Belinda D’Alessandro
@bdabooks.bsky.social
Author, publisher, book designer, book blogger, bookworm, book geek, travel addict, happy snapper
https://bdabooks.com.au/
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Welcome to the BDA Books Blog: Explore the world of books with us. Get inspired by the latest trends in the literary world.
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🍰 Bake like an Aussie! Dive into the irresistible charm of Lamingtons: chocolate, coconut, nostalgia in every bite. 🍫🥥 Read the recipe:👉 https://bdabooks.com.au/Blog/2025/bake-like-an-aussie-dive-into-the-irresistible-charm-of-lamingtons/
#BakeLikeAnAussie #Lamingtons #AussieFood #AfternoonTea
#BakeLikeAnAussie #Lamingtons #AussieFood #AfternoonTea
"Breaking News or Breaking Free? When the media bows, one journalist stands.” WIP update: ⅔ through second edits. Sharper stakes. Deeper arcs. Next up: developmental edit. Aiming for release on World Press Freedom Day 2026. bdabooks.com.au/Blog/2025/ma... #AmEditing #Thriller #Romance
Mastering Tone: Essential WIP Updates for Breaking the Broadcast
I'm two-thirds through second edits: tightening the stakes, deepening character arcs, and working toward a May 2026 release.
bdabooks.com.au
November 17, 2025 at 5:17 AM
"Breaking News or Breaking Free? When the media bows, one journalist stands.” WIP update: ⅔ through second edits. Sharper stakes. Deeper arcs. Next up: developmental edit. Aiming for release on World Press Freedom Day 2026. bdabooks.com.au/Blog/2025/ma... #AmEditing #Thriller #Romance
Big win for 🇦🇺 wine! WA's Margaret River is 2025’s best-performing wine region, taking 22.5% of all trophies—outpacing France, Spain and Portugal. 🍷 www.timeout.com/australia/ne... #AustralianWine #MargaretRiver
The world’s best wine region for 2025 isn’t in France or Italy – it’s in Australia
Cheers to that! Margaret River just topped the International Wine and Spirits Competition as the world’s best-performing wine region
www.timeout.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Big win for 🇦🇺 wine! WA's Margaret River is 2025’s best-performing wine region, taking 22.5% of all trophies—outpacing France, Spain and Portugal. 🍷 www.timeout.com/australia/ne... #AustralianWine #MargaretRiver
🍰 Bake like an Aussie! Dive into the irresistible charm of Lamingtons: chocolate, coconut, nostalgia in every bite. 🍫🥥 Read the recipe:👉 https://bdabooks.com.au/Blog/2025/bake-like-an-aussie-dive-into-the-irresistible-charm-of-lamingtons/
#BakeLikeAnAussie #Lamingtons #AussieFood #AfternoonTea
#BakeLikeAnAussie #Lamingtons #AussieFood #AfternoonTea
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Welcome to the BDA Books Blog: Explore the world of books with us. Get inspired by the latest trends in the literary world.
bdabooks.com.au
November 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
🍰 Bake like an Aussie! Dive into the irresistible charm of Lamingtons: chocolate, coconut, nostalgia in every bite. 🍫🥥 Read the recipe:👉 https://bdabooks.com.au/Blog/2025/bake-like-an-aussie-dive-into-the-irresistible-charm-of-lamingtons/
#BakeLikeAnAussie #Lamingtons #AussieFood #AfternoonTea
#BakeLikeAnAussie #Lamingtons #AussieFood #AfternoonTea
Six standout novels, one unforgettable shortlist. Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ talks through the 2025 Booker Prize picks and the themes that made them shine.
Read more: https://fivebooks.com/best-books/the-best-novels-of-2025-the-booker-prize-shortlist-ayobami-adebayo/
Read more: https://fivebooks.com/best-books/the-best-novels-of-2025-the-booker-prize-shortlist-ayobami-adebayo/
The Best Novels of 2025: The Booker Prize Shortlist
The best novels of 2025 – this year's Booker Prize shortlist, as discussed by judge and novelist Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀
fivebooks.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Six standout novels, one unforgettable shortlist. Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ talks through the 2025 Booker Prize picks and the themes that made them shine.
Read more: https://fivebooks.com/best-books/the-best-novels-of-2025-the-booker-prize-shortlist-ayobami-adebayo/
Read more: https://fivebooks.com/best-books/the-best-novels-of-2025-the-booker-prize-shortlist-ayobami-adebayo/
"Hybrid work is not a policy challenge — it’s a leadership capability challenge."
"They’re treating hybrid work as a policy challenge. It’s not! It’s a leadership capability challenge."
Hmmm 🤔
sloanreview.mit.edu/article/hybr...
#Leadership #LeadershipCapability #LeadershipChallenge
"They’re treating hybrid work as a policy challenge. It’s not! It’s a leadership capability challenge."
