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July 2026 Reading Round Up

A brown background with a grey table. There is an open book with a quill on it and writing above it says My Month of Reading.

What a month July was. I read 21 books this month and reviewed as many of them as possible, and others were read for fun. I also didn’t have time to review everything. And what I did read was chosen for various purposes to fit in with reviewing and challenges. Some books were longer or more in depth, and I took a bit more time to get through those books.

16 of the books were by Australian authors, and I read two non-fiction books this month, and all but one were by women. I did my best to read as diversely as possible as I do each month. Often this is dictated by what I am asked to review as well.

 July

  1. A New Kind of Beautiful by Suzy Zail
  2. Somewhere, A Boy and a Bear: A Biography of A.A. Milne and Winnie-the-Pooh by Gyles Brandreth
  3. The Light Bringer by L.L. Hunter
  4. The Festival of Ice and Snow by Angie Cui, and Anna Wilson
  5. Hill End Gold by Sue Whiting
  6. Suddenly Super by Jen Calonita
  7. We Did it Anyway by Carla Salmon
  8. Dirrayawadha by Anita Heiss
  9. Go the Distance by Jen Calonita
  10. The Lost Island by Samantha Wheeler, illustrated by Anke Noack
  11. Girl Unmasked: How Uncovering Autism Saved My Life by Emily Katy
  12. Talent Show (Amira Swift #1) by Sarah Ayoub, illustrated by Niña Nill
  13. Myths Meet Mayhem (Ludicrous Legends #2) by Jol Temple, illustrated by David Conley
  14. Fair Day Fun (Amira Swift #2) by Sarah Ayoub, illustrated by Niña Nill
  15. Does My Head Look Big in This by Randa Abdel-Fattah
  16. Unbirthday by Liz Braswell
  17. Aidan vs the Ocean by Dannika Patterson, illustrated by Heidi Cooper Smith
  18. The Nardi Puzzle by Gabriella Page
  19. A River I Must Be by Kate Foster
  20. Josie Mack and the Mega Division by Bethany Loveridge, illustrated by Jade Goodwin
  21. Miles Thorne and the Forbidden Magic by Rebecca Ahola

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