Total Women Authors Read in 2024

During 2024 I read 210 books by women, which was in line with my goal to read more books by women in general, and I did my best to read as diversely as possible, but I was also reading the books I already had or that were sent to me for review or literary judging, so in that sense, I have read a wide array of stories. Many have been children’s books, but many have also looked at diversity and inclusion in some way. I read some to review in a few different places, but primarily on my blog. As always, some books were better than others, and it is very hard to choose a favourite because there were so many good ones.

1. Wild Love by Kiera Lindsey
2. Miss Mary-Kate Martin’s Guide to Monsters: The Bother with the Bonkillyknock Beast by Karen Foxlee
3. Riz Chester: The Fingerprint Code by R.A. Stephens
4. Lani and the Universe by Victoria Carless
5. The Secret Science Society in Space by Kathy Hoopmann
6. Simon Sees by Jenny Woolsey
7. The Hidden Book by Kirsty Manning
8. Lemons in the Chicken Wire by Alison Whittaker
9. The Fish Girl by Mirandi Riwoe
10. Our Australian Heart by Just Write for Kids and Friends
11. PD McPem’s Agency for Mysterious Mysteries: The Puzzling Pet Parade by Anna Batteste
12. Tight Lines by Louise Lambeth
13. The Beehive by Megan Daley and Max Hamilton
14. The Big Book of Australian Nursery Rhymes by Frané Lessac
15. Millie, the Cutest Puppy in the World: New Home by Cate Whittle
16. Love, Just In by Natalie Murray
17. Decadence by Thuy On
18. Tipping Point by Dinuka McKenzie
19. Call of the Titanic by Lindsay Galvin
20. Late Bloomer: How An Autism Diagnosis Changed my Life by Clem Bastow
21. The Rewilding by Donna M Cameron
22. The Eleventh Floor by Kylie Orr
23. The Day of the Whale by Rachel Delahaye
24. Jawsome: Licence to Rock by RJ Timmis
25. 11 Ruby Road 1900 by Charlotte Barkla
26. Castle Rock Mystery Crew: The Jase Files by Vicky McClure and Kim Curran
27. Pearly and Pig and the Island of Secrets by Sue Whiting
28. Dragons Drumming by Sandra Bennett and Maya Bora
29. Losing the Plot by Annaliese Byrd
30. Square Me, Round World by Chelsea Luker and Eliza Fricker
31. Twinning: BFFs (Not) by Alexa Moses
32. What Happened to Nina? by Dervla McTiernan
33. The Grimmelings by Rachael King
34. Our Australian Heart by Just Write for Kids and Friends
35. Outlaw Girls by Emily Gale and Nova Weetman
36. The Travelling Bookshop: Mim and the Vicious Vendetta by Katrina Nannestad
37. The Sea Captain’s Wife by Jackie French
38. What They Told Me by Hayley Lawrence
39. Unpacking for Greece by Sally Jane Smith
40. Twin Stars by Charlotte Clutterbuck
41. Bin Chicken Feeding Time at the Zoo by Kate and Jol Temple
42. Tearaway Coach by Neridah McMullin
43. Seed to Sky: Life in the Daintree by Pamela Freeman
44. Look Me In the Eye by Jane Godwin
45. Fledgewitch: A Dragons of Hallow Book by Lian Tanner
46. Ferris by Kate DiCamillo
47. Dragon Girls: Hana the Thunder Dragon by Maddy Mara
48. The Lighthouse at the World’s End by Amy Sparkes
49. Those Girls by Pamela Rushby
50. The Book of Chance by Sue Whiting
51. Penny Draws A Secret Adventure by Sara Shepard
52. Our Shellharbour by Karen Hendriks
53. Little Matilda and the Lost Bunny by Caz Goodwin
54. Drop Bear by Evelyn Araluen
55. Tracks in the Mist by Sandra Bennett
56. Frog Squad: Dessert Disaster by Kate and Jol Temple
57. Deep is the Fen by Lili Wilkinson
58. Let’s Never Speak of This Again by Megan Williams
59. Wurrtoo by Tylissa Elisara
60. Cora, Seen and Heard by Zanni Louise
61. The Wolves of Greycoat Hall: Tayles of the Forest by Lucinda Gifford
62. Seven Wherewithal Way: Across the Mountains and Through the Desert by Samantha-Ellen Bound
63. Some Families Change by Jess Galatoa
64. How To Measure the Ocean by Inda Ahmad Zahri
65. Not Like Other Girls by Meredith Adamo
66. Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt’s Ancient Temples from Destruction by Lynne Olson
67. A Small Collection of Happiness by Zana Fraillon
68. Princess of Thieves (A Twisted Tale) by Mari Mancusi
