The Persian Book Club
One of the unexpected joys of publishing a book is that I am sometimes invited by book clubs to speak about my novel. This can be slightly nerve racking because [...]
Literary Friendships #2
My second pair of guests are Sue Braghieri and Hannah van Didden. I first met them at a writing workshop a few years ago and we have been friends since. [...]
Literary Friendships #1
A little while ago I started thinking of literary friendships between women, and I turned naturally enough, to Professor Google. Despite trying the words in different combinations, the Professor thought [...]
Brown girls who shout
Whereas we write and speak as members of a small minority of marginal voices, our journalistic and academic critics belong to a wealthy system of interlocking informational and academic resources [...]
The Historian’s Daughter, by Rashida Murphy
A beautiful review of The Historian's Daughter by the lovely Lisa Hill from ANZ lit lovers blog.
The next wave updated (part 2): Rashida Murphy and Karen Overman
Honoured to be featured in Amanda Curtin's blog alongside Karen Overman.
Her Story
I first met Shokoofeh Azar in Fremantle about 3 years ago after reading a story she had published in the Westerly. Within 5 minutes we were chatting as if we [...]
Hansonisation
While I hesitate to give more air time to a woman known best for saying things I find hard not to take personally, the fact that Pauline Hanson is back [...]
2, 2 and 2: Rashida Murphy talks about The Historian’s Daughter
Here's a guest post on Amanda Curtin's blog, ahead of the launch of The Historian's Daughter on 31st August.
A short story – When the sky breaks
This story was first published by Sonic Boom in 2015 and the fact that we are still 'debating' the incarceration of human beings in detention centres, saddens me deeply. Here's [...]
Review: Veils, Halos and Shackles
https://cafedissensusblog.com/2016/07/15/book-review-charles-ades-fishman-smita-sahays-veils-halos-shackles/
The Historian’s Daughter
My publishers have just told me that The Historian's Daughter is now featured on their website as a forthcoming title. This is tremendously exciting and is now starting to feel [...]