I had an early morning chat with the crew from NovaFM on the Assassin tour, clutching my cup of coffee like a lifeline. We talked about the writing process, criminal investigation and the difficulties of researching the dark side of society.
All Women Hate Each Other? Not on your life.
‘All women hate each other,’ or so the saying goes. This is a view of women many instinctively agree with and it was the focus (and title) of a panel I recently took part in at The Festival of Dangerous Ideas. So, where does this idea come from?
Stereotypes
The angry feminist, vacuous model, bitchy boss, desperate housewife, smug mother, home birth zealot, evil stepmother and gold digger all have one thing in common – they are stereotypes.
Wicked Women
Eve was the first bad girl, and ever since, women have been linked in the popular consciousness with the concept of sin and their sins with sex.
The Moss Paradox/Let’s Hear It For The Girls
In today’s Sunday Magazine I chat with Angela Mollard about love, life, writing Assassin, losing my mother when I was young, and more. “My motto is ‘Life is too short to live the same day twice…”
Who do you look up to?
There is no doubt that the role models we choose significantly impact our lives. At their best, they can inspire us to grow, to learn and to be better human beings. They can show us that something is possible. At worst, they can compel us to take self-defeating actions, to empty our wallets, numb our brains and cling hopelessly to unhealthy habits and ideas.
Q&A
I appeared on my first Q&A this month, hosted by Tony Jones. Topics included cyberbullying, education reform, super trawlers, asylum seekers and people smuggling. I spoke for the first time about my refugee family history and my Opa's escape from a Nazi work camp....
Pandora English returns in The Skeleton Key
Pandora English returns in her third novel, The Skeleton Key, publishing December 1, 2012. In The Spider Goddess she faced her most formidable foe yet, but things are certainly not about to get easier for Pandora or for Spektor, the mysterious Manhattan suburb that...
The Invisible Women
Those of you who are familiar with my blog will know that I have some interest in women’s rights and representation in parliament, the media, literature and film.
PM Julia Gillard compared to ‘old cow’ by CEO explaining plans for abattoir to slaughter old cows.
This week Australian Agricultural Co CEO David Farley compared Prime Minister Julia Gillard to ‘an old cow’.