I can't wait for this book by Josephine Moon. It's almost as though she's written it just for me! Needless to say, look out for my review in July! And now for something completely different… Coming in July from Simon & Schuster Australia is my second non-fiction title and they have done a beautiful job … Continue reading New non-fiction, ‘Buddhism for Meat Eaters’, coming July 2019 — Josephine Moon
Book News
Farewell Rosamunde Pilcher
Farewell to a favourite of mine. The Shell Seekers, Coming Home, and Winter Solstice - cherished novels that are still on my shelves. This article from The Booktopian sums up the achievements of Rosamunde Pilcher for us. Author, Rosamunde Pilcher, has died at age 94. Early in her career, Rosamunde Pilcher wrote for Mills & … Continue reading Farewell Rosamunde Pilcher
#2019StellaPrize Longlist
Many of you may have already seen this but I'm quite excited to see a few familiar titles on this longlist. The 2019 Stella Prize longlist is: Little Gods (my review) by Jenny Ackland (Allen & Unwin) Man Out of Time (have heard great things and plan to read) by Stephanie Bishop (Hachette Australia) Bluebottle … Continue reading #2019StellaPrize Longlist
Penguin Random House Authors Craig Challen and Richard Harris Honoured as Australians of the Year
Sydney, 26 January 2019 Penguin Random House congratulates Richard Harris and Craig Challen who have been honoured as the 2019 Australians of the Year in recognition of their enormous contribution to the 2018 Tham Luang cave rescue, which saved the lives of 12 young Thai soccer players and their 25-year-old soccer coach last July. Into … Continue reading Penguin Random House Authors Craig Challen and Richard Harris Honoured as Australians of the Year
Australian Reading Hour
Today is the day! What is Australian Reading Hour? It's a day where everyone is encouraged to stop for an hour, pick up a book, and read it. Read it to yourself, read it to your children, read to someone else's children. Read to another adult who can't read. Just read! It may seem odd for … Continue reading Australian Reading Hour
Top 5 Anticipated Reads
There’s always loads of books I want to read. It’s pretty much a list that I’ll never get to the end of. But every season there are new releases on the horizon that automatically jump to the very top of my list and for the remainder of the year, these are my top five can’t … Continue reading Top 5 Anticipated Reads
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: What’s on the #tbr at the moment?
It's a little quiet around here at the moment but there's a very good reason why! The post has been slow out here this month and as a result, I've had all of these January/February releases arrive all at once -- very close to release. So I'm busy reading, reading, and then reading some more, … Continue reading My Reading Life: What’s on the #tbr at the moment?
2018 Book Bingo
This year I'm teaming up with Mrs B's Book Reviews for a book bingo reading challenge. We've even created our own card! We have come up with a bingo plan that will ensure I play bingo throughout the year instead of after the fact on the last day of December (which has been … Continue reading 2018 Book Bingo
