In July, I read twenty-two books, and have managed to complete my Australian Women Writer’s Challenge – which I am still going with, and my Book Bingo Challenge. All those posts are written and scheduled, as are several others for reviews and my isolation publicity series, which ends on the twenty-first of this month. I’ve… Continue reading July 2020 Wrap Up
Category: Book bingo
Books and Bites Bingo That book you keep putting off: The Louvre by James Gardiner
When it came to a book I keep putting off, it was hard. I usually don’t put a book off for the reasons many people do – it’s something they don’t want to explore yet, or something they’re being forced to read. For me, it came down to one that I had to put off… Continue reading Books and Bites Bingo That book you keep putting off: The Louvre by James Gardiner
Books and Bites Book Bingo – makes you blush: The Girl, the Dog and the Writer in Rome by Katrina Nannestad
Welcome to another round of Books and Bites bingo. I’m starting to get to the squares that are trickier – whether that’s because it’s a specific author or title I must track down, or wait for, or the square hints at a genre I may not always read. A book that makes you blush is… Continue reading Books and Bites Book Bingo – makes you blush: The Girl, the Dog and the Writer in Rome by Katrina Nannestad
The Girl, the Dog and the Writer in Rome by Katrina Nannestad
Title: The Girl, the Dog and the Writer in Rome Author: Katrina Nannestad Genre: Fiction/Travel Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 23rd October 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 352 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: For the first ten years of Freja’s life, she and her mother Clementine have roamed the Arctic in search of zoological wonders. Happy, content, together. Freja… Continue reading The Girl, the Dog and the Writer in Rome by Katrina Nannestad
Book bingo Seven 2020 Set in a place you dream of visiting (Ireland)
Welcome to my July post for Book Bingo with Theresa and Amanda. This month, I am checking off a book set in a place that I dream of visiting. For this one, I chose The Good Turn by Dervla McTiernan (released in February this year) which is set in Ireland. I have already been to… Continue reading Book bingo Seven 2020 Set in a place you dream of visiting (Ireland)
June 2020 Wrap Up
The Modern Mrs Darcy 11/12 AWW2020 – 67/25 Book Bingo – 12/12 The Nerd Daily Challenge 45/52 Dymocks Reading Challenge 23/25 Books and Bites Bingo 15/25 STFU Reading Challenge: 9/12 General Goal –110/165 In June, I managed to read eighteen books in total, fourteen by Australian authors, and all but one of those were Australian… Continue reading June 2020 Wrap Up
Isolation Publicity with Wendy Orr
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 Wendy Orr
Books and Bites Bingo Fairy Tale Collection: Snow White and Rose Red: And Other Tales of Kind Young Women by Kate Forsyth and Lorena Carrington
I’m moving through this challenge a bit slower than I’d like – for several categories I do have the books, I just need to read them. For others, I’m waiting for the right or specific book to arrive. One square I might struggle to fill is the book I keep putting off, as I don’t… Continue reading Books and Bites Bingo Fairy Tale Collection: Snow White and Rose Red: And Other Tales of Kind Young Women by Kate Forsyth and Lorena Carrington
Book Bingo Six 2020 Themes of Crime and Justice
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
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
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