October 2026 Reading Round Up

Even with a few ups and downs this month, I managed to read 24 books. Not all were reviewed, but most were and I had a lot of Australian books read this month. I review a few, whilst some were ones I chose to read and not review. One was a review book but I wasn’t very enamoured by it so forewent the review. And I fell a little behind in getting things done, but I am working on getting back on track and ensuring everything is ready to go for when it is meant to be out. One book has been reviewed, but is only out next February.

October

1. City of Clouds by Kiah Thomas
2. A Whole New World by Liz Braswell
3. Meb Ata: Grandfather Moon by Merwez Whaleboat, illustrated by Sharon Phineasa
4. The Bestest Brown by Briony Stewart
5. How Our Garden Grows by Saurav Kiran Shrestha, illustrated by Estee Sarsfield
6. Frances Bloom: Star Rescue by Katrina Nannestad, illustrated by Marina Zlatanova
7. N is for Noni by Alison Lester
8. Splish, Splash, Splosh by Renae Hayward, illustrated by Briony Stewart
9. Xavier in the Meantime by Kate Gordon
10. The Letterbox Tree by Rebecca Lim and Kate Gordon
11. A Deadly Dowry by Elizabeth Leydin
12. Lavender and Hemlock by Lili Wilkinson
13. Stuck Up and Stupid by Angourie Rice and Kate Rice
14. The Girl, the Cat and the Navigator by Matilda Woods
15. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
16. Detention by Tristan Bancks
17. That’s What Makes it Christmas by Ashleigh Barton, illustrated by Erin Reeves
18. Paddle Steamer Pearl by Neridah McMullin, illustrated by Jessica Corkran
19. Swimming with Aunty Isobel by Cassy Polimeni, illustrated by Evie Barrow
20. Bird Park by Julie Murphy, illustrated by Annie White
21. Astrid and the Accidental Slip Between Worlds (Kingdoms and Empires #6) by Jaclyn Moriarty
22. Begin, End, Begin: A #LoveOzYA Anthology by Danielle Binks with Ellie Marney, Lili Wilkinson, Michael Pryor, Will Kostakis, Gabrielle Tozer, Alice Pung, Jaclyn Moriarty, Melissa Keil and Amie Kaufman
23. A Girl, A Boy, A Horse and A Zorse by Rebecca Green
24. Penitent by A.W. Hammond