Welcome to the June edition of Book Bingo with Theresa Smith Writes and Mrs B’S Book Reviews. This time around, I am checking off Themes of Crime and Justice with the tenth book in the Rowland Sinclair series by Sulari Gentill, A Testament of Character. Rowly and his friends take a detour on their way… Continue reading Book Bingo Six 2020 Themes of Crime and Justice
Author: Ashleigh
Monty’s Island: Scary Mary and the Stripe Spell by Emily Rodda and Lucinda Gifford (Illustrator)
Title: Monty’s Island: Scary Mary and the Stripe Spell Author: Emily Rodda and Lucinda Gifford (Illustrator) Genre: Adventure Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: March 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 176 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: Monty lives on a perfect island in the middle of a magical sea. Sometimes the sea throws up something interesting … and Monty… Continue reading Monty’s Island: Scary Mary and the Stripe Spell by Emily Rodda and Lucinda Gifford (Illustrator)
Isolation Publicity with K.M. Kruimink, Vogel Award winner 2020
Due to recent events, many Australian authors have had to cancel book launches and festival appearances. For some, this means new novels, series continuations and debut novels are heading into this scary, strange world without much publicity or attention. The good news is, you can still buy books – online or get your local… Continue reading Isolation Publicity with K.M. Kruimink, Vogel Award winner 2020
Toffle Towers: Fully Booked by Tim Harris and James Foley (illustrator)
Title: Toffle Towers: Fully Booked Author: Tim Harris and James Foley (illustrator) Genre: Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 6th August 2019 Format: Paperback Pages: 272 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: Fawlty Towers meets Treehouse in Tim Harris’s brand-new series to make kids laugh out loud – and get their imaginations soaring. Toffle Towers is about to… Continue reading Toffle Towers: Fully Booked by Tim Harris and James Foley (illustrator)
Kid Normal and the Final Five by Greg James and Chris Smith
Title: Kid Normal and the Final Five Author: Greg James and Chris Smith Genre: Fiction Publisher: Bloomsbury Published: 2nd June 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 432 Price: $12.99 Synopsis: The epic conclusion to the awesome, award-winning, bestselling, super-charged KID NORMAL series by Greg James and Chris Smith. Praise for Kid Normal: 'So funny, it's almost criminal'… Continue reading Kid Normal and the Final Five by Greg James and Chris Smith
Isolation Publicity with Maya Linnell
Due to recent events, many Australian authors have had to cancel book launches and festival appearances. For some, this means new novels, series continuations and debut novels are heading into this scary, strange world without much publicity or attention. The good news is, you can still buy books – online or get your local bookstore… Continue reading Isolation Publicity with Maya Linnell
Lilies, Lies and Love (Miss Lily #4) by Jackie French
Title: Lilies, Lies and Love (Miss Lily #4) Author: Jackie French Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 23rd March 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 336 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: As the King of England wavers between duty and love, Sophie knows that she must choose duty. The year is 1936 and the new King Edward VIII… Continue reading Lilies, Lies and Love (Miss Lily #4) by Jackie French
Elementals: Battle Born by Amie Kaufman
Title: Elementals: Battle Born Author: Amie Kaufman Genre: Fantasy Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 1st June 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: The much-anticipated finale to Amie Kaufman's epic middle-grade trilogy Though Anders and his friends have delayed a war between the ice wolves and scorch dragons, their mission isn't over. With adults on… Continue reading Elementals: Battle Born by Amie Kaufman
May 2020 Round Up
In May, we seemed to settle into a lockdown routine, so I got a bit more reading done. This month, I read 20 books – the vast majority of those – seventeen – were by Australian women writers – some for review, some my own reads and one or two that I read alongside Isolation… Continue reading May 2020 Round Up
The Power of Positive Pranking by Nat Amoore
Title: The Power of Positive Pranking Author: Nat Amoore Genre: Fiction Publisher: Puffin Published: 2nd June 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 368 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: Green Peas is our name and pranking’s our game! A symphony of alarm clocks at assembly? Yep, that was us. A stampede of fluffy guinea pigs? That’s next on our agenda.… Continue reading The Power of Positive Pranking by Nat Amoore
