Title: The Rewilding Author: Donna M Cameron Genre: Fiction Publisher: Transit Lounge Published: 1st March 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: An exhilarating and unforgettable love song for our world.Heartbroken and in fear for his life, corporate whistle blower, Jagger Eckerman, escapes to hide out in a remote cave, but kick-arse radical, Nia… Continue reading The Rewilding by Donna M Cameron
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What Happened to Nina? by Dervla McTiernan
Title: What Happened to Nina? Author: Dervla McTiernan Genre: Crime Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 28th February 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 336 Price: $34.99 Synopsis: From the #1 internationally bestselling author of The Murder Rule comes an emotional novel of suspense about two families pitted against each other. Nina and Simon are the perfect couple. Young, fun and… Continue reading What Happened to Nina? by Dervla McTiernan
Outlaw Girls by Emily Gale and Nova Weetman
Title: Outlaw Girls Author: Emily Gale and Nova Weetman Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Text Publishing Published: 27th February 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: Kate and Ruby live in the High Country in Victoria. They’re both daring, quick-thinking and prepared to break the rules, and they’re both brilliant horse riders—they’d probably be great… Continue reading Outlaw Girls by Emily Gale and Nova Weetman
Jawsome: Licence to Rock by R.J. Timmis
Title: Jawsome: Licence to Rock Author: R.J. Timmis Genre: Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 20th February 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 272 Price: $15.99 Synopsis: Non-stop adventure, gill-splitting laughs and several krillion fans... Jawsome is AWESOME. Finley, Hunter, Gilleon and Gnash are busy juggling their double lives as ordinary school sharks and as members of… Continue reading Jawsome: Licence to Rock by R.J. Timmis
Book Clubs – How Do You Start One?
So, you’re a reader, and for a long time you’ve read on your own, but you’d like it to be more social? Starting or joining a book club might work for you, and there are many ways to go about setting up or being part of a book club, and Australia Reads has some tips… Continue reading Book Clubs – How Do You Start One?
Day of the Whale by Rachel Delahaye
Title: Day of the Whale Author: Rachel Delahaye Genre: Fiction Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st August 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 304 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: On an island ruled by whales, one boy is searching for his missing father, another is refusing to forget the past and a girl is on the run. Together, they embark… Continue reading Day of the Whale by Rachel Delahaye
Our Australian Heart by Just Write for Kids and Friends
Title: Our Australian Heart Author: Just Write for Kids and Friends Genre: Fiction Publisher: Daisy Lane Publishing Published: January 2024 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: Our Australian HeART” by Just Write For Kids Australia and Friends is a special edition hard cover anthology celebrating the diversity, life and colours of Australia, as showcased by… Continue reading Our Australian Heart by Just Write for Kids and Friends
#AussieYAChallenge
Usually I like to choose and finalise my challenges in January, but fellow book blogger, Amy at Lost in a Good Book has just posted a challenge that she created called the #AussieYAChallenge – in an attempt to read more Australian Young Adult books throughout the year. I have decided to give this a go,… Continue reading #AussieYAChallenge
January 2024 Reading Round Up
Well, one month of the year down, and I spent a lot of time reading – for reviewing, to catch up on my backlog of review books, as well as working on the Stella Prize Summer Challenge, and a few other things. Whilst the Stella Prize Summer Challenge is officially over – it only ran… Continue reading January 2024 Reading Round Up
Tipping Point by Dinuka McKenzie
Title: Tipping Point Author: Dinuka McKenzie Genre: Crime Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 31st January 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 368 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: A suicide. A shooting. And a reckoning, decades in the making. The must-read new Detective Kate Miles novel from 'a born storyteller' (Michael Robotham). Weeks from Christmas in the sweltering heat of summer, Detective… Continue reading Tipping Point by Dinuka McKenzie
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