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Australian Authors Read

Every year, I aim to focus by reading on Australian authors, because I see authors from the UK and the US get widely promoted, and I feel that a lot of Australian authors, unless they’re super popular, get overlooked. Particularly the kids and young adult authors. So in 2025 I read 239 Australian authors in… Continue reading Australian Authors Read

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Indigenous Authors Read

Every year, I try to read as many Indigenous authors as possible, and these are often Australian First Nations authors and books, primarily because this is what I have access to. This year, it has been focused on what has come my way for review, and I am enjoying seeing how these authors work in… Continue reading Indigenous Authors Read

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When The Lyre Bird Calls by Kim Kane

Title: When The Lyrebird Calls Author: Kim Kane Genre: Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 26/10/16 Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: A time-slip novel in which Madeleine finds herself transported back to 1900 Australia, where she befriends a family of girls and is witness to a family secret and a family tragedy. When… Continue reading When The Lyre Bird Calls by Kim Kane