Hmmm 🤔
sloanreview.mit.edu/article/hybr...
#Leadership #LeadershipCapability #LeadershipChallenge
Hybrid Work Is Not the Problem — Poor Leadership Is
Workplace transformation isn’t about where people work — it’s about how they work together to drive outcomes.
sloanreview.mit.edu
November 6, 2025 at 3:53 AM
"Hybrid work is not a policy challenge — it’s a leadership capability challenge."
"They’re treating hybrid work as a policy challenge. It’s not! It’s a leadership capability challenge."
Hmmm 🤔
sloanreview.mit.edu/article/hybr...
#Leadership #LeadershipCapability #LeadershipChallenge
"They’re treating hybrid work as a policy challenge. It’s not! It’s a leadership capability challenge."
Hmmm 🤔
sloanreview.mit.edu/article/hybr...
#Leadership #LeadershipCapability #LeadershipChallenge
A curated list of standout November releases across genres—literary fiction, sci‑fi, romance, YA, & more. Discover your next read, save this list for your next bookshop visit. https://bookriot.com/best-new-books-of-november-2025/
Which title are you grabbing first? #NovemberReads #BookRecs
Which title are you grabbing first? #NovemberReads #BookRecs
10 of the Best New Books of November in Every Genre
From literary fiction to horror, nonfiction, romance, and more, here are ten of the most exciting new books out in November 2025.
bookriot.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:20 AM
A curated list of standout November releases across genres—literary fiction, sci‑fi, romance, YA, & more. Discover your next read, save this list for your next bookshop visit. https://bookriot.com/best-new-books-of-november-2025/
Which title are you grabbing first? #NovemberReads #BookRecs
Which title are you grabbing first? #NovemberReads #BookRecs
Reposted by Belinda D’Alessandro
The Newest Pupdate Newsletter is out and we have SUPER EXCITING NEWS!
The Paw Pack Training Course is now LIVE - with Marla Smith from @servicerotties.bsky.social
This link will take you to our newsletter where you can find the link to the course!
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The Paw Pack Training Course is now LIVE - with Marla Smith from @servicerotties.bsky.social
This link will take you to our newsletter where you can find the link to the course!
bunsenbernerbmd.substack.com/p/paw-pack-t...
PAW PACK TRAINING LAUNCHES
And other stories of the week!
bunsenbernerbmd.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:49 AM
The Newest Pupdate Newsletter is out and we have SUPER EXCITING NEWS!
The Paw Pack Training Course is now LIVE - with Marla Smith from @servicerotties.bsky.social
This link will take you to our newsletter where you can find the link to the course!
bunsenbernerbmd.substack.com/p/paw-pack-t...
The Paw Pack Training Course is now LIVE - with Marla Smith from @servicerotties.bsky.social
This link will take you to our newsletter where you can find the link to the course!
bunsenbernerbmd.substack.com/p/paw-pack-t...
Anyone got a Goober and needs some help with their toddler? Paw Pack Training just dropped. Bernoulli (bunsenbernerbmd.bsky.social) gets some help from Chesnyy (servicerotties.bsky.social)! open.substack.com/pub/bunsenbe...
PAW PACK TRAINING LAUNCHES
And other stories of the week!
open.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Anyone got a Goober and needs some help with their toddler? Paw Pack Training just dropped. Bernoulli (bunsenbernerbmd.bsky.social) gets some help from Chesnyy (servicerotties.bsky.social)! open.substack.com/pub/bunsenbe...
October’s best book covers: big, bold, and delightfully weird. We’re here for the bled titles (Herculine), inverted A’s (Happy Bad), minimal mastery (Unfit), and text-only depth (Minor Black Figures). List via Lit Hub: https://lithub.com/the-11-best-book-covers-of-october-2/ #BookCovers #BookDesign
The 11 Best Book Covers of October
Another month of books, another month of book covers: October was big, bold, and weird as all get out. I also threw in a couple of covers that I forgot in September but just couldn’t let go o…
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November 1, 2025 at 1:15 AM
October’s best book covers: big, bold, and delightfully weird. We’re here for the bled titles (Herculine), inverted A’s (Happy Bad), minimal mastery (Unfit), and text-only depth (Minor Black Figures). List via Lit Hub: https://lithub.com/the-11-best-book-covers-of-october-2/ #BookCovers #BookDesign
Reposted by Belinda D’Alessandro
We really had a lot of fun with Melissa Doyle and Shane Crawford on The House Of Wellness show. If you missed it, here’s an acoustic version of Working Class Man.
@jane13barnes.bsky.social
@jane13barnes.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 7:58 AM
We really had a lot of fun with Melissa Doyle and Shane Crawford on The House Of Wellness show. If you missed it, here’s an acoustic version of Working Class Man.
