Wrap Up post #2 – My Year in Reading 2017. 2017 was a busy reading year for me. It was the year my blog picked up a little bit more, and I managed to read more review books. Overall, I read 121 books. Fifty-five of those were by Australian women writers, although I didn’t… Continue reading Wrap Up #2: My Year in Reading 2017.
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Wrap Up #1: 2017 Reading Challenge
2017 Reading Challenge As well as the Australian Women Writer’s Challenge, I embarked on this year, in which I read about fifty-five books, I also did another reading challenge in another group. Since last year, we have gathered on Facebook, with a list of at least twenty categories, sometimes more, to fill with at least… Continue reading Wrap Up #1: 2017 Reading Challenge
Father Christmas’s Fake Beard by Terry Pratchett
Title: Father Christmas’s Fake Beard Author: Terry Pratchett Genre: Short Stories, Christmas, Children’s Fiction Publisher: Penguin/Double Day Published: 16th October 2017 Format: Hardcover Pages: 204 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: Have you ever wanted Christmas to be different? Turkey and carols, presents and crackers - they all start to feel a bit . . . samey. How… Continue reading Father Christmas’s Fake Beard by Terry Pratchett
Christmas Reads
Christmas Reads There are many things that I enjoy about Christmas – decorating the tree and house, buying and making new decorations each year, counting the Santa collection and watching it grow year to year, and watching favourite Christmas movies such as Love, Actually, Home Alone, The Santa Clause movies, and The Holiday each year.… Continue reading Christmas Reads
Murder on Christmas Eve edited by Cecily Gayford
Title: Murder on Christmas Eve Author: Various Authors, Edited by Cecily Gayford Genre: Crime, short stories Publisher: Profile Books Published: 22nd November 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 288 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: The follow up to the bestselling crime collection Murder under the Christmas Tree Christmas Eve. While the world sleeps, snow falls gently from the sky, presents… Continue reading Murder on Christmas Eve edited by Cecily Gayford
Sleep No More by P.D. James
Title: Sleep No More: Six Murderous Tales Author: P.D. James Genre: Crime Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin/Faber Fiction Published: 25th October 2017 Format: Hardcover Pages: 176 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: A second collection of short stories from P.D. James. Six further stories are published together for the first time in a beautiful hardback edition. As a… Continue reading Sleep No More by P.D. James
Singing My Sister Down And Other Stories by Margo Lanagan
Title: Singing My Sister Down and Other Short Stories Author: Margo Lanagan Genre: Fiction, Short Stories Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 26th January. 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 208 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: An outstanding collection of thirteen short stories from the internationally acclaimed, multi-award winning author of Sea Hearts and Tender Morsels. 'We all went down to the tar-pit,… Continue reading Singing My Sister Down And Other Stories by Margo Lanagan
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