Kristen Alexander
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Writer |
| Location | Canberra, ACT, Australia |
| Introduction | Kristen has been writing about Australia’s aviation history since 2002. Allen & Unwin published Clive Caldwell Air Ace in 2006 and Jack Davenport Beaufighter Leader in 2009. Barrallier Books published Australian Eagles in 2013. NewSouth published Australia’s Few and the Battle of Britain in September 2014. Pen & Sword published the UK edition in April 2015. Jack Davenport Beaufighter Leader was in the RAAF Chief of Air Force’s 2010 Reading List. Australia’s Few was included on the 2015 list. Kristen won the Military Historical Society of Australia’s 2012 and 2013 Sabretache Writer’s Prize. Her articles and book reviews have appeared in Flightpath, Aircrew Book Review, Sabretache, Britain at War, and Aviation Heritage. Taking Flight. Lores Bonney’s Extraordinary Flying Career was published by the National Library of Australia in March 2016. Kristen’s website is www.kristenalexander.com.au |
| Interests | Reading, writing, research, afternoon tea of all persuasions. |
| Favorite movies | High Society and anything with Cary Grant and Doris Day. |
| Favorite music | 1940s swing. |
| Favorite books | Too many to mention but the Narnia chronicles would be on the list. |