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She’s worked as a journalist and magazine feature writer in Sydney, Melbourne and London. But in 2009 Johanna Nicholls published her first historical saga, Ironbark, which she followed up with Ghost Gum Valley in 2012. Now she is about to bring out her third novel, The Lace Balcony. Here she tells us about how she researches and writes historical fiction and about the books that have inspired her.' (12)
She was punched, kicked, bitten, spat at – and even had a set of false teeth hurled at her. So when Karen M Davis decided to write about her 20-year career in the NSW police force she had no shortage of material to draw upon when describing the dark side of human behaviour. Here she tells us how she made the transition from police officer to crime novelist.' (31)
'Ever since he wheeled around the school car park on the back of his mate’s Honda XL250, Boris Mihailovic has had a passion for motor bike riding. Angus Dalton chats with Boris about his latest book of fast-paced, revved-up tales.' (58)