Duncan Strachan has reviewed Eta Draconis for Kill Your Darlings. … Eta Draconis brilliantly questions how we deal with life-altering change on a global scale. How Elora and Vivienne keep moving when all is seemingly lost is ultimately a story for our time. Dundan Strachan, Kill Your Darlings
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YA Book Club at Dymocks Joondalup
“We can’t wait to welcome author Brendan Ritchie to our next YA Club on Tuesday, July 4th! Brendan will be in-conversation to discuss his new book Eta Draconis, followed by a book signing. Places are limited, book your (free!) spot here: Eventbrite“ 5:45pm – 7:00pm, Dymocks Joondalup
Sister tale shines bright: Eta Draconis book review in The West Australian
Gemma Nisbet has reviewed Eta Draconis in Saturday’s print issue of The West Australian. The review can also be found on The West’s website: Book Review: Eta Draconis by Perth author Brendan Ritchie Throughout, Ritchie ably builds both the authenticity of his world and the tension of his plot, but it’s the emotional acuity of […]
Eta Draconis is Sydney Morning Herald’s Fiction Book of the Week
The Sydney Morning Herald book reviews are in, and Eta Draconis is their Fiction Book of the Week! You can read the review on The Sydney Morning Herald’s website: A vital handbook on the Voice and unnerving dystopian fiction It’s a tense tale of two young women coping with constant and implacable threat, daring to […]
ArtsHub review Eta Draconis
Ned Hirst at ArtsHub has given Eta Draconis 4/5 stars, discussing the ‘cli-fi’ aspects of the book. You can read the full review on the ArtsHub website: Book review: Eta Draconis, Brendan Ritchie The novel’s most moving passages are those that vindicate what I take to be its central theme: a defence of the role […]
Eta Draconis is out now
Brendan Ritchie’s third novel Eta Draconis, winner of the 2022 Dororthy Hewett Award, is out now thanks to UWA Publishing. Available through all good bookstores or online:
Brendan talks to Podstreet: the Writing WA podcast
This week, join us on Podstreet as host Will Yeoman catches up with WA author Brendan Ritchie, whose latest novel Eta Draconis, winner of the prestigious 2022 Dorothy Hewett Award for an Unpublished Manuscript, has just been published by UWAP. Listen below, or wherever you listen to your podcasts.
Eta Draconis Book Tour
You can find Brendan Ritchie at the following events discussing his new novel Eta Draconis over the coming few months: 14 May 2023: Margaret River Readers and Writers Festival More information: Eta Draconis Book Launch at Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival 2 June 2023: The Literature Centre More information: YA for WA at The […]
YA for WA at The Literature Centre
If you’re a fan of YA, you’re in the right place. We’re celebrating local with host Bianca Breen in conversation with Brendan Ritchie about his new release novel, ETA DRACONIS. Then, test your knowledge of Australian YA in a fun, Jeopardy-style game. There’ll be snacks and refreshments provided, and plenty of bookish chatter. Love to […]
City of Perth Library: A conversation with author Brendan Ritchie
Join local author Brendan Ritchie as he tells us about his new book ‘Eta Draconis’. Eta Draconis is an epic story about two resilient sisters who are determined to live their life in a world on the brink of destruction. Winner of the 2022 Dorothy Hewett Award, Brendan Ritchie’s Eta Draconis is timely, hopeful and […]
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