Category: Aussie authors

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Lani and the Universe by Victoria Carless

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Title: Lani and the Universe Author: Victoria Carless Genre: Contemporary Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 3rd January 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 336 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: Lani Scrub has a plan: study hard and become a world-renowned scientist like her hero, Kit Galway, who wrote The Meaning of the Universe. The plan is ruined when Lani's mum decides… Continue reading Lani and the Universe by Victoria Carless

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Books by LGBTQIA and Non-Binary Authors 2023

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Another goal I had in 2023 was to read more LGBTQIA or non-binary authors, and this post features the ones that I knew about that made the list, though I do acknowledge that I may have read others and not realised it, and that based on the author biography I had, they ended up in… Continue reading Books by LGBTQIA and Non-Binary Authors 2023

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Miss Mary-Kate Martin’s Guide to Monsters: The Bother with the Bonkillyknock Beast by Karen Foxlee

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Title: Miss Mary-Kate Martin’s Guide to Monsters: The Bother with the Bonkillyknock Beast Author: Karen Foxlee Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 3rd January 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 288 Price: $15.99 Synopsis: Miss Mary-Kate Martin travels the globe with her family helping solve monstrous problems in this fun fantasy adventure from the multi-award-winning author… Continue reading Miss Mary-Kate Martin’s Guide to Monsters: The Bother with the Bonkillyknock Beast by Karen Foxlee

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Wild Love by Kiera Lindsey

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Title: Wild Love Author: Kiera Lindsey Genre: Biography/Autobiography Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 31st October 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 464 Price: $36.99 Synopsis: Kiera Lindsey uncovers the life of the exuberant colonial painter Adelaide Ironside, from her childhood on the shores of Sydney harbour to the leading artistic circles of Europe where she was celebrated… Continue reading Wild Love by Kiera Lindsey

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Stella Prize Summer Reading Challenge

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I came across this challenge a week or more after it started, so have decided to take this one casually, as I don’t think I will get all prompts filled by the 15th of January. Whilst I am posting the books and putting the #StellaSummerChallenge on the posts, I am not putting pressure on myself… Continue reading Stella Prize Summer Reading Challenge

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2024 Dymocks Reading Challenge Introduction

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It is that time of year again – I have started my reading challenges, and I am doing the Dymocks one again. This time, they have called it a Book Tasting Menu and divided into three menus. The first part, which takes place during January to March is the entrée – and these look like… Continue reading 2024 Dymocks Reading Challenge Introduction

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December 2023 Reading Round Up

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This month’s reading round up is coming to you early – I usually do this in the first week of the following month, but have chosen to do it earlier this month. In December I read 13 books, as some took me a little longer than others and I was trying to get through a… Continue reading December 2023 Reading Round Up

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Temora and the Wordsnatcher by Kate Gordon

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Title: Temora and the Wordsnatcher Author: Kate Gordon Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Wombat Books Published: 1st May 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 276 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Temora Murphy is eleven years old. She lives in a world where she never really fits. The other girls make fun of her. She's not the "right" sort of girl for… Continue reading Temora and the Wordsnatcher by Kate Gordon

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The Books that Left an Impression on Me in 2023

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The Books that Left an Impression on Me in 2023 So it is that time of year when people make their top ten books of the year lists, or their best reads of the year and rank them. This is something I have never been able to do because I can’t always choose a top… Continue reading The Books that Left an Impression on Me in 2023

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The Nosy Detectives by Louisa Bennet

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Title: The Nosy Detectives Author: Louisa Bennet Genre: Crime Publisher: Clan Destine Press Published: 1st July 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 300 Price: $32.95 Synopsis: The Nosy Detectives Agency is like no other. For a start, one of the detectives is a dog called Monty, a rescued Golden Retriever with a heart of gold and a… Continue reading The Nosy Detectives by Louisa Bennet