For some years now, my first Monday Musings of the year has comprised a selected list of new Australian book releases for the coming year. For many years, the bulk of this post came from a comprehensive list prepared by Jane Sullivan for the Sydney Morning Herald. Last year that changed to something more selective, … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Some New Releases in 2026

For some years now, my first Monday Musings of the year has comprised a selected list of new Australian book releases for the coming year. And, for many years, the bulk of this post came from a comprehensive list prepared by Jane Sullivan for the Sydney Morning Herald. However, this year's SMH's list, prepared by … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Some New Releases in 2025

This year we start with my first Monday Musings post appearing on Tuesday! This is due to conflicting new year traditions - my Blogging Highlights post on 1 January, and my first Monday Musings being New Releases for the coming year. When 1 January is a Monday, I'm in trouble! I could have left this … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Some New Releases in 2024

Maintaining tradition, my first Monday Musings of the year once again focuses on "new releases". As before, it is primarily drawn from the Sydney Morning Herald. Jane Sullivan and the team do a wonderful job of surveying publishers large and small, but I have added a couple of my own! Also, as this is Monday musings … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Some New Releases in 2023

For several years now, my first Monday Musings of the year has focused on "new releases". As before, it is mostly drawn from the Sydney Morning Herald. Their writers do a wonderful job of surveying publishers large and small, but I have found a few more on my own! Also, remember, this is Monday musings on … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Some New Releases in 2022

For some years now, I've made my first Monday Musings of the year, a "new releases" post. As in previous years, my list is mostly drawn from the Sydney Morning Herald, whose writers do a wonderful job of checking out publishers large and small, but I have found a couple of extras on my own! Also, … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Some New Releases in 2021

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

I've been doing this "new releases" post for three or four years now. As the post title says, it's about books that will be published this year, but I'll be selective, focusing on those most interesting to me. This doesn't mean that I expect to read them all, just that they interest me!! Last year … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Some New Releases in 2019

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