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Newtown Review of Books - Reader's Favourite
Newtown Review of Books recently posted their yearly reader's favourites from 2025, and I was particularly pleased to see Fiona Hardy's Unbury the Dead review in the list.
Which is the perfect excuse to remind everyone that the second book in the series - Old Games is due out late February. Add it to your Mt TBR piles.
Mid January pointer to the end of December Offering
2026 has been quite a year. Let's hope that 2027 is better. (Yes I've given up on this one already and it's the 12th of January).
So far we've been very very lucky on the fire front - the closest anything has gotten so far has been about 6ks away and that was on day one of the Extreme Heatwave last week. That's not going to last so we're watching and waiting for that other shoe to kick us in the head. You may or may not, therefore hear a lot from me, and then you may get never-ending newsletters as I go for distraction.
AustCrime Update: November / December 2025
Best wishes to all for the upcoming festive season however you celebrate (or don't). This year our day will be low key as usual. Board games and no fuss food with friends, all leading up to a chocolate fountain. Which is our sort of Christmas Tree!
Vale Jean Bedford
In the last few days news of the death of Jean Bedford, after a long illness, has been announced. As a joint founder of Newtown Review of Books, many people will have read her work, or been assisted by her editing skills, over the life of that site, as well as during her time as a much admired author, teacher, lecturer and editor. A wonderful and illuminating tribute has now been posted: