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May 2024 Reading Round Up

Ashleigh

During May, I read 22 books, and reviewed about half of them, with some reviews in the way. I spent a lot of time trying to get on top of review books, and made some good progress – to date, the only review books I have left are back catalogue ones, giving a bit of… Continue reading May 2024 Reading Round Up

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Wurrtoo: The Wombat Who Fell in Love with the Sky by Tylissa Elisara

Ashleigh

Title: Wurrtoo: The Wombat Who Fell in Love with the Sky Author: Tylissa Elisara Genre: Adventure Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 27th March 2024 Format: Hardcover Pages: 160 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Described as an Indigenous Blinky Bill meets Winnie the Pooh, this heart-warming and beautifully illustrated middle-grade novel from 2021 black&write! fellow Tylissa Elisara follows Wurrtoo the wombat on… Continue reading Wurrtoo: The Wombat Who Fell in Love with the Sky by Tylissa Elisara

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The Wonder of Little Things by Vince Copley with Leah McInerny

Ashleigh

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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Books that were co-written

Ashleigh

Another category I had a separate list for  2023 was books that were co-written – usually books written by two authors, but I have included one anthology as it had two editors, and I feel that it counts towards this, and Murder You Wrote, as each chapter had a different author. I also included these… Continue reading Books that were co-written