https://ashleighmeikle.com.au/2026/11/04/october-2026-reading-round-up/The Book Museen2026-11-03T22:20:33+00:00October 2026 Reading Round UpFantasy, Young Adult, crime, Australia, Christmas, book review, Books, Allen and Unwin, Fiction, children's fiction, Australian voices, Reading, cosy crime, Reviews, Indigenous rights, book reviews, Australian women writers, Australian, #LoveOzYA, NLA Publishing, short stories, grief, Australian authors, Aboriginal author, Australian literature, Australian stories, Picture Books, nature, Disability, #LoveOZMG, Australian history, Indigenous author, Indigenous stories, middle grade, Rebecca Lim, Lili Wilkinson, Australian publishers, Jaclyn Moriarty, Indigenous women, Australian author, Disney, Australian fantasy, Dymocks Reading Challenge, Indigenous Illustrator, Indigenous characters, Scholastic Australia, Kate Gordon, Indigenous authors, UQP, Australian English, Amie Kaufman, Kiah Thomas, Alison Lester, Ashleigh Barton, Neridah McMullin, Australian women, Indigenous character, Will Kostakis, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Resource, #LoveReadingMG, Alice Pung, #Aussie, Indigenous history, Angourie Rice, Kate Rice, co-written, Indigenous books, Australian Men, Indigenous, Australian creatives, #AussieYAChallenge, children's books, Harper Collins Australia, Gabrielle Tozer, lower young adult, Cassy Polimeni, #LoveOzMiddleGrade, Tristan Bancks, Briony Stewart, Australian books, Julie Murphy, Annie White, Australian bush, WestWords, Picture Book Activist, Indigneous knowledge, Indigenous knowledge, Indigenous culture, Australian male authors, Australian middle grade, Australian setting, young adult novel, UWAP, Estee Sarsfield, books by women, October reading, Aboriginal Studies Press, books by men, Australian men writers, #AussieAuthors2026, #AussieAuthor2026, #LoveOz, #AussieBooks2026, #Aussie2026Author, Indigenous language, #AussieReading, Liz Braswell, Australian young adult, Renae Hayward, #AussieAuthor2027, Elizabeth Leydin, Erin Reeves, Evie Barrow, Merwez Whale, Merwez Whaleboat, Sharon Phineasa, Saurav Kiran Shrestha, Marina Zlatanova, Matilda Woods, Louisa May Alcott, Jessica Corkran, Michael Pryor, Melissa Keilhttps://ashleighmeikle.com.au/2026/11/03/splish-splash-splosh-by-renae-hayward-illustrated-by-briony-stewart/The Book Museen2026-11-03T00:37:25+00:00Splish, Splash, Splosh by Renae Hayward, illustrated by Briony Stewart Australia, Books, Allen and Unwin, Swimming, Australian voices, Reading, Reviews, Australian women writers, Australian, Australian authors, Australian literature, Picture Books, Australian publishers, Australian author, Australian English, water, Australian women, #Aussie, Australian bloggers, Australian creatives, children's books, Briony Stewart, November release, Australian setting, October reading, #AussieAuthors2026, #AussieAuthor2026, #AussieBooks2026, #Aussie2026Author, #AussieReading, Renae Haywardhttps://ashleighmeikle.com.au/2026/11/03/n-is-for-noni-by-alison-lester/The Book Museen2026-11-03T00:02:29+00:00N is for Noni by Alison LesterAustralia, Books, Allen and Unwin, children's fiction, Australian voices, Reviews, friends, Australian women writers, Australian, children, Australian authors, Australian literature, Australian stories, educational, Australian publishers, Australian author, education, cat, dog, alphabet, pony, Alison Lester, alphabet book, Australian women, #Aussie, Australian bloggers, Australian creatives, learning, children's books, Australian books, Australian bush, books by women, #AussieAuthors2026, #AussieAuthor2026, #AussieBooks2026, #Aussie2026Authorhttps://ashleighmeikle.com.au/2026/11/03/raising-hare-childrens-edition-by-chloe-dalton/The Book Museen2026-11-02T22:47:00+00:00Raising Hare (Children’s Edition) by Chloe DaltonBooks, non-fiction, Reading, Reviews, memoir, women writers, animal stories, Canongate, animal, children's books, narrative non-fiction, books by women, non-Australian Women, Chloe Daltonhttps://ashleighmeikle.com.au/2026/11/02/paddle-steamer-pearl-by-neridah-mcmullin-illustrated-by-jessica-corkran/The Book Museen2026-11-01T22:57:00+00:00Paddle Steamer Pearl by Neridah McMullin, illustrated by Jessica Corkranhistorical fiction, Australia, Books, Family, Australian voices, Reading, Reviews, journey, river, Australian women writers, Australian, NLA Publishing, Australian authors, Australian literature, Australian stories, Picture Books, picture book, Australian history, Australian publishers, Australian author, #Aussie, picture books for older readers, Australian creatives, children's books, Australian books, Australian bush, Picture Book Activist, #PictureBookActivist, Australian setting, books by women, #AussieAuthors2026, #AussieAuthor2026, #AussieBooks2026, #Aussie2026Author, #AussieReading, paddle steamer