It seems from my stats that people like my "new releases" post, so here is the 2020 version. As in previous years, my list is mostly drawn from the Sydney Morning Herald, and as it is a Monday musings on Australian literature post, it will be limited to Australian authors (listed alphabetically.) Do click on the … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Some New Releases in 2020
Month: January 2020
Six degrees of separation, FROM Daisy Jones and the Six TO …
I do love the sound of 2020. It has a lovely ring to it. It's also the year that Father Gums will turn 100. However, that will be May. Right now, it's time to kick off the first Six Degrees of Separation meme of the year. This meme for those of you who don't know it is … Continue reading Six degrees of separation, FROM Daisy Jones and the Six TO …
Blogging highlights for 2019
Here is the last of my traditional year-end trifecta (the others being my Australian Women Writers' Challenge wrap-up and Reading highlights posts). This is very self-indulgent, I know, but it interests me! Top posts for 2019 There hasn't been a huge change in my top posts - several posts have remained in the list for several years now, … Continue reading Blogging highlights for 2019
Reading highlights for 2019
Regular readers will know that my Reading Highlights post is my answer to other bloggers' Top Reads posts. It does not contain a ranked list of the books I considered my "best" of the year, because I prefer to talk about "highlights", which I define as those books and events that made my reading year … Continue reading Reading highlights for 2019
Whispering Gums 