2022 Male Authors Wrap Up

In 2022 I tried to read more books by women than men – but I still read some by men, with some co-authored by women. This resulted in me reading 61 books by men, and 41 were by Australian men. Several of these were quiz books, which I don’t choose so they can fit anywhere in my reading challenge, or into any category depending on what I am sent. One author I consciously read was Morris Gleitzman, as I chose to re-read his Felix series, starting with Once and ending with Always. There were some good ones and some I didn’t enjoy but it was interesting to experiment with a shift in focus in what I read for a year.

Australian

Male

1. Our Country: Ancient Wonders by Mark Greenwood and Frané Lessac (Read 2021, Reviewed 2022)
2. Kill Your Brother by Jack Heath
3. Storm Boy and Other Stories by Colin Thiele
4. Crumbs by Phil Cummings (quiz book)
5. The Unfunny Bunny by Adrian Beck and James Hart
6. Clancy of the Outback: City Slicker by Phil Kettle and Bob Andersen (quiz book)
7. Mr Bambuckle’s Remarkables Join Forces by Tim Harris and James Hart
8. The Fallback by D.L. Hicks
9. Pig the Rebel by Aaron Blabey (quiz book)
10. Clancy of the Outback: Chookshed Blues by Phil Kettle and Bob Andersen (quiz book)
11. The Worst Week Ever: Tuesday by Eva Amores and Matt Cosgrove
12. Wild Australian Life by Leonard Cronin and Chris Nixon
13. We Run Tomorrow by Nat Amoore with Art by Mike Barry
14. Song of the White Ibis by Phillip Gwynne and Liz Anelli
15. Nancy Business by R.W.R McDonald
16. Votes for Women: The Story of Nellie, Rose, and Mary by Mark Wilson
17. My Tooth is Looth by David Campbell
18. Fearless Frederic by Felice Arena
19. Wednesday Weeks and the Dungeon of Fire by Denis Knight and Cristy Burne
20. What About Thao? By Oliver Phommavanh
21. Catvinkle and the Missing Tulips by Elliot Perlman
22. The Very Hard Book by Idan Ben-Barak and Philip Bunting
23. Dark Deeds Downunder: A Crime and Thriller Anthology edited by Craig Sisterson
24. Bin Chicken Flies Again by Kate and Jol Temple
25. 10 Minutes of Danger by Jack Heath
26. Bored: Frog’s Mystery Twin by Matt Stanton
27. Spike Surfs: From Lost Dog’s Home to Surfing Champ by Robert Lorenzon
28. Honour Among Ghosts by Sean Williams
29. The Very Clever Bear by Nick Bland (quiz book)
30. Runt by Craig Silvey
31. Speck of the Stars by Henry Boffin
32. Bin Chicken and the Christmas Turkey by Kate and Jol Temple
33. Worst Week Ever: Wednesday by Eva Amores and Matt Cosgrove
34. Once and Then by Morris Gleitzman
35. Now by Morris Gleitzman
36. After by Morris Gleitzman
37. Maybe by Morris Gleitzman
38. Soon by Morris Gleitzman
39. Always by Morris Gleitzman
40. Hey Diddle, Diddle by Matt Shanks/Scholastic (2023 release)
41. Bin Chicken’s Eggcellent Easter by Kate and Jol Temple (2023 release)

All

1. Our Country: Ancient Wonders by Mark Greenwood and Frané Lessac (Read 2021, Reviewed 2022)
2. Kill Your Brother by Jack Heath
3. Storm Boy and Other Stories by Colin Thiele
4. Crumbs by Phil Cummings (quiz book)
5. The Unfunny Bunny by Adrian Beck and James Hart
6. Little Wombat’s Easter Surprise by Charles Fuge     
7. Little Bird of Auschwitz: How My Mother Escaped Death and Found Our Family by Alina and Jacques Peretti
8. A Tale Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz
9. Our Table by Peter H Reynolds (quiz book)
10. Yesterday Crumb and the Storm in a Teacup by Andy Sagar
11. Clancy of the Outback: City Slicker by Phil Kettle and Bob Andersen (quiz book)
12. Mr Bambuckle’s Remarkables Join Forces by Tim Harris and James Hart
13. Space Detectives: Extra Weird Creatures by Mark Power (quiz book)
14. Emily Lime, Librarian Detective: The Pencil Case by Dave Shelton
15. A Rebel in Auschwitz by Jack Fairweather
16. The Fallback by D.L. Hicks
17. Pig the Rebel by Aaron Blabey (quiz book)
18. Underdogs: We Are Not the Champions by Tracey West and Kyla May
20. Clancy of the Outback: Chookshed Blues by Phil Kettle and Bob Andersen (quiz book)
21. Wild Australian Life by Leonard Cronin and Chris Nixon
22. Nisha’s War by Dan Smith
23. We Run Tomorrow by Nat Amoore with Art by Mike Barry
24. Song of the White Ibis by Phillip Gwynne and Liz Anelli
25. The Secret Animal Society by Luke Gamble
26. Rise of the School of Good and Evil by Soman Chainani
27. Votes for Women: The Story of Nellie, Rose, and Mary by Mark Wilson
28. Nancy Business by R.W.R McDonald
29. My Tooth is Looth by David Campbell
30. Fearless Frederic by Felice Arena
31. A Spoonful of Murder by J.M. Hall
32. Wednesday Weeks and the Dungeon of Fire by Cristy Burne and Denis Knight
33. What About Thao? By Oliver Phommavanh
34. Catvinkle and the Missing Tulips by Elliot Perlman
35. The Very Hard Book by Idan Ben-Barak and Philip Bunting
36. Dark Deeds Downunder: A Crime and Thriller Anthology edited by Craig Sisterson
37. Bin Chicken Flies Again by Kate and Jol Temple
38. 10 Minutes of Danger by Jack Heath
39. Bored: Frog’s Mystery Twin by Matt Stanton
40. Spike Surfs: From Lost Dog’s Home to Surfing Champ by Robert Lorenzon (quiz book)
41. Honour Among Ghosts by Sean Williams
42. The Very Clever Bear by Nick Bland (quiz book)
43. Kid Christmas of the Claus Brothers Toy Store by David Litchfield
44. The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani
45. Runt by Craig Silvey
46. Speck of the Stars by Henry Boffin
47. Bin Chicken and the Christmas Turkey by Kate and Jol Temple
48. Worst Week Ever: Wednesday by Eva Amores and Matt Cosgrove
49. Need a House? Call Ms Mouse by George Mendoza
50. Well Done, Mummy Penguin by Chris Haughton
51. Once and Then by Morris Gleitzman
52. Now by Morris Gleitzman
53. After by Morris Gleitzman
54. Maybe by Morris Gleitzman
55. Soon by Morris Gleitzman
56. Always by Morris Gleitzman
57. Two Degrees by Alan Gratz
58. Hey Diddle, Diddle by Matt Shanks/Scholastic (2023 release)
59. A Boy Called Christmas by Matt Haig
60. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
61. Bin Chicken’s Eggcellent Easter by Kate and Jol Temple (2023 release)