69. The Last Bookwanderer (Pages and Co) by Anna James
70. The Unexpected Mess of it All by Gabrielle Tozer
71. Brave Kāhu and the Pōrangi Magpie by Shelley Burne-Field
72. The Apprentice Witnesser by Bren MacDibble
73. The She-Wolf of Baker Street by Narrelle M Harris
74. The Autists: Women on the Spectrum by Clara Törnvall, translated by Alice E. Olsson
75. Queen of Dogs by Joe Weatherstone
76. A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll
77. Nerra, Deep Time Traveller: The Broken Rainbow by Tasma Walton
78. How to Move A Zoo by Kate Simpson and Owen Swan
79. Dragonclaw (The Witches of Eileanan Book One) by Kate Forsyth
80. Dark Deeds Down Under 2: A Crime and Thriller Anthology edited by Craig Sisterson and Lindy Cameron
81. The Girls Who Changed the World: Ming and Ada Spark the Digital Age by Jackie French
82. Pet Sitters: Billy Goat Boogie by Ella Shine
83. The Puzzle Ring by Kate Forsyth
84. Spark: How Fanfiction and Fandom Can Set Your Creativity on Fire edited by Atlin Merrick
85. Her Majesty’s League of Remarkable Young Ladies by Alison D Stegert
86. Repacking for Greece: A Mediterranean Odyssey by Sally Jane Smith
87. The Postman’s My Mate by Kelly Louise Jarris
88. Boy, Everywhere by A.M. Dassu
89. The Silent Stars Go By by Sally Nicholls
90. The Riding Gallery by Sally Murphy
91. Hurdy Gurdy by Jenny Ackland
92. Finding Bear by Hannah Gold
93. When the Lights Went Out by Lian Tanner and Jonathon Bentley
94. Red Day by Sandy Fussell
95. Unreal: Can You Tell Fact from Fake by Kate Simpson and Leila Rudge
96. Friday Barnes: Collision Course by R.A. Spratt
97. The Raven’s Eye Runaways by Claire Mabey
98. Riley’s Foolproof Guide to…Breaking a School Record by Dani Vee and Jules Faber (illustrator)
99. Beastly Beauty by Jennifer Donnelly
100. A Way Home by Emily Brewin
101. Courage be My Friend by Jenny Davis OAM
102. Something Special by Emily Rodda
103. Marion and the Forty Thieves by Sarah Luke
104. Like a Curse by Elle McNicoll
105. Keedie by Elle McNicoll
106. Puppy Rescue (Ella at Eden #10) by Laura Sieveking
107. Gymnastics Diaries: Beam Queen by Georgia Godwin, Laura Sieveking and Amanda Erb
108. Hooray, Hooray, It’s Library Day by Julie-Anne Grasso and Heath McKenzie
109. The Other Shadow by Tania Ingram
110. Hi From Outer Space by Fiona Katauskas
111. Ella and the Amazing Frog Orchestra by Cassy Polimeni and Hykie Breeze
112. Read at Your Own Risk by Remy Lai
113. Highway 13 by Fiona McFarlane
114. The Sugarcane Kids and the Empty Cage by Charlie Archbold
115. Looking for Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta
116. A Wish for Baby by Caz Goodwin and Sara Acton
117. The Echoes by Evie Wyld
118. Allen the Alien by Stephanie Ward and Aleck Morton
119. 11 Ruby Road 1925 by Charlotte Barkla
120. Secret Factopia: Follow the Trail of 400 Hidden Facts by Paige Towler and Andy Smith
121. My Father’s Suitcase by Mary Garden
122. What’s Murder Between Friends by Meg Gatland-Veness
123. Bravepaw and the Heartstone of Alluria by L.M. Wilkinson and Lavanya Naidu
124. Diving, Falling by Kylie Mirmohamadi
125. The Medusa Situation by Gabiann Marin
126. The Best Witch in Paris by Lauren Crozier
127. The Wedding Forecast by Nina Kenwood
128. Nerra, Deep Time Traveller: The Winds of Waa by Tasma Walton
129. This is Not A Sad Book (But it’s OK to Feel Sad): A Guide to Grief, Loss, and Getting Through the Hard Times by Elizabeth Vercoe with Kerry Ambromowski, illustrated by Grace Fraraccio
130. Hester Hitchins and the Falling Stars by Catherine Norton
131. How to Free a Jinn by Raidah Shah Idil
132. The Grown-ups Guide to Picture Books by Lara Cain Gray, illustrated by Timothy Ide and Lorena Carrington
133. The Six Summers of Tash and Leopold by Danielle Binks
134. Millie Mak the Mender by Alice Pung and Sher Rill Ng
135. When Santa Got Stuck in a Gum Tree by Jackie Hosking and Nathaniel Eckstrom
136. Ethel the Penguin by Ursula Dubosarsky and Christopher Nielsen
137. How to Draw a Dragon by Kate Talbot
