My writing journey has given me the privilege of featuring in these articles, podcasts and interviews. Special thanks to my publicist, Nicole Webb and all the podcasters, radio stars, bloggers and other interviewers who have supported me and the Jade Riley Mysteries.
Literary Titan gave The Man in the Dam, A Killer Among Friends and The Godfather of Dance gold awards. See their interview and reviews:
The Runaway Girl: ‘Holding On To One’s Self‘ and 5-star review.
The Man in the Dam: ‘Dive into the Past‘, and 5-star review.
A Killer Among Friends: ‘Jade knew all the suspects‘ and 5-star review
The Godfather of Dance: ‘An Everyday Hero‘ and 5-star review.
I did a Talks on Tuesdays about ‘How to Write a Murder Mystery’. We had lots of laughs at this interactive session, and hopefully people learnt a few things along the way.
On September 16, 2026, I chatted with Sophia Grant on ‘Clare on Air’ on 88.3 Southern FM about the Jade Riley Mysteries, Brightside Story Studio and Talks on Tuesdays.
A chat with the wonderful Anjanette Fennell on her fabulous podcast Writers Talking about the complete Jade Riley Mystery series.
See also our first chat after the release of The Godfather of Dance about writing, editing and books that inpire us.
The Indie Gold Awards recognise the best in mystery, thriller and suspense writing. The Runaway Girl won a bronze award and The Man in the Dam won gold.
Here are my 5 short, sharp interviews with Johanna Fink on Yellow Shelf Podcast about my Jade Riley Mysteries:
The Godfather of Dance, A Killer Among Friends, The Man in the Dam, The Runaway girl and The Desert Thief.
Lynn Elder wrote a fabulous article in The Mansfield Courier about The Man in the Dam book launch at Ink Bookshop.
On April 1, 2026, I had the pleasure of chatting with Paul O’Gorman on Southern FM about my writing journey. If the name sounds familiar, he was a pop star in the 70s and released the album The Poet and the Painter. He subsequently worked as an entertainment lawyer.
Chatting with Kirstie Bedford on the fabulous travel podcast, The World Awaits, about the places where my books are set.
I appeared on a panel of global mobility authors for Families in Global Transition, FIGT ANZA.
At the 2025 Mansfield Readers & Writers Festival, I convened a panel with bestselling authors, Marg Hickey (An Ill Wind), Sulari Gentill (Five Found Dead) and Mark Smith (Three Boys Gone) about writing thriller and crime novels. ‘Does the place or the people drive their narrative? From writing a killer opening scene to the connection between setting and characters … find out from the best.’
I have a spot every two or three months on Radio Mansfield 99.7FM with the marvelous Marg Attley on her show ‘Quiet Please There is a Lady Onstage’.
Veronica Strachan and Laurie Bell invited me on the Australian Book Lovers podcast with Zane Lovitt to talk crime, friends and romance.
See also our chat with Kirsten Hunter about crime writing. A lot of fun.
The fabulous Sara Coggiola interviewed me on her podcast Reinventions in Between about my career change from engineer to mystery novelist and how my life experience has fed into my novels.
Author Lee Hofman asked me to write a piece about My 5 Tips for Plotting a Compelling Mystery Novel for her blog, The Writer Laid Bare.
ArtsHub published a piece I wrote about my career change: I made a terrible career choice.
A fab interview with Readers’ House about mystery, dance and the power of place.
I had the great pleasure of chatting about all things books on JOY 94.9FM with Andrew McAliece and Robert King on the fabulous show, Take Me To Your Readers.
A fun chat with the engaging Kevin Hillier on his podcast Authorised.
My short story, ‘The Value of a Sapphire’ has been published by Mirror World Publishing in their anthology, Against All Odds. My interview with them is no longer available on their blog, so I’ve posted it here.
With the wonderful Jessica Muddit on Hembury Books Podcast.
A fab discussion with Abhra Pal on his podcast, Stories and Stanzas, about A Killer Among Friends.
See also our chat about The Godfather of Dance, which has now been updated and released on Youtube.
On Southern FM I discussed A Killer Among Friends with William Bond and Maureen Andrew.
Earlier, I spoke on The Breeze with William Bond and Nigel Thompson.
The multi-talented Joanne Morrell interviewed me on her podcast The Hybrid Author about plotting mystery novels while keeping some spontaneity in the writing process.
The fabulous Liz Foster shared my story on her blog A Thousand Words.
The Australian Writers Centre had me on their blog sharing my thoughts about their course Anatomy of a Crime: How to Write About Murder. AWC: What I Learnt About Murder
Pauline Yates, author of Memories Don’t Lie, featured me in her blog, Author Spotlight: Andrea Barton.
Book DNA website helps readers find novels that suit their tastes. I wrote about Mystery Novels With a Strong Sense of Place
I featured on 3CR’s Published or Not with the fabulous David McClean.
Lisa Hope Tilstra speaks to people about how to Make Life Less Difficult for others. For her, it’s about storytelling in the hope that by sharing our stories we can help one another. Here’s my take.
Margot Andersen runs Insync Network Group, which helps professional Australians navigate their career and the local job market as they return home. I had the joy of chatting with her on her podcast Boomeranging about my repatriation after living overseas for thirteen years.
Author Louise Ross interviewed me about Writing, Dancing & Performing through Nigeria, Qatar and Texas on her podcast Women Who Walk.