About the author

Shane Pinnegar

<p>Author, chef, music &amp; pop culture journalist, traveller, vinyl collector, rock n' roll obsessive – Shane Pinnegar has been many things in his fifty-something years.<br/><br/>From awkward teen and IT Help Desk guru (have you turned it off and on again?), Shane spent several years backpacking and working through Europe and North America enjoying misadventures at every turn; indulged his creativity and passion for food as a chef in five countries; ran his boutique catering and hot sauce company Voodoo Moon in Perth, Western Australia for sixteen or so years (about five too many, he says); became a father and, with the right person a little later, a husband; and has sadly lost his daughter to Parental Alienation, a form of emotional and psychological child abuse. He remains a vocal advocate for criminalising Parental Alienation, and for reform to the broken, uncaring and corrupt Family Law system.<br/><br/>Shane has interviewed and reviewed many of Australia and the world's biggest, brightest and best musicians for his own 100% ROCK MAGAZINE, as well as X-Press Magazine, Around The Sound, The Music, Music Feeds, The Beat and The Brag magazines as a rock n' roll (and movies, and books) journalist. All of Shane's articles can be searched through his Authory account.<br/><br/>He loves cheesy '80s pop almost (but not quite) as much as gonzo, over the top '80s heavy metal, filthy street punk, voodoo blues, sleazy dirt rock and red wine.<br/><br/>He often muses on a life spent in hot &amp; sweaty kitchens and smokey &amp; sticky bars; travelling exotic destinations in planes, trains, automobiles, boats and more; climbing snowy mountains and drinking cheap wine and fancy cocktails on sunny beaches; and whether each day should be spent in the pursuit of purpose or pleasure. Given half a chance he'll start talking about music, cooking or dogs, usually using an entertaining smattering of colourful language.<br/><br/>Now writing fiction in the gold mining town of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, he lives with his wife Lady Boomboom, slightly anxious 6-year-old Staffy Ziggy, and 2 1/2-year-old Sharpei Maisie, both of whom boast selective hearing and an unhealthy disregard for authority, almost as impressive as Shane's own.<br/><br/>Shane self-published his first novel, Jada: Mountain Warrior, in July 2019. It's an uplifting YA (Young Adult) fantasy pitching humans against monsters with a positive message about finding the courage within us all. Readers from 10...</p>