Wandering the world

Touch is the second film I saw at the 2024 Brisbane Scandinavian Film Festival. See my review of the other film I watched, Before it ends. Touch | Released in Australia August 2024 | Viewed August 2024 | Directed by Baltasar Kormakur | Main cast: Egill Olafsson, Yoko Narahashi, Palmi Kormakur, Koki, and Masahiro Motoki I wouldn't normally be interested in a romance film, but there was something about the preview for Touch that drew me in. The film is told in two parts: Krist

Ugandan born JP Delaney is a British writer of psychological thrillers, also published as Tony Strong and Anthony Capella. I've not read anything by the author under any of the pseudonyms. I gave The perfect wife a go as it sounded original, and that's a tough ask in a crowded genre. Read on for my thoughts on the (kind of weird) sci fi mystery thriller. The perfect wife | Published August 2019 | Read October 2024 The perfect wife opens with Abbie waking up in hospital with n

I picked The murder stones up at my local library as I was intrigued by the idea of a Polish detective in a Scottish crime novel. The author, Hania Allen, was born in England to Polish refugees. Allen once worked in information management at the University of St Andrews before she gave up her job to write full time. I found this on her Goodreads bio: Hania has lived in Scotland longer than anywhere else and loves the country and its people, despite the nine months of rain and

Naomi Alderman is a British novelist who studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oxford before taking up a career as a writer. She also has experience as a writer for an alternate reality game. I'm not a huge fan of science fiction/futuristic/dystopian novels, but this one piqued my interest. I was surprised at how much I liked it! The future | Published November 2023 | Read October 2024 In The future, we follow Martha Einkorn and Lai Zhen through a dystopian scenario.