currently, she works as a lecturer, teacher, public presenter, and is a regular guest on ABC regional radio. Her newest title “Stone Town” is our July Book of the Month. ABOUT STONE TOWN: […]

Something Blue by Alex Sarkis

Born and raised in Sydney’s West to Lebanese immigrant parents, Alex Sarkis started writing stories of her own in her early twenties. For the past ten years, it’s been her enduring dream to be a writer and to produce good work that her readers will love. Today, she released her FIRST book “Something Blue.” “Something […]