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LGBTQIA Authors 2024

Ashleigh

In 2024, I also aimed to read more LGBTQIA authors, but one thing I struggled with here was the amount of romance books on offer. As someone who doesn’t read romance as a genre in general (though I don’t mind it as part of the story, it’s just that I tend to get bored when… Continue reading LGBTQIA Authors 2024

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Books by Australian Men 2024

Ashleigh

Another category I split my reading into was gender, to see how it broke down into men and women, as my focus has often been on promoting Australian women writers over the past few years, to try and bolster the voices of those who are not as popular or given as much attention as popular… Continue reading Books by Australian Men 2024

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December 2024 Reading Round Up

Ashleigh

In December, I read 27 books for review and literary judging, and most of them were by Australian women. I finished all but one book – and I definitely struggled with that one because I wasn’t getting a sense of what the story was meant to be about, and I felt that what it was… Continue reading December 2024 Reading Round Up

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Aussie YA Challenge Completed

Ashleigh

One of the challenges I took part in this year was the #AussieYAChallenge, hosted by Amy at Lost in a Good Book. I had planned to read to the highest level, which was Nix – read twelve books, because at the time, I wasn’t sure how much Australian YA would come my way. I ended… Continue reading Aussie YA Challenge Completed

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2024 Dymocks Reading Challenge Completed for real this time

Ashleigh

Well, when it came to the end of October, we all thought the Dymocks Reading Challenge was ending with Dessert. It was a satisfying ending too, and yet, when the Christmas Leftovers prompts that allowed me to add a few more in, albeit one that I had months ago in a pinch as I was… Continue reading 2024 Dymocks Reading Challenge Completed for real this time

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Stella Prize Summer Reading Challenge Completed

Ashleigh

It may have taken me all year and January, February, and December 2024 to complete this challenge over summer, but I have managed to do so. I completed the final prompt; title begins with see or bad in December with Bad Country by Kim Ulrick. I have successfully completed all but two of my challenges.… Continue reading Stella Prize Summer Reading Challenge Completed

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The Nerd Daily 2024 Completed

Ashleigh

In 2024, one of my final challenges to be completed is the Nerd Daily Challenge. I liked the prompts this year, and managed to fill them all. Some were easier than others, and some like a recommendation from the Nerd Daily wasn’t as easy at first, but I managed to with a book that came… Continue reading The Nerd Daily 2024 Completed

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KT Book Bingo – #KTBookBingo Completed

Ashleigh

One of the reading challenges I undertook this year was a book bingo from a friend – KT Book Bingo. I had all but completed it until I found a book set in South America. I had tried to find one that I really wanted to read, but wasn’t able to in time and with… Continue reading KT Book Bingo – #KTBookBingo Completed

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November 2024 Reading Round Up

Ashleigh

During November, I read 17 books across a range of genres, and all of them were by women! From picture books to ids books to adult books, I covered a wide range of genres and styles, and enjoyed some fantastic crime sort stories. I also only read Australian authors in November, and I am looking… Continue reading November 2024 Reading Round Up

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Wasted? by Hazel Edwards

Ashleigh

Title: Wasted? Author: Hazel Edwards Genre: Climate Fiction Publisher: Bookpod Published: 26th August 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 250 Price: $28.00 Synopsis: Faced with visa challenges, the asylum seekers prove to be innovators, not victims. Drawing on their resources, they repurpose, recycle and recreate a new state trading biofuel via the mid-ocean Garbage Patches. Teenage Kit… Continue reading Wasted? by Hazel Edwards