Once again, I am sharing my reading group's top picks for the year, because I think, like me, many of you enjoy hearing about other reading groups. I'll start by sharing what we read in the order we read them (with links on titles to my reviews): Andrew O’Hagan, Caledonian Road: novel, Scottish author Andra Putnis, Stories … Continue reading My reading group’s favourites for 2025
Monday musings on Australian literature: recent Australian creative nonfiction on my TBR
Brona (This Reading Life) recently announced her main reading project for next year, Reading Nonfiction 2026, in which she plans to read 24 nonfiction books from her TBR. She has written a few posts on the project, including on two nonfiction categories on her TBR shelves, Australian Lit Bios and Environment, Climate and Travel. If … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: recent Australian creative nonfiction on my TBR
Colum McCann, Twist (#BookReview)
Colum McCann said during the conversation I attended back in May that books are never completed until they are in the hands of readers who tell back what a book is about. This is essentially reception theory, which, referencing Wikipedia, says that readers interpret the meaning of what they read based on their individual cultural … Continue reading Colum McCann, Twist (#BookReview)
Monday musings on Australian literature: Selected Australian doorstoppers
A week or so ago, I saw a post by Cathy (746 Books) that she was taking part in a Doorstoppers in December reading event. My first thought was that December is the last month I would commit to reading doorstoppers. In fact, my reading group agrees that doorstopper month is January, our Southern Hemisphere … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Selected Australian doorstoppers
Six degrees of separation, FROM Seascraper TO …
Woo hoo, it's summer at last, not that we necessarily knew it, given on day 2 Canberra experienced its lowest summer minimum (just below freezing point) since records began. However, this weekend is different and we are seeing proper summer temperatures. Just right for our Southern Hemisphere Christmas parties that are starting to happen. I … Continue reading Six degrees of separation, FROM Seascraper TO …
Monday musings on Australian literature: Trove treasures (15), What Australia read in 1945
(Courtesy OCAL, via clker.com) Another post in my Monday Musings subseries called Trove Treasures, in which I share stories or comments, serious or funny, that I come across during my Trove travels. Today's story is longer than those I have mostly shared, but given it's an annual recap of 1945, exactly 80 years ago, I've … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Trove treasures (15), What Australia read in 1945
Margaret Atwood, Negotiating with the dead: A writer on writing (#BookReview)
My reading for Buried in Print Marcie's annual MARM month has been both sporadic and minimal, to say the least, but this year I finally got to read a book that has been on my TBR shelves for a long time and that I have planned to read over the last few MARMs. It's Atwood's … Continue reading Margaret Atwood, Negotiating with the dead: A writer on writing (#BookReview)
Nonfiction November 2025
My participation in Nonfiction November, like Novellas in November and MARM, tends to be a bit random and sporadic. Last year, I wrote one post for Nonfiction November. I will do the same this year, focusing on two of the questions - My Year in Nonfiction and Book Pairings. These are the two that most … Continue reading Nonfiction November 2025
Novellas in November 2025
Last Novellas in November I wrote two posts, besides my reviews, but this year I will only manage one. However, I just want to put it on record that I do appreciate the work put into it by Cathy of 746 Books and Rebecca of Bookish Beck), because novellas feature highly in my most memorable … Continue reading Novellas in November 2025
Monday musings on Australian literature: Forgotten writers 16, Edna Davies
Of all the forgotten writers I’ve researched, Edna Davies proved by far the most difficult. Even AustLit had nothing on her besides a list of a few works, but she intrigued me so I soldiered on. This post, like most of my recent Forgotten Writers posts, a revision, with a little bit of added information, … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Forgotten writers 16, Edna Davies
