Hi readers of mystery and thriller books. Here's a list of books that recently won first place in the Chanticleer International Book Awards. Happy reading! www.chantireviews.com/2025/06/25/t...

I don't live in the US ... but, like so many around the world, I am appalled by the current decisions and inaction of the current US gov to abuse the nation's hegemony. This article by Dr Ellis is poignant.

Longing for a state and country I can believe in missouriindependent.com/2025/06/03/l...

Wow! I thought this was a particularly telling image from Tangle worth posting!

Yay! A London Book Festival award for my book "The Forest"! And now a shameless 🙄 plug: it is available (discounted) on www.miriamverbeek.com #BookAward #LiteraryAchievement #AuthorSuccess #WinningWords #BookLovers #LiteraryAwards #ProudAuthor #BookCommunity #CelebrateLiterature #WritingJourney

It would have been a more insightful Leaders' Debate on ABC last night if David Speers had asked Peter Dutton and Anthony Albanese why they are relatively silent about the society-destroying issues of gambling and the continued, insidious destruction of Australia's natural environment.

If you draw a 'grin' without a 'face', will people recognise it as a grin?

Can you define 'happiness' outside a frame of reference? It's a fundamental question in the current book I'm reading, "The Happiness Industry: How the Government and Big Business sold Us Well-Being" by William Davies.

I have a few questions:
How much does the issue of ‘genre’ influence what fiction books you read? What is it about the genre(s) you choose that attracts you to those books?What genre do you think the pictured book is?
(This post is part of a larger discussion on www.linkedin.com/posts/miriam...)

Wow! Things are rather scary, it seems, for anyone wanting to visit the US. After multiple reports of travellers (including Australians, Germans, and Canadians) being detained for lengthy periods (eg 2 weeks!) at airports by ICE, the Australian DFAT has posted the following on their website:

I've largely disengaged from increasingly toxic social media platforms, so am exploring BlueSky. I'm a prolific, eclectic reader & author (fantasy & crime - feedback from readers: 'the writing is beautiful - just beautiful' 🤗. I'm looking forward to finding books to read & readers to love my books.