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October 2026 Reading Round Up

Even with a few ups and downs this month, I managed to read 24 books. Not all were reviewed, but most were and I had a lot of Australian books read this month. I review a few, whilst some were ones I chose to read and not review. One was a review book but I… Continue reading October 2026 Reading Round Up

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Bird Park by Julie Murphy, illustrated by Annie White

Title: Bird Park Author: Julie Murphy, illustrated by Annie White Genre: Non-fiction animals Publisher: NLA Publishing Published: 1st November 2026 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Price: $24.99 Synopsis:  Birds paddle and skedaddle. They hop and drop and coo and woo. See them walking! Hear them squawking! Come and explore our magical Australian bird park! Can you… Continue reading Bird Park by Julie Murphy, illustrated by Annie White

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Australian authors read in 2024

I read 206 Australian authors in 2024, many more than international authors, because I feel like Australian authors are often overlooked in favour of US or UK authors, unless they have a big name that is almost guaranteed to sell books. My Australian reading has been as diverse as possible, within genre and author identity.… Continue reading Australian authors read in 2024

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Dog Beach by Julie Murphy, illustrated by Annie White

Title: Dog Beach Author: Julie Murphy, illustrated by Annie White Genre: Fiction Publisher: NLA Publishing Published:  1st November 2024 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: Look who’s at the dog beach!Strong dogs, long dogs,Playing dogs, staying dogs,Black dogs, brown dogs, go-to-town dogs, Bit-of-a-clown dogs, upside-down dogs, Mopey dogs, dopey dogs, Shaggy dogs, waggy dogs … Going to… Continue reading Dog Beach by Julie Murphy, illustrated by Annie White