I was in a playground when I fell in love with this book. It was the second week of school holidays, a sunny day (one of few) and, for once, a playground that demanded very little parental supervision. I took full advantage. Surrounded by chatting mums and careering kids on scooters, I pulled out my copy of the brilliant yellow…
A great pleasure to welcome corporate communications guru, Simone Pregellio, as guest reviewer for the Marina Go memoir, Break Through. Like many Gen X women, I remember my very first Dolly magazine, bought and devoured on a holiday to the Gold Coast when I was 13 years old. The reason I remember ‘my first’, and the start of what would…
Two very different books. Two very different genres. Two very different writers. Two very different target audiences. But at the heart of both – sex. More specifically, sex within the context of a relationship, but also outside of that context. In The Dangerous Bride, we meet Lee Kofman in a Melbourne fetish club on the night before her wedding, kissing…
Is there a more complex creature than a young girl? Desperate to fit in, yet also stand out (only in the right way, of course). Too cool to hold hands with a parent, yet yearning for love in all its forms – familial, platonic, and romantic. Such a rich confusion of thoughts and emotions. Such perfect fodder for writers. Is…
IN BRIEF:Funny, and at times heart-breaking, this is a memoir of one man’s efforts to understand why his parents didn’t love him in the way they should have.
IN BRIEF:Harrowing but hilarious autobiography, with a healthy dose of self-help for the selfie generation
IN BRIEF:You think being a published author is a dream come true? Read this collection of four, hilarious, memoir-style essays from Liam Pieper, and think again.
IN 140 CHARACTERS OR LESS:A warts-and-all depiction of the rise and fall of the morning TV star you’ve never heard of.