I’ve spent a goodly part of my Good Friday afternoon updating Aussiereviews with twelve new reviews. As always, the majority are children’s and young adult titles, though this time round there are two nonfiction titles and one adult fiction. My favourite from this batch is probably Cold Skin, a verse novel by Steven Herrick, a master of the form. Having been recently working on verse novels myself I enjoyed reading one by someone who does it so well.

Have also ducked over to Sputnick57 to read an interview with a friend and fellow author Bren MacDibble – now isn’t that a wonderful name for a writer? When Bren speaks about writing it’s always worth listening to, and this interview is no exception. It’s clever, insightful and witty, a great combination.

My beloved is cooking fish and chips tonight in honour of Good Friday. He’s an excellent cook, my beloved, a nice bloke, too.