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Review of Always Hungry in SMH: “playful, beguiling, horrifying and sexy”

A review of Always Hungry by Kerryn Goldsworthy appeared in Spectrum, Sydney Morning Herald on 15-16 Oct 2011.

This is the text of the review:

What a delightfully sophisticated and refreshing departure this is from the mass commodification of the idea of vampires in popular culture, particularly in their incarnation as sparkly young things.  Instead, we have as heroine an Australian Writer whose book “Monstrous Women” has become a popular hit.
Marisa, a woman whose unusual sexual tastes begin to emerge early in the story, has travelled to Amsterdam to attend a ceremony.  At the event and afterwards, Marisa is stalked by two women straight out of her own book:  the powerful and histrionic Tango Sierra and the rich and beautiful Bette, whose mint-condition vintage corselet comes from the Vienna of 1783–and so we begin to realise what Bette might be.
Much as the reader might like the vampire to remain within the realms of metaphor, this playful, beguiling, horrifying and sexy book is also about the real thing.

Talk at KickArts at Cairns Saturday October 1st 2011

I’m giving a talk in Cairns at Contemporary Art Space Kick Arts at 10 am on Saturday October 1st, including Q&A; see:
http://kickarts.org.au/whats-on/135/139/


Ebooks at Smashwords and the Kindle Store

All my book titles, as well as some stories and essays, will be available as ebooks by the end of 2011, and some already are. Please check my author page at Smashwords and at the Kindle Store.
https://www.smashwords.com/books/search?query=inez+baranay

http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=sr_nr_p_n_feature_browse-b_mrr_2?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3AInez+Baranay%2Cp_n_feature_browse-bin%3A618073011&bbn=283155&sort=relevancerank&ie=UTF8&qid=1316562068&rnid=618072011


Video interview at Melbourne Writers Festival

Video Interview at Melbourne Writers Festival, September 2011

http://www.writingbar.com/2011/09/interviews-with-writers/mwf-2011-inez-baranay-on-writing-ideas-and/
OR at YouTube

 


With The Tiger at The Razor’s Edge site

A new page about With The Tiger at a web site devoted to Bill Murray’s film adaptation of The Razor’s Edge
http://www.theoldcorner.org.uk/withetiger.htm


coming soon: new website, new ebook

My website is being re-designed by Elise @ dreamboxdesign.com.au
My back list will all be published as ebooks: that’s a current project, and the first one or more should be ready around the time Always Hungry, my new novel, is launched at Melbourne Writers Festival on Sun 28 August (see below).

A Book’s Journey at Melbourne Writers Festival Sat 27 Aug

I’ll be on this panel ” A book’s journey” part one, talking about how books come about
http://www.mwf.com.au/2011/?name=event-info&event=220


A Book’s Journey at Melbourne Writers Festival 27 August

I’ll be part of this program all about books and publishing.
Here: http://www.mwf.com.au/2011/?name=event-info&event=220

 


Launch of Always Hungry at Melbourne Writers Festival on 28 Aug

My new novel Always Hungry will be launched with other Press On titles on Sunday 28 August; Free and All Welcome; here’s the link: http://www.mwf.com.au/2011/?name=event-info&event=194

Meanwhile:
Yearning for the lands of the old gods, escaping the pressures of New York, controversial Australian cultural commentator Marisa travels to Amsterdam in search of escape and inspiration. A fiery transsexual cult figure follows her intent on a showdown. A mysterious blonde beauty has waited centuries to be ready for this.