138. Chronicles of Whetherwhy: The Age of Enchantment by Anna James
139. What You Are Looking For Is In the Library by Michiko Aoyama, translated by Alison Watts
140. Madame Brussels: The Life and Times of Melbourne’s Most Notorious Woman by Barbara Minchinton
141. Maisy and Daisy Move House by Michelle De Robillard and Amanda Letcher
142. The Burrow by Melanie Cheng
143. High Wire by Candice Fox
144. Landovel: The Poison Taster by Emily Rodda
145. Blood and Stone: A Radazan Mystery by Tamara M Bailey
146. Landovel: The Secret Keeper by Emily Rodda
147. Skysong by C.A. Wright
148. My Family and Other Suspects by Kate Emery
149. Flora: Australia’s Most Curious Plants by Tania McCartney
150. When We Flew Away: A Novel of Anne Frank Before the Diary by Alice Hoffman
151. Landovel: The Truth Teller by Emily Rodda
152. Sally’s Lament by Mari Mancusi
153. A Beginner’s Guide to Choosing the Perfect Pet by Ali Rutstein
154. Into the Ice: Reflections on Antarctica to Alison Lester and Coral Tullock
155. The Colour of Revenge by Cornelia Funke
156. The Sweetness Between Us by Sarah Winifred Searle
157. Junkyard Fairies: Dig Deep by Edwina Wyatt
158. Thunderhead by Sophie Beer
159. Lies and Deception: A Reggie Da Costa Mystery by Larraine Stephens
160. The Lost Book of Magic by Amelia Mellor
161. If Only He Never by T.C. Correy
162. 18,000 Holes in the Universe: Snack Attack by Adam Wallace, Lisa Foley and James Hart
163. Hating Alison Ashley by Robin Klein
164. All the Beautiful Things by Katrina Nannestad
165. The Lost Library by Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead
166. The Outback Court Reporter by Jamelle Wells
167. Eleanor Jones Can’t Keep a Secret by Amy Doak
168. Nanny Piggins and the Origin Story by R.A. Spratt
169. Hazel’s Treehouse by Zanni Louise and Judy Watson
170. 31 and a Half Things to Know as You Grow by Meg McKinlay and Nicky Johnston
171. Dog Beach by Julie Murphy and Annie White
172. The Strange Sighting: An Alice England Mystery by Ash Harrier
173. The Midwatch by Judith Rossell
174. The Cryptic Clue: A Tea Ladies Mystery by Amanda Hampson
175. Comes the Night by Isobelle Carmody
176. The Book Club and Other Stories by Natalie Conyer
177. Tilly in a Tangle by Margrete Lamond and Monty Lee
178. It Takes a Town to Solve a Murder by Aoife Clifford
179. The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland
180. Tuesday Jocks and Other Stories by Fin J Ross
181. Bowerbird Brood by Aura Parker
182. Willa and Woof: Best Idea Yet by Jacqueline Harvey
183. The Mystery Writer by Sulari Gentill
184. The Worst Perfect Moment by Shivaun Plozza
185. Frog Squad: Bungle in the Jungle by Kate and Jol Temple, illustrated by Shiloh Gordon
186. Meet Me at the Intersection edited by Rebecca Lim and Ambelin Kwaymullina
187. Foul Play by Fiona McIntosh
188. Wasted? by Hazel Edwards
189. Barq the Falcon by Judy Wollin
190. Return to Sender by Lauren Draper
191. Milly’s Mind: A Peek into Autism by Colin and Milly Armstrong
192. Tigg and the Bandicoot Bushranger by Jackie French
193. The Last Victim: The Full Story Behind the Hit Podcast Who the Hell is Hamish? by Tracy Hall and Summer Land
194. Bad Country by Kim Ulrick
195. Hayden, Food Label Ninja by Stefi Mac
196. Tales of the Minstrel Tongue by Narrelle M Harris
197. Shock Waves by Fleur McDonald
198. Ella’s World: Big Kids by Yvette Poshoglian and Camilla Frescura
199. Ella’s World: Sit, Bob Sit by Yvette Poshoglian and Camilla Frescura
200. Out in Nowhere by Fleur McDonald
201. The Swordmaster’s Secret and Other Stories by Narrelle M Harris
202. Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty (DNF)
203. Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent by Judi Dench and Brendan O’Hea
204. Septopus by Rebecca Fung
205. Joy Moody is Out of Time by Kerryn Mayne
206. The Great Library of Tomorrow by Rosalia Aguilar Solace
207. My Brother, Finch by Kate Gordon
208. Grave Regret by Fiona Tarr
209. Stormy Normy by Leisa Fail
210. Solomon Macaroni and the Vampire Vacation by Ashleigh Barton