Over recent years, I've shared favourite Aussie reads of the year from various sources, with the specific sources varying a little from time to time. This year, my main sources are The Sydney Morning Herald's Best Reads of the Year chosen by writers, Readings bookshop's Best Australian fiction, and ABC RN's Bookshelf panel. As last … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Favourite books 2022, Part 1: Fiction
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Lucy Neave, Believe in me (#BookReview)
Mother-daughter stories - in fiction and nonfiction - seem to have been particularly popular in recent years. Lucy Neave's second novel Believe in me is one of these, but just this year I've read several others, including Larissa Behrendt's novel After story and Jane Sinclair's hybrid biography-memoir Shy love smiles and acid drops. Their trajectories … Continue reading Lucy Neave, Believe in me (#BookReview)
Monday musings on Australian literature: First Nations Classics
Over the years I have written several posts on publishers who have made a commitment to publishing Australian classics, such as Text, Allen and Unwin and the Sydney University Press, to name a few. I was thrilled last week to come across another one, this time from UQP, the University of Queensland Press, which has … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: First Nations Classics
Six degrees of separation, FROM The snow child TO …
Not the weather this month, except to say that Summer has started well. Instead, I'll just say that I hope you all have a beautiful December, sharing meaningful, nurturing times with the people who matter most to you. It's not always possible for us all, I know, with families and friends spread far and wide, … Continue reading Six degrees of separation, FROM The snow child TO …
Nonfiction November 2022: New to my TBR
Week 5 on Nonfiction (November 28-Dec 2) is all about what's New to My TBR, and is hosted by Jaymi (The OC Bookgirl). To be honest, I wasn't going to play along for this week in which we are supposed to list the books that have made it onto our TBRs from those bloggers have … Continue reading Nonfiction November 2022: New to my TBR
Monday musings on Australian literature: Prime Minister’s Summer Reading List
The Grattan Institute is an Australian non-aligned, public policy think tank that was established in 2008. Since 2009 it has published, at the end of the year, their Prime Minister's Summer Reading List. This list, as they wrote on the inaugural 2009 list, comprises "books and articles that the Prime Minister, or any Australian interested … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Prime Minister’s Summer Reading List
Heather Rose in conversation with Sally Pryor
As I've written before, Muse Canberra, a restaurant-cum-bookshop or vice versa, offers a wonderful program of book events, year after year. I don't get to many, but today I attended a conversation featuring Tasmanian author Heather Rose with local journalist Sally Pryor. The participants Heather Rose has written three children's books and five novels, of … Continue reading Heather Rose in conversation with Sally Pryor
Nonfiction November 2022: Worldview changers
Week 4 of Nonfiction November(November 21-25) is themed Worldview Changers, which is a new one I think for the month. I like this, as it is always good to have a new challenge. It is hosted by Rebekah @ She Seeks Nonfiction and is described as follows: One of the greatest things about reading nonfiction … Continue reading Nonfiction November 2022: Worldview changers
Monday musings on Australian literature: Canberra’s children’s picture book creators
Who would have thought that my little capital city of Canberra would have such a rich children's picture book community, but over recent years I've been discovering just how much is going on here. So much so that I thought it might be a worthwhile topic for Brona's AusReadingMonth. There's no way I can be … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Canberra’s children’s picture book creators
Elizabeth von Arnim, Expiation (#BookReview #1929 Club)
I cannot remember when I last laughed out loud - a lot - when reading a book. The book that broke the drought is Elizabeth von Arnim's Expiation. Even in her darkest, grimmest novel, Vera (my review), Von Arnim managed to make me splutter several times, albeit ruefully. Expiation, though, caused no such qualms. I … Continue reading Elizabeth von Arnim, Expiation (#BookReview #1929 Club)
