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Books by Men Read in 2023

  Books by Men Read in 2023 One of the ways I like to explore my reading is seeing what ratio of male authors to female authors I have read. The past few years I have read more women authors than men, a goal that started when I participated in the Australian Women Writer’s challenge… Continue reading Books by Men Read in 2023

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Anthologies or multi-authored books.

Every now and then, I will read an anthology, which usually has an editor I can put down in my reading log, and sometimes, they might be edited by an organisation like the Old Worlds, New Worlds, Other Worlds anthology was. I didn’t read that many anthologies this year, but the ones I did were… Continue reading Anthologies or multi-authored books.

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Books by Non-Australian Women 2023

2023 was my year of aiming to read as many women as possible – and overall, to read as many unsung books as possible, because often these books are the ones that are the gems. I managed to read twenty-nine books by women who aren’t Australian, which went towards my goal of reading more women… Continue reading Books by Non-Australian Women 2023

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

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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Like A Charm by Elle McNicoll

Title: Like A Charm Author: Elle McNicoll Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Walker Books Published: 3rd January 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 326 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: Edinburgh is a city filled with magical creatures that no-one can see... except Ramya Knox.As she is pulled into her family's world of secrets and spells, Ramya sets out to discover the… Continue reading Like A Charm by Elle McNicoll

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Books Read by Non-Australian Men

There were a few categories that didn’t quite have as many books read as others, and one of these was Non-Australian Men. Often this came down to what I received for review or what appealed to me, as sometimes there were things that didn’t stand out over other things. Other reasons included time – I… Continue reading Books Read by Non-Australian Men

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Non-Australian Reading Wrap Up 2023

During 2023, I tried to tally up different categories of reading where there were multiple authors – for some, there were a few and for others, just a handful. One way I split up my reading was splitting it into Australian and Non-Australian authors – as I have always tried to read more Australian authors,… Continue reading Non-Australian Reading Wrap Up 2023

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December 2023 Reading Round Up

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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The Books that Left an Impression on Me in 2023

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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All is Found: A Frozen Anthology by Heather Knowles and Mari Macusi (editors)

Title: All is Found: A Frozen Anthology Author: Heather Knowles and Mari Macusi (editors) Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st December 2023 Format: Hardback Pages: 400 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: Just in time to celebrate the first decade of the Frozen franchise, we join Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, Sven, and Olaf as they embark on new… Continue reading All is Found: A Frozen Anthology by Heather Knowles and Mari Macusi (editors)