Recently, Cumberland City Council in Western Sydney voted to put a blanket ban on books that feature same-sex parenting and remove them from local libraries. Libraries and bookstores often stock what people buy or borrow, what they know their community wants or what will be accessed. So why is this banning an issue? These days,… Continue reading Book Banning in Australia
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March 2024 Reading Round Up
In March, I read 25 books, some quite ahead of time for review in my attempt to stay on track of things. I completed the first part of the Dymocks Reading Challenge and made good progress on my other reading challenges. One book had a male and a female author, so it was able to… Continue reading March 2024 Reading Round Up
The Book of Chance by Sue Whiting
Title: The Book of Chance Author: Sue Whiting Genre: Mystery Publisher: Walker Books Published: 1st April 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 288 Price: $18.99 Synopsis: Chance is a black-and-white thinker until she realises that sometimes there are shades of grey.Chance is in Year 7 and thinks she has it all - a loving mother, dog Tiges,… Continue reading The Book of Chance by Sue Whiting
CBCA Book of the Year 2024 Shortlist
On the 19th of March, the 2024 shortlist for the CBCA Book of the Year Awards was announced, and there are some great ones that I have read and several that I am yet to discover. Book of the year: Older readers Grace Notes (Karen Comer, Lothian) A Hunger of Thorns (Lili Wilkinson, A&U Children’s) Inkflower (Suzy Zail,… Continue reading CBCA Book of the Year 2024 Shortlist
CBCA Notables 2024
Last night the Notables list for the CBCA Book of the Year was announced, with the longlist and shortlist to come within the next few months. There are five categories announced each year for the notables and they are: Older Readers Younger Readers Early Childhood Picture Book Eve Pownall Award There are usually six categories,… Continue reading CBCA Notables 2024
January 2024 Reading Round Up
Well, one month of the year down, and I spent a lot of time reading – for reviewing, to catch up on my backlog of review books, as well as working on the Stella Prize Summer Challenge, and a few other things. Whilst the Stella Prize Summer Challenge is officially over – it only ran… Continue reading January 2024 Reading Round Up
Tight Lines by Louise Lambeth
Title: Tight Lines Author: Louise Lambeth Genre: Fiction Publisher: Deep Water Publishing Published: November 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 168 Price: $15.00 Synopsis: Roy is sick of being targeted by the school bully. He vows to beat the bully by winning the fishing competition, but… first he needs to ask his big brother Jack to teach… Continue reading Tight Lines by Louise Lambeth
The Books I read that were Written by Women
In 2023, I read 173 books written by women across a range of genres and audiences and age groups, and many of these were review books or books that I reviewed throughout the year. I made the effort to be as diverse as possible – whether this was the story, the author, or the characters… Continue reading The Books I read that were Written by Women
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.
September 2023 Round Up
In September I read 20 books, mostly by Australian authors, and with several reviews to go live in the coming weeks. I have a lot of review books that will take me into November, and whilst this month I didn’t get as many read as possible, I am hoping to catch up during October and… Continue reading September 2023 Round Up