I bought this lovely little anthology at an op shop in Mountain Gate Shopping Centre. The lady tried to give it to me for free, she told it wasn’t worth her time writing 50c into the sales book. I didn’t give her a choice and slid the money over anyway. ...
"You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me." C.S. Lewis
Est. 2009
This is the sequel to a book I bought at Book Fair Australia 2023, but I bought this book at Book Fair Australia 2024. I needed to buy this sequel because of how much I enjoyed the first book. You can read my thoughts about it here, complete with my ...
I bought this, along with his newer book, at Book Fair Australia last year. I’m doing well at reading the books I bought there, but one day I’ll read my last and wonder what to do next… No, that’s wrong, I have plenty of other books on my TBR Pile, ...
Another book I bought at one of the mini-cons. I do wish I’d notate where I buy these books. I’m guessing it was probably the Bendigo or Ballarat one. My guess is because it’s published by Screaming Banshee Press and I think one of those places is where I saw ...
Another book I bought direct from the author. I suspect it might have been Continuum 2024. He’s a nice man, seems somewhat quiet and reserved, but I’ve only met him while he’s been flogging his books…sorry, selling his books. Sometimes Aussie slang just pops in. But why is his persona ...
This book was loaned to me by a friend. I can’t remember why he wanted me to read this particular book, but it’s been an education. This book is translated from the Japanese and as I’ve never read a translation from Japanese before I found it hard going. Once I ...
I bought this in Sydney last year. Unless you’re new you’ll know I was in Sydney last year for the Book Fair Australia. While there I bought a lot of books, I think this book was included in my swag from Book Fair Australia, and the book that came with ...
I bought this at the Book Fair Australia last year. I was intrigued by the idea of learning more about Blackbirding. I have friends who were thinking of becoming missionaries some years back. If they did then they weren’t gone for long, unlike the people in this book. Our story ...
I bought this book at Continuum this year. It was being sold by one of the authors. I’ve read some of Robert New’s works before and knew that his story would be good. I had no idea about the others, but was prepared to take a punt. The Monash Writers ...
Hello all, welcome to my book club book. I’m not sure if I would have chosen it myself, I don’t always read the popular books, and with over 5 million copies sold worldwide (according to the front cover of my copy) I’d suggest this might be a popular book. It’s ...
This book was leant to me by a friend. It looked totally brand new and pristine when I brought it home and now looks like it’s been read. I have envy for those who can read while keeping their book neat. And I have apologies to the friend who leant ...
I think I bought this book at Continuum 2024. I’ve not written a note to remind me, I’m regretting this lack of action on my part. I did google the author before putting fingers to keyboard and I feel I would remember his face as he’s rather distinctive. But the ...
Some time last year I was gifted with an eARC of this book. It was not good timing for me, I had covid and should have been in bed. As I haven’t yet figured out how to transfer ebooks to my phone…reliably, I sat up and read it at my ...
This book is biographical. It’s a slightly fictionalised story of her mother’s childhood. Some of the names have been changed to give people some anonymity. To me, this is a very important book. It’s great for white folks to understand how we’ve wronged entire communites. But it’s even more important ...
I have such luck with my friends, it’s a lovely thing to be able to celebrate their achievements on my blog. I generally give people their privacy and celebrate privately, but this is a book and you should know by now that I celebrate books loudly and openly on my ...