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Our Australian Heart by Just Write for Kids and Friends

Ashleigh

Title: Our Australian Heart Author: Just Write for Kids and Friends Genre: Fiction Publisher: Daisy Lane Publishing Published: January 2024 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: Our Australian HeART” by Just Write For Kids Australia and Friends is a special edition hard cover anthology celebrating the diversity, life and colours of Australia, as showcased by… Continue reading Our Australian Heart by Just Write for Kids and Friends

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January 2024 Reading Round Up

Ashleigh

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

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Tipping Point by Dinuka McKenzie

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Title: Tipping Point Author: Dinuka McKenzie Genre: Crime Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 31st January 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 368 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: A suicide. A shooting. And a reckoning, decades in the making. The must-read new Detective Kate Miles novel from 'a born storyteller' (Michael Robotham). Weeks from Christmas in the sweltering heat of summer, Detective… Continue reading Tipping Point by Dinuka McKenzie

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The Wonder of Little Things by Vince Copley with Leah McInerny

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Title: The Wonder of Little Things Author: Vince Copley with Leah McInerney Genre: Biography Publisher: ABC Books Published: 31st January 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 288 Price: $22.99 Synopsis: A First Nations Elder shares his extraordinary story of finding kindness in the midst of prejudice, and joy in living life to the full. Welcome to my… Continue reading The Wonder of Little Things by Vince Copley with Leah McInerny

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DANZ Children’s Book Awards 2024 Longlist

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Introducing the very first longlist for the DANZ Children’s Book Awards for 2024! Check out the judge’s comments here! Diversity is more than just a label  Picture books Echo Written by Lisa Van Der Wielen and illustrated by Anne FarrellPublished by Lisa Van Der Wielen for HeartKids Australia​Be Careful, Xiao Xin!Written by Alice Pung and illustrated by Sher Rill NgPublished… Continue reading DANZ Children’s Book Awards 2024 Longlist

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Australian Authors Read

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And I did it – I achieved my goal of reading as many Australian authors as possible. I always prefer reading and reviewing Australian authors as I feel that I hear more about authors from America or the UK – and whilst I do have some authors from other countries I like, I want to… Continue reading Australian Authors Read

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Books Written by Australian Women

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My main goal was to read as many books by Australian women as possible, and in 2023 my focus was also on promoting children’s literature, as this is one area of literature that does not get as much attention in mainstream media – that is something that lots of people want to see a change… Continue reading Books Written by Australian Women

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The Books I read that were Written by Women

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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

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Like A Charm by Elle McNicoll

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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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Temora and the Wordsnatcher by Kate Gordon

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Title: Temora and the Wordsnatcher Author: Kate Gordon Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Wombat Books Published: 1st May 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 276 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Temora Murphy is eleven years old. She lives in a world where she never really fits. The other girls make fun of her. She's not the "right" sort of girl for… Continue reading Temora and the Wordsnatcher by Kate Gordon