In what is becoming a Boxing Day tradition - I have many end-of-year traditions it seems - I am doing, again, a post on the books I gave and received this Christmas. There weren't many as it's becoming hard to pick the right books for people, somehow, even though we are a reading family. Here are the … Continue reading Books given and received for Christmas, in 2018
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Monday musings on Australian literature: ABC RN presenters name their 2018 summer picks
Last Monday, I posted the best picks for 2018 by ABC RN's Book Show presenters and some of their guests. I considered not posting at all this Monday. After all, it's Christmas Eve and most of us are busy, but then, yesterday, I saw that the ABC had posted "2018's best summer reads" recommended by … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: ABC RN presenters name their 2018 summer picks
My reading group’s top picks for 2018
Having enjoyed doing our top picks last year, my reading group decided to repeat the exercise this year. I'm assuming that, in the spirit of end-of-year lists, you might be interested to see the results, particularly as you will all know at least some of these books. I'll start, though, by listing what we read in the … Continue reading My reading group’s top picks for 2018
Monday musings on Australian literature: ABC RN presenters name their top 2018 reads
In recent years, I've shared ABC RN presenters' suggested summer reads, but this year I'm sharing Best Reads of 2018, from the two presenters of The Bookshelf program, and some of their guests. For more lists, and related links, you can check out the webpages for their December 7 and December 14 radio shows. Nicole Abadee (literary consultant … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: ABC RN presenters name their top 2018 reads
Monday musings on Australian literature: Some New Releases in 2018
This, you may be pleased to know, is the last of my set of end-of-year-beginning-of-year posts. And, as is obvious from the post title, it's about books that will be published this year. As in previous years, I'll just be sharing a selection of those that interest me (though listing them doesn't mean that I … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Some New Releases in 2018
Reading highlights for 2017
I do hope I don't disappoint my Monday Musings fans too much, but as this Monday also happens to be January 1, I'd like to use it to share my reading highlights for the year. Rest assured - if you care - that Monday Musings will be back. (Indeed, next week's is already in the … Continue reading Reading highlights for 2017
Books given and received for Christmas, in 2017
In what is becoming a Boxing Day tradition - I have many traditions it seems at the end of the year - I am doing, again, a post on the books I gave and received this Christmas. For Ma Gums, who has worked as a lexicographer, another word-oriented book (giving her such books is becoming another tradition!): … Continue reading Books given and received for Christmas, in 2017
Monday musings on Australian literature: Australian Women Writers Challenge 2017
As has become tradition, I'm devoting my last Monday Musings of the year to the Australian Women Writers Challenge*. But, this time, my last Monday Musings also coincides with Christmas Day, so I wish a happy, peaceful holiday season to all my readers here who celebrate this time of year, however or whatever you celebrate. Now, on … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Australian Women Writers Challenge 2017
My reading group’s top picks for 2017
This year was my reading group's 30th year, and for the first time ever we decided to vote on our top picks for the year. Will it become a tradition? Who knows? Anyhow, in the spirit of end-of-year lists, I thought you might be interested to see the result, because you will know some of … Continue reading My reading group’s top picks for 2017
Reading Bingo 2017
Are you getting sick of memes and lists? If so, just ignore this post and come back when the silly season is over because it seems that we book bloggers can't help ourselves at this time of year. Today's meme is a bingo asking us to name books we've read this year that meet categories … Continue reading Reading Bingo 2017
