Category: Crime/Mystery

#AussieAuthors2024, #AussieAuthors2025, Aussie authors, Australian literature, Australian women writers, Book Industry, Books, check in post, Crime/Mystery, literary fiction, Publishers, Reading, Reviews, Sulari Gentill

The Mystery Writer by Sulari Gentill

Ashleigh

Title: The Mystery Writer Author: Sulari Gentill Genre: Crime Publisher: Ultimo Press Published: 6th March 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 304 Price: $34.99 Synopsis: Theo has one dream—to become a bestselling author. Determined to make her mark in the literary world, she heads to the US on a whim to stay with her brother Gus and… Continue reading The Mystery Writer by Sulari Gentill

#AussieAuthor2025, #AussieAuthors2025, #AussieYAChallenge, #LoveOZMG, #LoveOzYA, biography, Blog Tour, Book bingo, Book Industry, Books, CBCA, challenges, check in post, Children's Literature, Crime/Mystery, Dani Vee, Dymocks Reading Challenge, Ella at Eden, Fables, Fairytales, Fantasy, Friday Barnes, historical fiction, history, Indigenous authors, Jackie French, Jacqueline Harvey, Junior Fiction, Kate Temple, Larrikin House, literary fiction, memoir, middle grade, mythology, Nevermoor, non-fiction, Picture Books, poetry, Publishers, R.A. Spratt, Reading, Reviews, Scholastic, Sci-Fi, series, short stories, Speculative fiction, The Girls Who Change the World, translated works, Verse novels, Wherewithal Way, Young Adult

Australian Women Read

Ashleigh

In 2025, I read 210 books by Australian women, and may not have read as diversely as I wanted based on a focus for judging reading. That said, I did manage to get in as many diverse books as possible, where I could see or knew that the author was disabled, Indigenous or LGBTQIA, or… Continue reading Australian Women Read

#AussieAuthors2025, Aussie authors, Australian literature, Australian women writers, Book Industry, Books, check in post, Crime/Mystery, Dymocks Reading Challenge, history, literary fiction, Publishers, Reading, Reviews

Safe Haven by Shankari Chandran

Ashleigh

Title: Safe Haven Author: Shankari Chandran Genre: Fiction Publisher: Ultimo Press Published: 1st May 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Price: $34.99 Synopsis: It was a beautiful evening. The wind gathered speed, lifting the frangipanis from the grove behind him, pink and yellow petals defying gravity. Beyond the trees, hidden by the foliage and rows of towering palm trees,… Continue reading Safe Haven by Shankari Chandran

#AussieAuthors2025, adventure, Aussie authors, Australian literature, Australian women writers, Book bingo, Book Industry, Books, check in post, Crime/Mystery, Dymocks Reading Challenge, Fables, Fairytales, Fantasy, Futuristic Fiction, historical fiction, history, literary fiction, non-fiction, Publishers, Reading, Reviews

Adult books read in 2025

Ashleigh

 In 2025, I read 70 adult books, covering a wide range of genres, but with a focus on women and Australian women. Much of my reading in adult books this year came from some judging work, but there were some very good ones in everything I read. One that stood out to me was Slashed… Continue reading Adult books read in 2025

#AussieAuthors2025, #AussieYAChallenge, #LoveOZMG, #LoveOzYA, Aussie authors, Australian literature, Australian women writers, biography, Blog Tour, Book bingo, Book Industry, Books, challenges, check in post, Crime/Mystery, Dymocks Reading Challenge, history, Indigenous authors, Jane Austen, non-fiction, Publishers, Reading, Reviews, The Nerd Daily

Non-Fiction Books Read in 2025

Ashleigh

In 2025, I read 29 non-fiction books across a variety of genres, covering history, culture, nature, politics, language and autism. A lot of these books introduced me to new topics or ave me a better understanding of topics I already knew a bit about. It was interesting to read any of these, and Annabel Crabb… Continue reading Non-Fiction Books Read in 2025

