In no particular order, here are my top 15 books of the year. Over the year, I read 90 books, and quite a lot of them were five star reads, so it was no mean feat to whittle down to a list of 15. But here it is, the favourites of the favourites. All titles … Continue reading Top 15 Books of my 2022 Reading Year
Best Books Lists
A Year of Reading: 2021 in Review
I'm not doing a best of or favourite books list this year. I have read too many terrific and memorable books to be able to narrow it down so I'm just going to do my reading year in review using the Goodreads stats, partly because they look nice, but mostly because they have done all … Continue reading A Year of Reading: 2021 in Review
Top 20 for 2020 – Books to gift this Christmas
The year is not over yet, so it’s a little early for best book lists, but I’ve seen them beginning to pop up and of course, that leads one to question what my own favourite reads of the year have been. I thought it might be fun to put together the list a bit early … Continue reading Top 20 for 2020 – Books to gift this Christmas
Top Reads for 2019
This year I've narrowed down my top reads of the year to 30. I've used my standard rules: must have been rated at 5 stars, published this year, and I need to remember it without consulting Goodreads. 2019 has been a good year for reading - this list could have had at least ten more … Continue reading Top Reads for 2019
2018 Reading Highlights
At the time of compiling this list, I had read 170 books throughout 2018. To be honest, I find it overwhelming to come up with top titles lists, yet, every year, I'm still drawn to the task. I've read a lot of books this year that I've given 5 stars to. I've also read some … Continue reading 2018 Reading Highlights
A Day of Lists
It's International Women's Day today and to celebrate, The Stella Prize has announced its 2018 Shortlist. The Stella Prize winner for 2018 will be announced on the evening of Thursday April 12. And in other prize listing news, the Australian Book Industry Awards has announced their 2018 longlist. It's interesting to … Continue reading A Day of Lists
My Reading Life: The 2018 Stella Prize Longlist
The 2018 Stella Prize longlist of powerful books by Australian women is: The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree by Shokoofeh Azar (Wild Dingo Press) A Writing Life: Helen Garner and Her Work by Bernadette Brennan (Text Publishing) Anaesthesia: The Gift of Oblivion and the Mystery of Consciousness by Kate Cole-Adams (Text Publishing) Terra Nullius by Claire G. Coleman (Hachette Australia) … Continue reading My Reading Life: The 2018 Stella Prize Longlist
My Reading Life: Top Reads for 2017 — International Titles
A week ago I released my top reads for 2017 list, but this was entirely made up of Australian titles. Today's list is an international one and was decided using the same rules as my other list -- minus the requirement that the novel be Australian: 1. Has to have been published in 2017 2. … Continue reading My Reading Life: Top Reads for 2017 — International Titles
My Reading Life: Top Reads for 2017
Over the last couple of weeks, I've been seeing favourite reads and best books lists popping up all over social media. So naturally, it's made me contemplate what my favourite reads and best books are for the year, a task that I quickly realised, is no small undertaking. In an attempt to make this easier … Continue reading My Reading Life: Top Reads for 2017
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