Shrill – The Loud And Proud Lindy West

Seattle has produced some amazing things- Nirvana, Microsoft, Starbucks, Boeing and the author, journalist and sometimes controversial blogger Lindy West. Lindy has been touring the USA and now Australia discussing her novel, Shrill Notes From A Loud Woman. Her fans include Amy […]

Perfume – Friend Or Foe?

I love wearing perfume. If I forget to squirt some on I feel underdressed all day. My mum is worse always lingering in the cosmetics department having a little spray of the latest fragrance. My husband buys me exotic perfumes from all over […]

A Cinematic Life

I grew up watching David Stratton and Margaret Pomeranz hosting ‘The Movie Show’ and more recently ‘At the Movies’. This always entertaining pair could bicker about movies like an old married couple, with David’s refined English accent the polar opposite of Margaret’s […]

Sparkling In Stellenbosch

My husband of 30 years and I always do something special for Valentine’s Day. Last year he excelled himself by taking me to the wine region of Stellenbosch in South Africa.                     Stellenbosch is a short 45 minute drive from Cape Town […]

Kelly Lyonns ‘The Soldier’s Woman’

SheBrisbane’s own Kelly Lyonns is about to release her debut novel ‘The Soldier’s Woman’, published by local publisher Atlas Productions Books. It is a regency romance with a paranormal twist. Kelly is excitedly planning her launch which will be this Friday at The Gap’s […]

Gold

I need to preface this review by saying that I am a huge Matthew McConnaughey fan. I loved his rom com days in movies like ‘How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days’. I loved him as the ‘Lincoln Lawyer’ and in […]

Six Year Olds Put To The Test

It was with great sadness that I read there will be more compulsory testing in our schools. Now it is the six year olds who’ve been targeted for testing in literacy and numeracy. From my years of experience as a teacher I believe […]

La, La, Lutece

My love affair with all things French continues after enjoying the Perigord Black Truffle and Bordeaux Wne Dinner at one of my favourite French restaurants- Lutece. Lutece opened in Bardon in July 2013 and has quickly become a firm favourite amongst Brisbane […]

Holiday Reading

The sun is shining. The kids are on holiday. Christmas is almost here. Lazy, beach holidays are beckoning and that means time to savour some really good books. You know you’ve been waiting all year for this. You deserve it. So here are my […]

More Manu Please!

Manu Fieldel is the charming French chef best known for the hit TV series ‘My Kitchen Rules’, which just happens to be my very favourite show. Now in its eighth season it will be gracing our screens again with more good and some not so […]

London Calling

Where Paris is chic, cultured and refined, its rival cousin across the channel, London, is cool, happening and in your face fun. So, you’ve done the Tower of London, watched the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace and toured Westminster Abbey . Where […]

A Romantic High Tea

I had the great pleasure of attending the Australian Romance Readers Association (ARRA) 2016 Brisbane High Tea recently  with fellow She Brisbane writer and romance author Kelly Lyons. Romance and High Tea just seem to go hand-in-hand, which is why  ARRA set […]

Dreaming of writing

As a keen reader, writer and aspiring author I’ve always been interested in hearing other writer’s stories about their journey to publication. So, it was with great delight that I received ‘ Writing the Dream’ , a book published by Serenity Press, […]

The Bit In Between

Author: Clare Varley (Melbourne) Synopsis After an unfortunate incident in an airport lounge involving an immovable customs officer, a full jar of sun-dried tomatoes, quite a lot of vomit, and the capricious hand of fate, Oliver meets Alison. In spite of this […]

Can we women really have it all?

Can we women really have it all? Groan, I know, I know we’ve heard this one before…move on! Seriously though, I’d like to talk a little bit more about this modern-day dilemma, as I still feel that there is a lot of […]

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