Tag Archives: Angela Savage

Fan mail

Posted on 21/04/2013 by

This week I received fan mail from Austria via my publisher. Real mail. A hand-made card in an envelop, the message inside written in ink, complete with quote from Emily Dickinson. The sender, Ms Theresia Raditschnigg, asked for my autograph … Continue reading →

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Cover me*

Posted on 03/04/2013 by

I am excited to announce that the release date for my new novel The Dying Beach has been brought forward to 26 June 2013. In preparation, the fabulous team at Text Publishing are re-packaging the digital editions of the previous two Jayne … Continue reading →

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Cambodian orphanage raid hits close to home

Posted on 24/03/2013 by

The Sunday Age today ran an article today about a raid on an orphanage in Cambodia called Love in Action (LIA), run by 71-year-old Australian woman Ruth Golder. According to journalist Lindsay Murdoch, LIA was raided by 17 Cambodian government officials, police … Continue reading →

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The secret is (almost) out

Posted on 19/03/2013 by

The Australian Crime Writers’ Association has released a teaser for its new publication, irresistibly entitled, If I Tell You…I’ll Have To Kill You: Australia’s Leading Crime Writers Reveal Their Secrets. This collection of musings on writing crime and crime writing is described by … Continue reading →

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Holiday Murders at Montsalvat

Posted on 15/03/2013 by

I recently had the great pleasure of interviewing author Robert Gott about his new novel The Holiday Murders at an intimate literary dinner held at the Meeting Pool Restaurant at Montsalvat, organised by the Eltham Bookshop. Robert is the author of … Continue reading →

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A Hemingway-esque short story

Posted on 28/01/2013 by

Legend has it Ernest Hemingway once won a bet by writing a story in just six words. “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” Whether true or part of the myth surrounding the twentieth century American writer, the anecdote illustrates how much … Continue reading →

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The Next Big Thing

Posted on 12/12/2012 by

I’ve been tagged by Australian crime writer David Whish-Wilson to take part in the Next Big Thing meme that’s making the rounds among writers — a great way to find out what some of my favourite writers are up to and … Continue reading →

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Crime & Justice Festival 2012 debrief: Part 2

Posted on 26/11/2012 by

Further to Part 1 of my debrief on the Crime & Justice Festival 2012,  on Saturday afternoon Rochelle Jackson interviewed Ian Rankin, Shane Maloney and Stuart Littlemore about their protagonists, John Rebus, Murray Whelan and Harry Curry respectively, on a panel called … Continue reading →

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Crime & Justice Festival 2012 debrief: Part 1

Posted on 23/11/2012 by

For three days last week, a stretch of Collins Street in Melbourne’s CBD between Swanston and Russell Streets was transformed into a literary precinct, a string of new venues hosting the return of the Reader’s Feast Crime and Justice Festival. … Continue reading →

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Crime & Justice Festival 2012

Posted on 21/10/2012 by

It is fitting that Ian Rankin is headlining this year’s Crime & Justice Festival, harking as he does from Edinburgh, the first UNESCO City of Literature. With Reader’s Feast Bookstore now operating from their chic premises on Collins Street, the Crime & … Continue reading →

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