This book is left over from ones I provided to the con bag for the Second Australian Discworld Convention in 2009. It seemed like a good idea to reduce the load of books I had in stock and also bulk up the con bag. I can be certain of 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’m pretty sure I bought this at Book Fair Australia, the reason I can be that sure about this because I looked at their website and found her on the list of guests. If she didn’t have a table then I would have bought it at the table set up ...
I’m struggling to remember where I bought this book. I don’t think I borrowed it from someone, but it’s entirely possible that I did. If it was you please let me know, I’ll need to return it. Having looked at the back of the book I see it was bought ...
This book was chosen for my new book club. I’m writing about the book long before we meet. Why? Because I’m impatient. Not because I want to write my thoughts clear and uncluttered by anyone else’s, but because I’m impatient. Also, it’s a library book and I might not be ...
I scribbled a few words about this book in 2016. I’ve just finished rereading it and figured I used so few words last time I could easily scribble a few more words today and there would be little double up. Peter Haining is easily my favourite anthology editor. I’ve been ...
This book was a Kickstarter campaign. Shared by a friend who I know is reliable so I put my money down. Promptly forgot about it, I presume I must have answered the questions about postal address, but I don’t remember. It was a sheer pleasure to open the parcel and ...
This is a good book to read if you’re needing a reminder about how dependent we are on water. I understand the book is not about water, but it is set in small town Victoria, Australia and they’re going through a drought. I’m guessing a drought in rural areas is ...
This is one of the books I bought at Continuum this year. I bought this and also the anthology she was selling on her table. Pearson gave a talk about how she writes and I thought this to be absolutely fascinating. I figured reading these would give me some insight ...
I needed something I’d read before, something that felt friendly and light. Looking on my shelves I found Ngaio Marsh. She’s a New Zealand author with some of her detective novels set in England and some in New Zealand. I really love her style of writing. It’s laid back, with ...
I bought this book at The Bright Bookshop. We were spending a weekend in Bright and I was left, in the middle of town, with a car and plenty of time. The first day was a Saturday and also market day. I spent Saturday morning in the market and then ...
Yet another book by Carlisle delivered to me in the post because I back her on Patreon (shameless plug, just because). I think I’ve caught up with all the books she’s sent me, there may be some ebooks I haven’t read yet, but that’s another story. It’s another steampunk book, ...
I was very pleased to read yet another of the books I bought at the Book Fair last year. I’m sure Joyce had more than this book for sale and yet I only bought this one. It’ll be interesting to look at her books next time to find out why ...
Today is the day I cheat and I do it with purpose in mind. I finished Apocalypse 3: Diary of a Survivor and Apocalypse 4: Diary of a Survivor some days ago. I then breathed a huge sigh of relief and tried to put both of them from my mind. ...
And with this book Aldin is back. He’s in fine form here. This is a book filled with action and adventure out in space and also on another planet. The world-building is great, I can see the potential for a number of other books in this same world. I got ...
It’s only a week since I scribbled words about the first book in this series. I was wondering if I’d write about each book in an individual article or just do a round up at the end. I’m still thinking but this is book two. I’m guessing I’ll be doing ...