One of the resources I have been exploring is the verse novel resource. The resource covers verse novels aimed at younger readers and young adult readers. This resource can help people who are new to verse novels find the right one to start with or give readers like me a broader idea of what Australian… Continue reading NCACL Australian Verse Novels
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The Girls Who Changed the World: Ming and Hilde Lead a Revolution by Jackie French
Title: The Girls Who Changed the World: Ming and Hilde Lead a Revolution Author: Jackie French Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 7th June 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 336 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: The third book in the best-selling Jackie French historical series that places girls centre stage. Ming Qong is convinced that girls have… Continue reading The Girls Who Changed the World: Ming and Hilde Lead a Revolution by Jackie French
Some Shall Break (Book #2 None Shall Sleep Sequence) by Ellie Marney
Title: Some Shall Break (Book #2 None Shall Sleep Sequence) Author: Ellie Marney Genre: Crime Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 6th June 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 400 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: From the author of The Killing Code comes the electrifying sequel to New York Times bestselling YA thriller None Shall Sleep. Junior FBI consultants Travis Bell and Emma Lewis are swept… Continue reading Some Shall Break (Book #2 None Shall Sleep Sequence) by Ellie Marney
May 2023 Reading Round Up
I read fifteen books in May and completed the Autumn part of the Dymocks Reading Challenge. Most books were by Australian authors across a range of genres and audiences, like always. However, I didn’t get through as many books as I hoped this past month due to circumstances beyond my control so I am hoping… Continue reading May 2023 Reading Round Up
Blog Tour: Tulips for Breakfast by Catherine Bauer
Title: Tulips for Breakfast Author: Catherine Bauer Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Ford Street Publishing Published: 1st October 2022 Format: Paperback Pages: 200 Price: $19.95 Synopsis: As Hitler’s reign tightens on Amsterdam, Lena feels the door to her life closing. There are officers swarming every corner, and they’re out for blood. As the days drag on… Continue reading Blog Tour: Tulips for Breakfast by Catherine Bauer
Hedgewitch by Skye McKenna
Title: Hedgewitch Author: Skye McKenna Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Welbeck Publishing Published: 10th January 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 432 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: When Cassie runs away from her dreary boarding school, in search of her missing mother, she ends up in the magical village of Hedgely and discovers she comes from a family of witches -… Continue reading Hedgewitch by Skye McKenna
None Shall Sleep (Book #1 None Shall Sleep Sequence) by Ellie Marney
Title: None Shall Sleep (Book #1 None Shall Sleep Sequence) Author: Ellie Marney Genre: Historical Crime Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 1st September 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 400 Price: $34.99 Synopsis: A riveting New York Times bestselling YA thriller that will keep readers on the edge of their seats from start to finish. It's 1982, and… Continue reading None Shall Sleep (Book #1 None Shall Sleep Sequence) by Ellie Marney
April 2023 Reading Wrap Up
Goal: 68/200 Dymocks Summer: 7 Autumn:8 Winter: Spring: Bestie’s Book Bingo 15/16 QBD Reading Challenge: 19/24 Australian: 59 Australian Women: 48 Australian Men: 10 Non-Australian: 9 Women: 5 Men: 3 Total women: 53 Total Men: 13 Co-written: 1 Non-Binary/LGBTQIA: 2 No Author Specified: 1 In April I read fourteen books, as some were a bit… Continue reading April 2023 Reading Wrap Up
Interview with Will Kostakis, We Could Be Something
1. To begin, what inspired you to start writing and when did you start? One of my earliest memories is of my grandfather waiting outside the newsagency before it opened to buy exercise books. He would sit at the table opposite my brothers and me, open the books and say, “Write.” He was a Greek… Continue reading Interview with Will Kostakis, We Could Be Something
We Could Be Something by Will Kostakis
Title: We Could Be Something Author: Will Kostakis Genre: Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 2nd May 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 416 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: A wonderful emotional rollercoaster of a novel about two young men, each on a journey of discovery. It's part coming-out story, part falling-in-love story, part relationship breakdown story, part extended… Continue reading We Could Be Something by Will Kostakis
