One of the joys of having author friends is when I read their works for the first time. It’s lovely to discover that not only are they nice people, but also very talented writers. I have so much awe for poets and was delighted to find Patrice has poems that ...
"You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me." C.S. Lewis
Est. 2009
I bought this book at Readings in Chadstone. I was at Chadstone Shopping Centre having lunch with family and afterwards couldn’t resist wandering into a couple of shops. I think I’ve found the bread that is almost exactly the rolls I used to buy at the Japanese bakery many years ...
This is the first book in The Family Cursebreakers series. It came in the mail earlier this year because I back Roberts on Patreon and as part of that I receive various items in the mail including some books. It gives me the excitement of knowing I’m helping keep an ...
I bought this book directly from the editor in February 2026 at Book Fair Australia. I won’t say I buy everything McKenzie writes or edits, but there’s a distinct possibility that I am. It’s an anthology and the basic premise is that when humans from Earth meet aliens from another ...
Bone Lands is another book in my Bionic Book Subscription. They seem to have chosen well for me, again. It’s a murder mystery set in Darlingshire, NSW in July 1911. This is the first in a series starring Gus Hawkins, returned from the Boer War with PTSD (a condition that ...
I bought this book in Adelaide. I haven’t made a note on my bookmark, but probably O’Connell’s in Bank Street. I popped in there with a couple of Discworld friends during a break from Nullus Anxietas 9 in 2024. I read this book a while ago, but needed a break ...
I bought this book from Jeffrey’s Books in Malvern earlier this year. I happened to be in the area and did my usual and asked the lady for a recommendation. As always I explained about my aversion to romance and asked for an author local to the area or indigenous, ...
I bought this book from Jeffrey’s Books in Malvern. I did my normal. Ignored my TBR Pile and wandered in to ask for a recommendation. The parameters I gave were no romance and a local author or Indigenous or both local and Indigenous. This lady is yet another book seller ...
I bought this book at Book Fair Australia in February 2026. As with many of the books I buy direct from the author who I’ve never read before I took a punt. This one seems to have paid off. It’s a book that demonstrates the strength of the sea and ...
I bought this book at the Ulysses Bookstore in Hampton. I wandered in there because there seems to be a rubber band drawing me towards any bookshop in my vicinity. I only bought four books and this was one of them. I’ve been wanting to finish The Hunger Games series ...
I bought this book from Book Fair Australia in February. I wasn’t sure what I was buying, but it sounded good when the author spoke about it. I have made reams of notes about it, far too much to actually write about, and if I use some of these notes ...
I picked up this book at Book Fair Australia earlier this year. Sadly, I was not able to talk to the author as he died almost two years ago, but I was able to talk to his son. Michael was there to sell his own book, Dodgy Mike, a series ...
I bought this book at the Book Fair Australia. I suspect I asked for a recommendation from the bookshop which had taken a stall there, but I can’t find anything on my credit card to support that. I’m just going to ignore the why I have this book and concentrate ...
I bought this book at Book Fair Australia this year. I wasn’t certain about buying so many books this time round so I tried to only buy one from each series. If I like them I’m sure the authors will be happy to sell me other books from the series ...
I met Overall at the 2024 Book Fair Australia, I must have been impressed enough to buy her book and I’m really glad I did. It’s a beautifully written piece about women who are really doing it tough. Sometimes they don’t have enough to eat but they still have enough ...