#AussieAuthors2025, #AussieYAChallenge, #LoveOZMG, #LoveOzYA, Aussie authors, Australian literature, Blog Tour, Book bingo, Book Industry, Books, Children's Literature, Crime/Mystery, Dymocks Reading Challenge, Fables, Fairytales, Fantasy, historical fiction, history, Junior Fiction, Larrikin House, literary fiction, memoir, middle grade, non-fiction, Picture Books, Publishers, Reviews, Scholastic, Sci-Fi, series, spies, The Nerd Daily, Young Adult

Australian Men Read

Ashleigh

Every year, I split up my roundups into categories. Because I read so much, it makes sense and goes alongside the longer, complete one. This is the only reason the authors who are men get their own post, because I know lengthy posts are not something that everyone enjoys. That said, I focus on authors… Continue reading Australian Men Read

#AussieAuthors2026, #AussieYAChallenge, #LoveOzYA, Aussie authors, Australian literature, Australian women writers, Book bingo, Book Industry, Books, challenges, Crime/Mystery, Disney Reading Challenge, Dymocks Reading Challenge, literary fiction, Publishers, Reading, Reviews, series, The Nerd Daily, Young Adult

Every Word by Ellie Marney

Ashleigh

Title: Every Word Author: Ellie Marney Genre: Mystery/Crime Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 28th May 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 352 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: Sparks fly when Watts follows Mycroft to London in this second sophisticated thriller about the teen crime-fighting pair. Rachel is still getting used to the idea of Mycroft being her boyfriend when… Continue reading Every Word by Ellie Marney

#AussieAuthors2025, #AussieYAChallenge, #LoveOZMG, #LoveOzYA, adventure, Aussie authors, Australian literature, Australian women writers, Blog Tour, Book bingo, Book Industry, Books, challenges, check in post, Children's Literature, Crime/Mystery, Dymocks Reading Challenge, Fables, Fairytales, Fantasy, historical fiction, history, humour, literary fiction, Picture Books, Publishers, Reading, Reviews, series, Speculative fiction, The Nerd Daily, Young Adult

LGBTQIA Authors and Books Read

Ashleigh

Another category I like to count is books written by LGBTQIA authors, or that feature those themes. There are many more than the 18 books in this category I have read, and when I create this list, I make sure that the themes are obviously there, that they are positive, and that an author has… Continue reading LGBTQIA Authors and Books Read

#AussieAuthors2026, #LoveOZMG, adventure, Alice-Miranda, Aussie authors, Australian literature, Australian women writers, Book bingo, Book Industry, Books, challenges, check in post, Children's Literature, Crime/Mystery, Disney Reading Challenge, humour, Jacqueline Harvey, literary fiction, middle grade, Publishers, Reading, Reviews, series, The Nerd Daily

Alice-Miranda in New York by Jacqueline Harvey

Ashleigh

Title: Alice-Miranda in New York Author: Jacqueline Harvey Genre: Fiction/Mystery Publisher: Puffin Australia Published: 16th July 2019/1st February 2012 Format: Paperback Pages: 384 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: Alice-Miranda takes a bite out of the Big Apple! Alice-Miranda is in bustling New York City. It's a blur of skyscrapers, hot dog carts, chats with zoo animals and… Continue reading Alice-Miranda in New York by Jacqueline Harvey

#AussieAuthors2025, #AussieYAChallenge, #LoveOZMG, #LoveOzYA, animals, Aussie authors, Australian literature, Australian women writers, biography, Blog Tour, Book bingo, Book Industry, challenges, check in post, Children's Literature, Crime/Mystery, Dymocks Reading Challenge, Fables, Fairytales, Fantasy, historical fiction, history, humour, Indigenous authors, Junior Fiction, Kate Temple, literary fiction, memoir, middle grade, mythology, non-fiction, Publishers, Reading, Reviews, Scholastic, Sci-Fi, series, Speculative fiction, The Nerd Daily, Young Adult

Co-written/Anthologies Read

Ashleigh

In 2025, I read 23 books that were written by two or more authors, or that were anthologies. These books crossed into all the other categories: men, women, Australian, non-Australian, LGBTQIA, Disabled, children’s and young adult. There were all sorts of things here too, from picture books, novels, and non-fiction. There were some very good… Continue reading Co-written/Anthologies Read