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First Chapters Q&A with J.M. Green

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J.M. Green is a crime writer based in Melbourne’s western suburbs. Her debut novel,  Good Money , the first hardboiled-crime novel featuring Stella Hardy, was shortlisted for a 2016 Ned Kelly Award, the Sisters in Crime's Davitt Award for best debut, as well as the 2014 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript. She divides her time between writing in her backyard studio and working as a librarian.  Shoot Through  is the third in the Stella Hardy series, following  Too Easy . J.M. Green will be reading from Shoot Through at First Chapters on Friday 1 November .   1. Brunswick Bound has asked you to read a piece from your published work.  Tell us what we can expect from the piece you have chosen? The piece is a conversation between my accidental detective, social worker Stella Hardy, and her long time frenemy Marcus Pugh, minster for justice. Marcus must ask for Stella’s help, something he is uncomfortable do...

First Chapters Q&A with Anna Snoekstra

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Anna Snoekstra writes novels, teaches storytelling at RMIT University and co-ordinates the Write Club at 100 Story Building .  Her non-fiction has appeared in The Guardian, Filmme Fatales and she is a regular contributor to Lindsay .  Her first novel Only Daughter was released in 2016, and is currently in the works to be turned into a feature film with Universal Pictures.  Her second, the acclaimed Little Secrets , was released in 2017.  In 2018, Anna released her first YA novel, Mercy Point ,  and the twisty and suspenseful novel, The Spite Game . Anna will be reading from The Spite Game at First Chapters on Friday 5 July.  1.   Brunswick Bound has asked you to read a piece from your published work.  Tell us what we can expect from the piece you have chosen? I’m going to read from my most recent novel The Spite Game , which is a story about lust, revenge and girlhood. Some of my favourite topics to write about! 2. ...