The past seven months has gone by in a whirlwind! Lots has happened in my world, including speaking on The Secret Art of Poisoning at Studio 99, seeing the beautiful Clarice Beckett 'The Present Moment' exhibition at AGSA, enjoying the French Film Festival, and visiting #Rhynie (to take photos for my next book, more on that later) in April; celebrating turning 50 in May with friends and family and the band Lucifer's Lounge at the Queen's Room at the Rob Roy Hotel; Black Lives

Back on the 23rd May, the #Melbourne launch of #TheSecretArtofPoisoning was supported by #SistersinCrime Australia with #crimewriter #DrLucySussex the launcher, and was held at #ReadingsStKilda and went very well. The book is now available in a number of Melbourne bookshops including Dymocks (Collins St & Richmond), Readings St Kilda, Avenue Bookstore Richmond, the Royal Historical Society of Victoria and the #OldMelbourneGaol. #MarthaNeedle is one subject for the current #

The month of May has been busy! I've been doing a few radio interviews lately, speaking with Jules Schiller’s on his ABC Adelaide 891 Drive show about #TheSecretArtofPoisoning book on 8/5, as well as with Tim Ross on Myf Warhurst's ABC Melbourne show on 17/5 and to Lucille Hughes on 96.5 'Readings and Writings' show today (22/5) on InnerFM Melbourne. Les Parsons and I also spoke at the Adelaide Airmail Society 1/5 during the SA History Festival on Narelle Graham’s ABC Statewi