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Kathryn Gossow

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Toowoomba, Australia

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Kathryn Gossow has been writing and publishing short and flash fiction in a variety of genres since 2006.

When Kathryn Gossow started writing she was told to choose a genre and stick to it. In the same way that she ignored her grade 9 science teacher, she ignored this advice. Her first novel Aurelias short-listed Cassandra is mythic fiction retelling, her second book, The Dark Poet is a collection of gritty short stories about the dangers of charismatic men. In real life, Kathryn loves many things. Jonquils, decaying buildings, sarsaparilla, lemon curd, cold winds, warm spring days, music festivals. True Crime. The ordinariness of life meets the extraordinary of crime. From this obsession springs her third book, a small-town thriller, Taking ...more

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	Cassandra 4.49 avg rating — 35 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	South of the Sun: Australian Fairy Tales for the 21st Century by Gabi Brown (Editor), Lorena Carrington (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kathryn Gossow (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.41 avg rating — 22 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Taking Baby for a Walk 4.21 avg rating — 19 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Black Box Anthology by Shane Jiraiya Cummings (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Camille Alexa (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Steven Cavanagh (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unsettling Wonder Issue 6: Tales of Kismet by John Patrick Pazdziora (Editor), Defne Çizakça (Editor), Eli Bezimansky (Illustrator) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Rebecca: Misrepresented Romance

During last month’s obsession with Bluebeard, I discovered Bronte’s Jane Eyre and du Maurier’s Rebecca are considered ‘romanticised’ Bluebeard tales. I love Bluebeard (particularly Anglea Carter’s retelling, the Bloody Chamber) because it calls out violence (both within and external to us) as a warning to check behind locked doors and develop our intuitive insight. I … Continue reading Rebecca: Mi Read more of this blog post »

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How to be a Productivity Ninja: Worry Less, Achieve More and Love What You Do

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The Commandant

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The Library At Night

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