Nina Kenwood
Nina Kenwood is the former marketing manager for Readings. She is the author of two novels for young adults, It Sounded Better in My Head and Unnecessary Drama.
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Review — 26 Jun 2016
Ruins by Rajith Savanadasa
Set in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Rajith Savanadasa’s debut novel Ruins is a sweeping family saga that looks at class, wealth, gender, intergenerational conflict, cultural conflict, politics and more. It follows…
Review — 24 Jan 2016
A Murder Without Motive by Martin McKenzie-Murray
I’ve long been a fan of Martin McKenzie-Murray’s journalism, and I think his work for The Saturday Paper is outstanding. He is skilled at approaching difficult topics with sensitivity, compassion…
Blog post — 22 Dec 2015
A guide to TV shows to watch this summer
Here’s where I’m coming from – I like good comedies, snappy dialogue, family drama, teen angst, action-packed intrigue, survival-against-the-odds stories, anything that will make me cry and legal dramas. I…
Blog post — 30 Nov 2015
Five books that made me happy this year
A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler
A Spool of Blue Thread very well might be Anne Tyler’s last book, which made reading it a somewhat bittersweet experience. Tyler’s…
Blog post — 14 Jul 2015
Thoughts on Go Set A Watchman
I’ve finished reading Go Set A Watchman.
Whew! What a relief! Now I can read all those reviews, opinion pieces, hot takes and tweets safe in the knowledge that…
Review — 20 Aug 2015
Small Acts of Disappearance by Fiona Wright
Small Acts of Disappearance is Fiona Wright’s memoir of her eating disorder. It’s structured as a series of ten essays, and from the very first lines of the opening chapter…
Blog post — 30 Jun 2015
Why you should read a book by an Australian woman this month
July is proving a particularly strong month for Australian women’s writing. Nina Kenwood shares four new releases by Australian women that she has read, loved, and can’t stop talking about.
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Review — 24 Aug 2014
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
There’s an outbreak of the flu. The virus is airborne, highly contagious, and kills almost everyone who contracts it. Within a week, the world as we know it is gone…
Blog post — 25 Jun 2015
The beginner's guide to Rainbow Rowell
I adore Rainbow Rowell. Her work is funny, smart and deeply interesting, plus she writes maybe the best first kiss scenes of anyone, ever. If you’re a Rowell newbie and…
Blog post — 25 Jun 2015
The beginner's guide to Curtis Sittenfeld
Curtis Sittenfeld is one of my all-time favourite authors. I love her books passionately. There’s a quality to her writing I find addictive, in a way I can’t quite explain…