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 ...
"You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me." C.S. Lewis
Est. 2009
I picked this up at the Ulysses Bookstore in Hampton a while back. I asked for a recommendations and found it hard to choose between the two on offer so I bought both. Mad Mabel turns out to be a good choice. I was told she was local to that ...
I’m always happy to buy friend’s books, especially if they’re a good writer. I could go heavy on the sarcasm and stress how bad an author McKenzie is, but I’m not going to do that. I probably won’t spend too many words on this book as it’s only 53 pages, ...
Following a thought from Tara Farms and found myself another Aussie farmer, but this time in Western Australia. TJ was in the middle of fighting fires when I clicked through. I stayed because I’m looking for more Australian farmers, and I wanted to support him, fires can be devastating to ...
I bought this book for three reasons. The first was to support a friend, I’m fond of supporting friends in all their works, a glance at my Patreon and Ko-fi supports that. The second was because I was intrigued as to how you could write a book when you’re a ...
I loved the Maze Runner book, I was tantalised by its promise so when I saw its sequel The Scorch Trials in Ulysses Bookstore in Hampton it was a no brainer. I had so many issues with this book. I don’t know if you’ve read it, so I’ll try not ...
Deborah Conway is a Jewish Melbourne born singer/song writer. I didn’t know her growing up, but that’s mostly because I didn’t attend youth groups or other communal events and not because she’s a few years older than me. She burst onto my radio as the lead singer of Do-Ré-Mi in ...
I don’t recall where I bought this book. I suspect it was second hand at one of the mini-conventions I attend from time to time. I’ve got some really good books at these places. Sometimes it’s people selling off parts of their collection, other times it’s authors selling copies of ...
This book was recommended to me by my mother. She was in a book club for my entire childhood and doesn’t flinch from reading challenging books. Like all books written about the Holocaust this one is a big challenge. Fania Fénelon joined the French Resistance in 1940 until she was ...
This is the first book in the subscription I bought for myself from Bionic Book Subscription. Just like the three books they sent me a few years ago this book is exceptional. I will probably keep up my subscription when this one expires, all the books they send me are ...
This is a bookclub book. By the time you read this we’ll have discussed it and I’ll be able to put the book aside. I do love bookclubs, I’ve learned to appreciate books far more than I used to. I may not necessarily like them but I appreciate them. This ...
It’s not often that I get to read the ‘right of reply’ written by a descendent of the subject of another book I’ve read. Henrietta Lacks is a person whose name should never be forgotten. What she’s done for humanity is far more than one book can do justice to. ...
This book was a freebie for me. Phil Smart emailed me and asked me to read his book. He did everything right and I’ll probably write about his approach on another day because it hit all the spots for me. He flattered me so much I was quite happy to ...
This anthology is so good I bought it twice. Not really, but yes. I bought two copies by accident a month apart. I was still suffering from Shingles during all of this time (I’ve got symptoms now as I type) so I’m excusing myself, and I’m sure the Andromeda Spaceways ...
I bought this at Book Fair Australia 2024. Shaun Micallef was a guest speaker there and I managed to sit in on his Q&A, not an easy feat, it meant getting to the seats several minutes before he started. It was lovely to watch him walk up the aisle saying ...