All year I have been meaning to write progress posts for every month, or every ten books. Until now, I have woefully neglected this activity, and having read 61 books already, am breaking it up into posts of fifteen - and will continue to do this until the end of the year/early 2019, making the… Continue reading Australian Women Writer’s Challenge Check-in One – books one to fifteen
Category: Fairytales
The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone by Jaclyn Moriarty (Kingdoms and Empires #1)
Title: The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone(Kingdoms and Empires #1) Author: Jaclyn Moriarty Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: November, 2017 Format: Hardcover Pages: 512 Price: $22.99 Synopsis: An enchanting and whimsical spell-filled fantasy novel from Jaclyn Moriarty, the award-winning author of Feeling Sorry for Celia and A Corner of White, suitable for readers who loved A… Continue reading The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone by Jaclyn Moriarty (Kingdoms and Empires #1)
Pre-Release Review: Beneath the Mother Tree by D.M. Cameron
Title: Beneath the Mother Tree Author: D.M. Cameron Genre: Literary Fiction, Mystery Publisher: MidnightSun Publishing Published: 1st August 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 336 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: A spine-chilling mystery and contemporary love story, Beneath the Mother Tree plays out in a unique and wild Australian setting, interweaving Indigenous history and Irish mythology. On a small island, something… Continue reading Pre-Release Review: Beneath the Mother Tree by D.M. Cameron
Book Bingo Take Two
As per my post two weeks ago when I completed the first round, this is my second go at the bingo card, having completed it early, due to my filling in several squares at once in some posts. This time around. I'll be trying to only do one book and square a fortnight, so I… Continue reading Book Bingo Take Two
The Beast’s Heart by Liefe Shallcross
Title: The Beast's Heart Author: Leife Shallcross Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton/Hachette Australia Published: 24th April 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 342 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: A richly magical retelling of the Beauty and the Beast fairy tale, from the point of view of the Beast. A sumptuously magical, brand new take on a tale as… Continue reading The Beast’s Heart by Liefe Shallcross
Winners of the Indie Book Awards Announcement.
Congratulations to the following books and their fabulous home-grown authors for winning in the following categories for the Indie Book Awards, especially Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend, which won in two categories! These winners were announced today and what a wonderful surprise to get home to! Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend: Children's… Continue reading Winners of the Indie Book Awards Announcement.
NSW Premier’s Literary Awards Shortlist for 2018
One of the Australia's literary awards has just announced the shortlist for 2018 - The NSW Premier's Literary Awards, with the winner to be announced in April. Each category and the shortlisted novels for this prize are listed below for 2018, and information about each prize category can be found here in a previous post:… Continue reading NSW Premier’s Literary Awards Shortlist for 2018
Australian Book Industry Awards Longlist 2018
The ABIA Longlist has also been announced today for 2018, and celebrates the diversity and quality of Australian writing, publishing and bookselling. The ABIA Academy - a group of booksellers, agents, media and industry representatives - voted for the longlist, and the 2018 campaign was long and exhaustive, resulting in this year's academy having 250… Continue reading Australian Book Industry Awards Longlist 2018
Book Bingo Four: A book more than 500 pages, a book with themes of culture, and a book with a mystery.
In my fourth book bingo, I have three books to include and link back to. At this stage, I have almost completed the fifth column on the square, with the final square needing a foreign translated book - yet to be decided. The others are all a little bit spaced out randomly at… Continue reading Book Bingo Four: A book more than 500 pages, a book with themes of culture, and a book with a mystery.
The Readings Children’s Book Prize shortlist 2018
The Readings Children's Book Prize is yet another literary prize that promotes Australian writers, books and literature. Yesterday, the shortlist for 2018 was announced, and it includes these six books: The six shortlisted titles for 2018 are: Tarin of the Mammoths: The Exile by Jo Sandhu Nevermoor: The Trial of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend Lintang and… Continue reading The Readings Children’s Book Prize shortlist 2018
The Book Muse 