Sound On

Sound On

Jan 25, 2024 | Readers

I recently listened to actors reading excerpts from my book, The Engraver’s Secret, and was asked to select my favourite voices with a view to using them for the audiobook. I was asked to describe what I liked and didn’t like about their voices; and if I thought their...
Looking Forward

Looking Forward

Dec 15, 2023 | Readers, Writers

As I think of the people, conversations, experiences and challenges that have filled my past year, I am grateful for the numerous times I have been inspired and encouraged. I am thankful for the moments with friends when I’ve laughed until my stomach ached. The times...
Cover Reveal

Cover Reveal

Nov 23, 2023 | Readers

One of my favourite flowers are striped tulips, which have featured in floral still life paintings since the sixteenth century, and starred in springtime garden displays around the world. I was delighted that the design team at HarperCollins Australia included these...
Embrace Doing Nothing

Embrace Doing Nothing

Oct 21, 2023 | Readers, Writers

When Leonardo da Vinci was painting The Last Supper in Milan’s Santa Maria delle Grazie, the Prior reportedly complained that Leonardo was spending too much time standing about, staring into the distance, lost in contemplation. The Prior wanted to see the artist...
All About the Voice

All About the Voice

Aug 18, 2023 | Readers

I’m listening to the mesmerising voice of Meryl Streep as she narrates Tom Lake, a novel by Ann Patchett, one of my favourite authors. I wander around the house, making the bed, watering house plants, shoving laundry in the washing machine. Completing chores,...
Surprised by Escher

Surprised by Escher

Jul 31, 2023 | Readers

Another month, another museum visit. With each visit, comes inspiration. This time, it’s the Escher special exhibition at The Hague’s Kunstmuseum. Dutch-born Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972) is known around the world for artwork of optical illusions, objects...

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