@jane13barnes.bsky.social
@jane13barnes.bsky.social
Any of my pals want some horror for Halloween? Check out my mate Alan’s books here: alanbaxter.com.au
October 30, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Any of my pals want some horror for Halloween? Check out my mate Alan’s books here: alanbaxter.com.au
Second edit: ⅓ complete on my WIP. Sharper scenes, tighter prose. Onward to 40%.
More about the project: bdabooks.com.au/Breaking-the...
#AmEditing #WIP #IndieAuthor #AuthorLife
More about the project: bdabooks.com.au/Breaking-the...
#AmEditing #WIP #IndieAuthor #AuthorLife
Breaking The Broadcast by Belinda DAlessandro
Jack Alonso has spent his life chasing stories that matter, but when his relentless
pursuit of political corruption puts his career—and his life—on the line, he’s
forced to choose between the job he ...
bdabooks.com.au
October 28, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Vibrant worlds don’t belong to fantasy alone. Writers create realities in non‑fantasy too—how do they create settings, weave culture & history, & use sensory detail? Which camp are you in: real or imaginary? https://bdabooks.com.au/Blog/2025/creating-vibrant-realities-worldbuilding-beyond-fantasy/
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Welcome to the BDA Books Blog: Explore the world of books with us. Get inspired by the latest trends in the literary world.
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October 26, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Vibrant worlds don’t belong to fantasy alone. Writers create realities in non‑fantasy too—how do they create settings, weave culture & history, & use sensory detail? Which camp are you in: real or imaginary? https://bdabooks.com.au/Blog/2025/creating-vibrant-realities-worldbuilding-beyond-fantasy/
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I was just in Australia giving the Boyer Lecture. It's an economist's love letter to his home country. It's also relevant to the current American moment, as the main point is to link institutions with prosperity.
Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAa9...
Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAa9...
Justin Wolfers Delivers the 2025 Boyer Lecture: Australia is Freaking Amazing
YouTube video by Justin Wolfers
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October 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I was just in Australia giving the Boyer Lecture. It's an economist's love letter to his home country. It's also relevant to the current American moment, as the main point is to link institutions with prosperity.
Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAa9...
Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAa9...
Second edit: ⅓ complete on my WIP. Sharper scenes, tighter prose. Onward to 40%.
More about the project: bdabooks.com.au/Breaking-the...
#AmEditing #WIP #IndieAuthor #AuthorLife
More about the project: bdabooks.com.au/Breaking-the...
#AmEditing #WIP #IndieAuthor #AuthorLife
Breaking The Broadcast by Belinda DAlessandro
Jack Alonso has spent his life chasing stories that matter, but when his relentless
pursuit of political corruption puts his career—and his life—on the line, he’s
forced to choose between the job he ...
bdabooks.com.au
October 17, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Second edit: ⅓ complete on my WIP. Sharper scenes, tighter prose. Onward to 40%.
More about the project: bdabooks.com.au/Breaking-the...
#AmEditing #WIP #IndieAuthor #AuthorLife
More about the project: bdabooks.com.au/Breaking-the...
#AmEditing #WIP #IndieAuthor #AuthorLife
What's your next read? Lit Hub’s picks include Pynchon’s Shadow Ticket, Banville’s Venetian Vespers, Francesca Wade’s Gertrude Stein: An Afterlife plus standouts from Dunn, Sands, and Macy. https://lithub.com/what-should-you-read-next-here-are-the-best-reviewed-books-of-the-week-10-10-2025/ #Books
What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week
Thomas Pynchon’s Shadow Ticket, Francesca Wade’s Gertrude Stein: An Afterlife, and John Banville’s Venetian Vespersall feature among the best reviewed books of the week. Brought to you by Book Mark…
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October 14, 2025 at 10:01 PM
What's your next read? Lit Hub’s picks include Pynchon’s Shadow Ticket, Banville’s Venetian Vespers, Francesca Wade’s Gertrude Stein: An Afterlife plus standouts from Dunn, Sands, and Macy. https://lithub.com/what-should-you-read-next-here-are-the-best-reviewed-books-of-the-week-10-10-2025/ #Books
Decoding book formats: print, e-books, audiobooks—pros/cons, sizes, and accessibility so you can choose your perfect match.
https://bdabooks.com.au/Blog/2025/decoding-book-formats-what-every-reader-should-know/
Which format fits your life right now?
#Books #Reading #IndieAuthors #Publishing
https://bdabooks.com.au/Blog/2025/decoding-book-formats-what-every-reader-should-know/
Which format fits your life right now?
#Books #Reading #IndieAuthors #Publishing
October 13, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Decoding book formats: print, e-books, audiobooks—pros/cons, sizes, and accessibility so you can choose your perfect match.
https://bdabooks.com.au/Blog/2025/decoding-book-formats-what-every-reader-should-know/
Which format fits your life right now?
