Lauren Williams’ novel Neighbourhood Watch is set in a fictional Melbourne suburb, and the plot features a murder bizarre enough to rival British TV favorite Midsomer Murders. Among the scarecrows in the annual Scarecrow Competition is a real dead body, that of a judge. Justice is the theme and psychologist turned homicide detective Priyanka Pal finds herself up against corruption and powerful men.

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Young elf Esther learns to wrangle dragons as she also learns about love and loss in Jasmine Graetz’s ‘Dracorian Whispers’. The young adult fantasy novel is set in Crossford Academy where Dragon Wrangling is just one of the skills being taught.

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How the enthusiasm of locals can make a library work. We meet Jan Hunt, powerhouse behind the Bruny Island Community Library

Guests

Lauren Williams, author of ‘Neighbourhood Watch’

Jasmine Graetz, author of Dracorian Whispers

Jan Hunt, Bruny Island Community Library

Books that get a mention

Cath is checking out Kate Atkinson’s latest novel  “Our Noble Selves”. Sarah discusses why the current trad-wife sensation ‘Yesteryear’ by Caro Claire Burke isn’t working for her

Author contacts

https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/authors/Lauren-Williams/244423215

https://www.instagram.com/jasmine_h_graetz/