Sarah-Jane Collins

Jul 25, 2024 | smh.com.au | Sarah-Jane Collins

Success is unpredictable and can hit when you least expect it. Drewchin, who enjoys a natural metaphor, likens the process to the discovery of a spring. "You crack the rock open, and there's a gush of water, and it's very pure, and it's nourishing, so you might as well plant a garden around it," she says. Chemical X is the garden bed, and Drewchin is busy planting.

Jul 25, 2024 | theage.com.au | Sarah-Jane Collins

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. With a stage name like Eartheater, it is no surprise that Alexandra Drewchin’s work feels voracious and all-consuming. She has the presence of an Amazon, has walked the runway for major fashion houses, and helped launch the musical career of Madonna’s daughter, Lourdes Leon. Her own music defies categorisation, crossing genres and eschewing labels.

Mar 16, 2024 | mamamia.com.au | Sarah-Jane Collins

"It's true that if you leave, you lose things, but you also gain things too," Nora’s mum says, reflecting on immigrant life to her daughter. I moved to New York City in August 2016. It was hot and muggy like a Brisbane summer day. My downstairs neighbours invited me to dinner, and I still remember the strange smell of the room I was renting, that was somehow always there, even after I nested.

Jan 28, 2024 | bookbrowse.com | Sarah-Jane Collins

Escaping a raging Australian bush fire wasn’t the only horrendous thing Allison had to endure in her life. Something else from her past was waiting. When she felt it was safe to leave her home, she found a dead woman sitting in her driveway with Allison‘s address written on a slip of paper. Allison has no idea who this woman is, but it is the address of where Allison used to live. We follow Allison as she tries to figure out what meaning this has, and she constantly feels someone is watching her.

Jan 25, 2024 | finnoexpert.com | Samarth Pophale |Jahmal Mayfield |Sarah-Jane Collins |Tracy Sierra

Reading List4 Blazing Debut Thrillers for WinterIf you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. This coming year will bring a slew of new mysteries from old hands. But before the onslaught, let’s take a moment to celebrate new authors, whose path to becoming published is fraught with more obstacles than one might imagine.