Started Out Drinking Beer – The Mental As Anything Story

Orange author Stuart Lloyd sorts truth from fiction in first biography of Australia’s hardest-working band

AUTHOR INTERVIEWOrange City Life15 November 2023Mental as Anything, Author Stuart LloydComment

Lockdown sparks a visit to childhood imagination for local author Drew Bale

Just six months after publishing his debut young adult novel Follow the Leader, local primary school teacher Drew Bale has followed it up with a story delving into his own childhood for inspiration.

AUTHOR INTERVIEWJonathan Roe13 August 2020Orange City LifeLockdown, Author, Writing, NovelsComment

A catch-up with local author Kim Kelly

Millthorpe author and freelance book editor, Kim Kelly, is known for her colourful and evocative writing, bringing to life forgotten stories from Australia’s past.

AUTHOR INTERVIEWGuest User26 February 2020Orange City LifeMillthorpe, Novels, Australia, HistoryComment

Author delves into teen device addiction

Since his best-selling 2008 book, Sweet Poison, in which he outlined the negative effect of sugar on the human body, former corporate lawyer David Gillespie, has become known for the no-nonsense way he can break down complex topics.

AUTHOR INTERVIEWGuest User2 October 2019Orange City LifeTeens, Devices, Addiction, DevelopmentComment