The ABIA 2020 Longlist was released today. I thought I’d just do my usual replication of the list, so here it is:
Very pleased to see Your Own Kind Of Girl by Clare Bowditch listed!
Fingers crossed for The Dutch House here but I also liked Where The Crawdads Sing.
Look at this bottom row! ❤
Caught between two favourites here with Invented Lives and Paris Savages.
And a second nomination for Your Own Kind Of Girl! 🙌
A shortlist will be released on Thursday 9th April with winners announced on Wednesday 29th April.
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Some really great books there.
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It’s an impressive selection.
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It certainly is.
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I’ve read almost nothing! The white girl – yes, have read that. I do have a few on my TBR, including a couple I should get to in the next couple of months – Bruny and The yellow notebook, in particular. I’d like to read a few others including Sand talk, Archie Roach, Lanny, for a start.
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I have Bruny too. I don’t know what’s holding me back with that. It’s quite a mix, and although there’s a few ‘usual suspects’, I feel the list is quite balanced this year.
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I have so many of these on my TBR list as well as a couple on my shelf and several out of the library. Hopefully, I get to them all soonish.
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The good books just keep on rolling out. I kind of feel sorry for authors at the moment. The market is congested with quality new releases.
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It certainly is. I’m going to attempt to not buy or borrow any more books until I get through the hundred on my tbr pile. I’m very behind in my reading. Trouble is there’s always new ones and it’s so hard.
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It really is hard to resist! I’m so behind as well. I’ve been really tired during the weeknights lately and that’s been slowing me down.
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You’re way ahead of me and I don’t get half the books you get. I think you’re incredible.
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Claire! 🤩
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A great bunch of books but again I’m feeling overwhelmed… (although have read quite a few).
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At least you could never be expected to possibly read this entire longlist… 🤷♀️
I like that there are a few surprises rather than just being stacked with the usual big commercial draw cards.
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