I’ll be signing with Kylie Chan and Will Elliot on Easter Saturday at Borders Chermside. Time to be confirmed but most likely 11am – 1pm. It will be a fun day!
Also, I’ll be talking to the monthly book club at Borders Chermside next Thursday.
Borders Chermside signing
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SheSaid ‘Sharp Shooter’ is a Top Summer Read
30 11 2009This is just in time for a good summer read by the beach or pool! This rollicking read is great fun, lot’s of conversation, plenty of slang and set in Perth with plenty of action. Be careful though you might just find yourself laughing out loud! Curiously, Marianne Delacourt is the pseudonym of a successful Australian science fiction-fantasy author who is sold throughout the world. Wonder who?? Marianne grew up in Perth and now lives in Brisbane with her husband and three sons. No wonder the Perth references are so authentic!
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Sharp Shooter Media Release and 300 dpi pics
12 11 2009You can download the media release for Sharp Shooter and some good quality pics from this Allen and Unwin page - in essence a media kit. And while you’re there, order a copy for a friend for xmas. It’s a perfect fit for a (lumpy) xmas stocking.
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The Cover Story ctd
9 11 2009So after the first cover concept, we moved on to this one. I loved this as well, but the ‘Tara’ still wasn’t right.
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Don’t forget that…
23 10 2009Next weekend, Kylie Chan and I will be at the Arana Hills library talking about ‘Getting Published’. This event is conjunction with the Brookside Angus and Robertson bookstore and our books will be on sale. Detail as as follows: Brookside – 31st October (held in the Arana Hills library, 12 – 1.30) with Kylie Chan. For enquiries or bookings please ring: Angus and Robertson Brookside (07) 38551612 0r Pam or Karen at the library (07) 33513401
If you haven’t got your signed copy of Sharp Shooter yet, that would be the perfect time. If you can’t make it, then please check the Appearance page for the list of other signings before Christmas.
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Sisters in Crime rock!
16 10 2009Funtabulous evening with Tara Moss, Emma Boling and the Sisters in Crime. A bonus to see Lucy Sussex and Jamie there.
Met some neat new people – good luck with your novels grrls at NaNoWriMo. And Chris, thanks for the copy of your book.
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Avid Reader review
14 10 2009Sharp Shooter is a staff pick at Avid Reader bookshop:
Sharp Shooter
Marianne Delacourt, $30.00
Ok, so I have to say upfront
that Crime isn’t my usual thing.
But Brisbane writer, Marianne
Delacourt’s Sharp Shooter was
a breezy fun read and about
as fast-paced as the Monaro
the novel’s heroine, Tara
Sharp drives.
They’ve packaged the fi rst book
to appeal to Janet Evanovich
readers, but I found it better
written than Evanovich’s stuff,
and, well, fresher.
Maybe it’s the Perth setting,
lovingly drawn, or Tara’s
combination of enthusiasm and
twenty-something ennui. Tara’s
a great character, kick-arse, yes,
but also sensitive enough to be
compelling. She also has a
tendency to get into deeper and
deeper trouble, despite, or maybe
because of, her almost supernatural
gift for reading people.
The supporting characters are fun
too, the villains are slick and
dangerous, the love interest is
gorgeous. And the stakes keep on
rising. Perth has never looked as
sexy – who’d have thought.
So, a fast-paced crime thriller
with a strong Australian voice,
what more could you want
heading into the Summer? Fans
of Janet Evanovich will quickly
become fans of Tara Sharp, the
rest of us, can just jump into
Mona the Monaro, slip on our
seatbelts, and crash along for the
ride. Hopefully we’ll be seeing
more of Tara Sharp in the future.
Sharp Shooter
Marianne Delacourt, $30.00
Ok, so I have to say upfront that Crime isn’t my usual thing.
But Brisbane writer, Marianne Delacourt’s Sharp Shooter was
a breezy fun read and about as fast-paced as the Monaro
the novel’s heroine, Tara Sharp drives.
They’ve packaged the first book to appeal to Janet Evanovich
readers, but I found it better written than Evanovich’s stuff,
and, well, fresher. Maybe it’s the Perth setting,
lovingly drawn, or Tara’s combination of enthusiasm and
twenty-something ennui. Tara’s a great character, kick-arse, yes,
but also sensitive enough to be compelling. She also has a
tendency to get into deeper and deeper trouble, despite, or maybe
because of, her almost supernatural gift for reading people.
The supporting characters are fun too, the villains are slick and
dangerous, the love interest is gorgeous. And the stakes keep on
rising. Perth has never looked as sexy – who’d have thought.
So, a fast-paced crime thriller with a strong Australian voice,
what more could you want heading into the Summer? Fans
of Janet Evanovich will quickly become fans of Tara Sharp, the
rest of us, can just jump into Mona the Monaro, slip on our
seatbelts, and crash along for the ride. Hopefully we’ll be seeing
more of Tara Sharp in the future.
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Carindale signing
11 10 2009The shopping centre was busy but no one seemed interested in browsing, so I had a pretty quiet time of it. I did however chat to a couple of interesting people about things other than books eg Obama receiving the Nobel Peace prize, and child protection – so time isn’t wasted when you get to have stimulating conversations.
I’m off to Melbourne on Thursday for the Sisters in Crime event with Emma Boling and Tara Moss. Am looking forward to this a lot, other than the cold weather. Have to get my jumper out of mothballs.
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Fully Dead
9 10 2009The summary of Tara’s first week of posts on her Facebook Whodunnit are up in the sidebar under Fully Dead. Or you can read them in the NOTES section of her Facebook page.
I would welcome any feedback, as we go along. And, of course, feel free to interact with Tara as she posts live.
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The Facebook Follies have begun
5 10 2009As of today, Tara Sharp has begun the first of her whodunnits on Facebook. Don’t forget to sign up quick to live/read it in real time. If you miss any episodes check her Facebook notes section, or the sub page on this site entitled Tara’s posts. The story so far will be posted once a week.
Also, the Appearances page has been updated with new signings before xmas at North Lakes and Victoria Point. Don’t forget I’ll be at Chermside this Saturday (10th October 11-1.30 pm with Kylie Chan) and Carindale (11th october 1 – 3pm).
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