#Books #Reading #IndieAuthors #Publishing
https://bdabooks.com.au/Blog/2025/decoding-book-formats-what-every-reader-should-know/
Which format fits your life right now?
#Books #Reading #IndieAuthors #Publishing
Sneak peek 👀 Drafting the landing page for “Breaking the Broadcast”: refining the story, tightening the layout, and making discovery effortless.
What should sit above the fold: the hook or the chapter sample?
#NewBook #BookLaunch #IndieAuthors #Readers #BehindTheScenes
What should sit above the fold: the hook or the chapter sample?
#NewBook #BookLaunch #IndieAuthors #Readers #BehindTheScenes
October 11, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Sneak peek 👀 Drafting the landing page for “Breaking the Broadcast”: refining the story, tightening the layout, and making discovery effortless.
What should sit above the fold: the hook or the chapter sample?
#NewBook #BookLaunch #IndieAuthors #Readers #BehindTheScenes
What should sit above the fold: the hook or the chapter sample?
#NewBook #BookLaunch #IndieAuthors #Readers #BehindTheScenes
Looking for your next indie read? Electric Literature spotlights 15 small press titles exploring home, belonging, and place to enrich your reading list.
Which one will you pick first?
#IndieBooks #TBR
Which one will you pick first?
#IndieBooks #TBR
15 Small Press Books You Don’t Want to Miss This Fall - Electric Literature
These books ask what it means to belong, to stay or leave, or to exist in-between
electricliterature.com
October 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Looking for your next indie read? Electric Literature spotlights 15 small press titles exploring home, belonging, and place to enrich your reading list.
Which one will you pick first?
#IndieBooks #TBR
Which one will you pick first?
#IndieBooks #TBR
Julia Gillard will chair 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction. Longlist 4 Mar, shortlist 22 Apr, winners 11 Jun. A strong year ahead for women’s writing. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/oct/09/former-australian-prime-minister-julia-gillard-chair-womens-prize-for-fiction-2026
#WomensPrize #BookNews
#WomensPrize #BookNews
October 9, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Julia Gillard will chair 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction. Longlist 4 Mar, shortlist 22 Apr, winners 11 Jun. A strong year ahead for women’s writing. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/oct/09/former-australian-prime-minister-julia-gillard-chair-womens-prize-for-fiction-2026
#WomensPrize #BookNews
#WomensPrize #BookNews
"Let's DANCE!" | Kenny Loggins Footloose Ending Scene
YouTube video by Boxoffice Movie Scenes
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October 7, 2025 at 1:45 AM
The week’s bestseller lists are out. On all five lists: The Secret of Secrets. Rising: The Housemaid, The Last Letter, The Academy, The Gingerbread Bakery, Good Things, The Let Them Theory, All the Way to the River. Full list https://bookriot.com/bestselling-books-october-2-2025/
October 3, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The week’s bestseller lists are out. On all five lists: The Secret of Secrets. Rising: The Housemaid, The Last Letter, The Academy, The Gingerbread Bakery, Good Things, The Let Them Theory, All the Way to the River. Full list https://bookriot.com/bestselling-books-october-2-2025/
PSA: Time changes, books don’t. We’re losing an hour but gaining a whole long weekend for Labour Day: fair trade for extra chapters. Daylight saving starts Sunday in NSW. Which indie read are you diving into first? #LabourDayWeekend #SpringForward #AussieReads #IndieBooks
October 3, 2025 at 6:00 AM
PSA: Time changes, books don’t. We’re losing an hour but gaining a whole long weekend for Labour Day: fair trade for extra chapters. Daylight saving starts Sunday in NSW. Which indie read are you diving into first? #LabourDayWeekend #SpringForward #AussieReads #IndieBooks
Prime Minister’s Literary Awards 2025: six standout winners championing Australian literature. Which one will you read next?
https://theconversation.com/prime-ministers-literary-awards-winners-2025-investigating-power-privilege-and-inequality-265890
#PMLA2025 #AustralianLiterature #BookAwards
https://theconversation.com/prime-ministers-literary-awards-winners-2025-investigating-power-privilege-and-inequality-265890
#PMLA2025 #AustralianLiterature #BookAwards
Prime Minister’s Literary Awards winners 2025: investigating power, privilege and inequality
The winners of this year’s awards include celebrated novelist Michelle de Kretser, journalist Rick Morton on Robodebt and poet David Brooks.
theconversation.com
September 30, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Prime Minister’s Literary Awards 2025: six standout winners championing Australian literature. Which one will you read next?
https://theconversation.com/prime-ministers-literary-awards-winners-2025-investigating-power-privilege-and-inequality-265890
#PMLA2025 #AustralianLiterature #BookAwards
https://theconversation.com/prime-ministers-literary-awards-winners-2025-investigating-power-privilege-and-inequality-265890
#PMLA2025 #AustralianLiterature #BookAwards