by Tess | Apr 23, 2026 | News
The first thing we see when we look at the cover of a book is the title. A word or a few words to encompass the tens of thousands of words within. Author Tess Merlin’s newest release refused to accept the limitations of a title, instead demanding fluidity and the...
by Tess | May 26, 2025 | News
Red Dirt Blue Lights – 2025 Finalist For the Courier Mail People’s Choice Queensland Book of the Year Award. Judges’ comments: Set in 1970s rural Queensland around the Indigenous community of Cherbourg, a young and inexperienced policewoman juggles...
by Tess | May 15, 2025 | News
Tess Merlin’s exciting 2025 release Red Dirt Blue Lights is an Historical Fiction for Adult and Young Adult readers. A snapshot of the history of Cherbourg in the 1970s is brought to life in a compelling story which is also subtly educational. Available via...
by Tess | Jul 29, 2023 | News
Only two weeks left to book tickets for the official Launch of RANK on 15th August 6.30pm at Avid Reader Bookstore, West End. I’ll be in conversation with Karen Farrell, Author of A Stella is Born. Tickets here
