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Monthly Archives: September 2018

The pancakes revelations: Holly Ringland answers all

2018-09-22T16:25:51+10:00Categories: News|Tags: , , , , |

Author Q&A
Holly Ringland has generously answered Word of Mouth TV's Q&A and we think you'll find the answers very interesting. In the process, Holly uncovered an unholy obsession with pancakes, so much so, that from here on out, we are considering dubbing the Q&A the pancake revelations. This Q&A swings from the depths of trauma to the dizzying heights of culinary joy - perhaps there's a link?

D.H. Lawrence’s Figs poem very juicy in its day

2024-08-28T09:33:04+10:00Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Iconic literary food moments
Poets have immortalised food, particularly fruit, over the centuries, tantalising the senses at every turn. One thinks of Pablo Neruda's Tomatoes, or Thomas Campion's Cherry Ripe. For Holly Ringland's edition, we have chosen D.H. Lawrence's Figs, given it is a warmer climate tree, and because it reminds us that, at the heart of all existence, lies desire and passion.

Straight from the authors’ mouths

2018-09-23T14:27:02+10:00Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Recommended reads
No doubt you have all polished off the last round of book recommendations and are hungry for more. Never fear, Word of Mouth TV is here. Holly Ringland serves up our first vegan cookbook recommendation, and a lovely non-fiction book about friendship, which is so fitting given Word of Mouth TV is about food, books and friendship. Happy reading!

Big changes to copyright laws set standard

2018-10-04T08:08:18+10:00Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

News bites
In the first major update to copyright laws in 20 years, the European Parliament has voted in favour of copyright reforms for the digital age. The Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market strengthens news publishers and authors’ copyright. The most significant change applies to news infringements and will come as a blow to giant international sharing platforms and aggregators such as YouTube, Facebook and Google.

Holly Ringland’s gorgeous giveaway

2018-09-21T16:32:54+10:00Categories: Giveaway|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
Thanks to Harper Collins and Murdoch Books, Word of Mouth TV has two beautiful book packs to give away this week for our Holly Ringland episode. What’s in the box? Holly Ringland's The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart , The Country Women's Association of NSW's Everything I Know About Cooking I Learned from the Country Women's Association of NSW , Kate Forsyth's Beauty in Thorns, and S.L. Mills' GOM’s Gold.

The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart – Holly Ringland

2018-09-22T14:17:39+10:00Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Kate's review
An astonishingly assured debut, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart is a story of love, loss, betrayal and the redemptive power of storytelling. It is both heart-breaking and life-affirming. A coming-of-age story with a vividly evocative Australian setting, this novel follows the story of Alice Hart who must learn to escape the shadows of an abusive father in order to build a life for herself. The Australian landscape, and its strange and beautiful flora, has a potent presence in the novel.

Pineapple and mint salsa and herby tomatoes

2018-09-21T17:35:21+10:00Categories: Recipes|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Portrait of a recipe
Something light and fresh was needed to accompany our Balmain bugs for the Holly Ringland interview and this pineapple and mint salsa paired with a tomato and herb salad fitted the bill. It was 29 degrees in the shade for this interview and not a scrap of salad was left in the bowls by the end of the day - simple hot-weather crowd pleasers. We hope you enjoy these salads as much as we did.

Holly Ringland’s Balmain Bugs in lemon myrtle

2018-09-26T19:06:37+10:00Categories: Recipes|Tags: , , , , , , |

Portrait of a recipe
Holly Ringland's novel The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart is an ode to Australia's unique and exquisite flora, so it seemed fitting to use an Australian herb - lemon myrtle - to dress these delicious local Balmain bugs for our interview. Accompanied by a pineapple and mint salsa, it was the perfect al-fresco meal for this unseasonally hot Autumn day.

Kate’s signature dish: figs, proscuitto and honey

2018-09-25T13:48:50+10:00Categories: Recipes|

Iconic literary food moments
Poets have immortalised food, particularly fruit, over the centuries, tantalising the senses at every turn. One thinks of Pablo Neruda's Ode to Tomatoes, or Thomas Campion's Cherry Ripe. For Holly Ringland's edition, we have chosen D.H. Lawrence's Figs, given it is a warmer climate tree, and because it reminds us that, at the heart of all existence, lies desire and passion.