Annabel Smith

Annabel Smith

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Perth, Western Australia  ·  Author of 'The Ark', 'Whisky Charlie Foxtrot' (US title 'Whiskey & Charlie') & 'A New Map of the Universe'. My holy trinity: chocolate, cheese and champagne.
Annabel Smith
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About the Author
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About the Author / The things I love, apart from books.
My Favourite Novels
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My Favourite Novels / The books I like to read again, and again, and again.
On Writing & Reading: Quotes
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On Writing & Reading: Quotes / Wise words about reading, writing and books
Reading Recommendations
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Reading Recommendations / Books I recommend on my blog's 'Friday Faves' or 'Top Ten' selections
Bookish Humour
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Bookish Humour
Writerly Accoutrements
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Writerly Accoutrements / Things every writer needs!
Monkey See
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Monkey See / My current novel-in-progress, in which a trio of unlikely heroes unite to overthrow a sadistic cult.
Self/Help
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Self/Help / Images relating to my work-in-progress, a novel about the challenges of modern parenting.
The Ark
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The Ark / The year is 2041 and rapidly dwindling oil supplies have caused worldwide chaos. Inside Mount Kosciusko, thousands of seeds which hold the key to the future of human life on earth are hidden in a state-of-the-art facility known as ‘the Ark’. The Ark will be published as an e-book in 2013. Find out more @ http://annabelsmith.tumblr.com/
Whisky :: Whisky Charlie Foxtrot
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Whisky :: Whisky Charlie Foxtrot / Whisky is one of the title characters in my novel, 'Whisky Charlie Foxtrot', due for release by Fremantle Press in November, 2012. Find out more @ http://annabelsmith.tumblr.com/
Charlie :: Whisky Charlie Foxtrot
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Charlie :: Whisky Charlie Foxtrot / Charlie is one of the title characters in my novel, 'Whisky Charlie Foxtrot', due for release by Fremantle Press in November, 2012. Find out more @ http://annabelsmith.tumblr.com/
Mice
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Mice
Baby Animals!
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Baby Animals!
Overcoming Obstacles to Writing
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Overcoming Obstacles to Writing
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Alexander Chee: the only things you need to become a writer

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I LOVE LOVE LOVE the work of Mark & Jay DuPlass, especially this TV series which is so raw and awkward and real

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the work of Mark & Jay DuPlass, especially this TV series which is so raw and awkward and real

Little Miss Sunshine (jonathan dayton)

Directed by Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris. With Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Greg Kinnear, Abigail Breslin. A family determined to get their young daughter into the finals of a beauty pageant take a cross-country trip in their VW bus.

I came across this quote in Doris Lessing’s autobiography. I’m not sure if it’s completely true but I find it interesting to contemplate. Certainly, I believe fiction can capture …

I came across this quote in Doris Lessing’s autobiography. I’m not sure if it’s completely true but I find it interesting to contemplate. Certainly, I believe fiction can capture …

One of the best pieces of advice that actually works as a key to success in life and in business has to be having the right mindset, do you agree? No matter what is happening for you today, I hope these quotes bring you a little joy. Please share your favourites and let me know in …
A meaningful mindfulness routine for beginners, including mindful eating, breathing, meditating and more!
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Saliva is taken from a pregnant rhesus macaque monkey infected with Zika at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center in the US.

Our Parkinson's Place: Primate research is crucial if we are to find cure.

A Tonkean macaque takes part in a scientific experiment at the Primatology Centre in Niederhausbergen, France.

A Tonkean macaque takes part in a scientific experiment at the Primatology Centre in Niederhausbergen, France.

Marmoset monkeys used in animal research in Britain.

New South Wales hospitals and universities are conducting secret surgical experiments using government funding, media reports allege

Monkey in cage used for Aids research

No place for animal experiments that cross the line - the crucial ethical point is not whether they are intelligent or whether they are more or less human, but whether they are capable of suffering

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David Attenborough calls for end to ‘cruel’ brain tests on primates

Sir David Attenborough has joined forces with leading scientists and animal welfare experts to call for an end to the use primates in certain types of “cruel” testing by neuroscientists. The leading naturalist and broadcaster said recent breakthroughs in understanding primates’ capacity to feel suffering and pain meant it was time to stop funding some potentially painful or cruel types of experiments.
I love the whimsical worlds created by Perth artist Kyle Hughes Odgers - Venice Beach, CA - 2014 (LP)
Write like this is the last thing you're ever going to get to say - Kelly Corrigan