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Thanks to @australianbooks.bsky.social for the shout out.
Make sure you check their site at www.australianbooklovers.com
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January 11, 2026 at 12:39 AM
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I'm in the drop-down under Best Literary Fiction 😊

Do browse them all: find your own next great reads, and find out what the traditional press is missing 💕📚🖋

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December 15, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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December 13, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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ICYMI this week's reviews of two new novels from Australian authors:
Amelia Dudley on Keshe Chow's dark fantasy For No Mortal Creature
Annette Hughes on Erin Hortle's second novel A Catalogue of Love
Find them at newtownreviewofbooks.com.au
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Image of covers of books For No Mortal Creature by Keshe Chow and A Catalogue of Love by Erin Hortle.
November 28, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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"the exhilaration of surfing is crafted with such precision, it’s hard to believe Neika is the work of Hortle’s exceptionally vivid imagination... irresistible."
Annette Hughes reviews A Catalogue of Love:
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Image of cover of book A Catalogue of Love by Erin Hortle, reviewed by Annette Hughes in the Newtown Review of Books.
November 27, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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📘 #NewRelease : LIGHT AND SHADOW by Candida Baker. When history leaves gaps, fiction steps in. A richly imagined novel tracing the scandalous life of Eadweard Muybridge & the legacy left to his granddaughter.
🔗 www.fairplaypublishing.com.au/products/lig...

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November 6, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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"Pippos offers a nuanced and insightful exploration of second-generation migrant experiences ... and the transformative impact of love."
Linda Godfrey reviews the new novel from Andrew Pippos, The Transformations:
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Image of cover of book The Transformations by Andrew Pippos, reviewed by Linda Godfrey in the Newtown Review of Books.
October 30, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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ICYMI this week's reviews:
Karen Chisholm on Garry Disher's latest Hirsch crime novel, MIschance Creek
Braham Dabscheck on Graeme Turner's dissection of the crisis in Australian universities, Broken
Find them at newtownreviewofbooks.com.au
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Image of covers of books Mischance Creek by Garry Disher, and Broken: Universities, politics and the public good by Graeme Turner.
October 24, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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Historical fiction fans – don’t miss this! The History Unbound festival is on 1st and 2nd Nov at Parramatta Town Hall. Hear from authors inc Anita Heiss, Natasha Lester, Fiona McIntosh, & Pip Williams.
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Image depicts advertisement for half day passes for the History Unbound 2025 historical novel festival on 1 & 2 November at Parramatta Town Hall.
October 22, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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So too, will Chris McIntosh 👏👏 @chrismcintosh.bsky.social

Ditto 😊

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chris-mcintosh.bsky.social Chris McIntosh @chris-mcintosh.bsky.social · Oct 15
D'Arcy Lloyd will be there... @darcylloydauthor.bsky.social

I'm looking forward to it! 😁

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October 20, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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"Rose weaves many stories into [the book] and strands of poetry lighten some of the darkest parts."
Ann Skea reviews Heather Rose's new novel A Great Act of Love, set in colonial-era Van Dieman's Land:
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Image of cover of book A Great Act of Love by Heather Rose, reviewed by Ann Skea in the Newtown Review of Books.
October 16, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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D'Arcy Lloyd will be there... @darcylloydauthor.bsky.social

I'm looking forward to it! 😁

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October 15, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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A joyous Susan Wyndham last night at the launch of her magnificent biography Elizabeth Harrower: The Woman in the Watch Tower. A wonderful evening celebrating the book, its subject and its author.

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October 7, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Mick: A Counterfeit Life
The winter had arrived with a vengeance. The wind was howling outside, rattling the old windows in their frames, and driving the rain onto the glass. Inside the small terraced house all was still and ...
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September 30, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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And more book spotlights:
5. Life In Instalments by Danielle Sortorelli – memoir
6. Cobra Pose by Susan Rogers and John Roosen – thriller
7. Klaria’s Battle by Heather Ewings – Fantasy
8. Outback Odyssey by Paul Rushworth-Brown – Historical
#booksky #ReadMoreAussieBooks #AustralianAuthors #podcast
Book cover: Life In Instalments by Danielle Sartorelli Book cover: Cobra Pose by Susan Rogers and John Roosen Book cover: Klaria’s Battle by Heather Ewings Book cover: Outback Odyssey by Paul Rushworth-Brown
September 20, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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Book Spotlights this ep:
1. Mistress of Amber and Flame by Maria Linwood - fantasy
2. Flight by @Anne Vines – Historical
3. Shitty Grit by @Claire Parkinson – memoir
4. Always eat the weird stuff by @iambokitty.bsky.social Bo Kitty – memoir
#ReadMoreAussieBooks #podcasts #AustralianAuthors #BookSky
Book cover: Mistress of Amber and Flame by Maria Linwood Book cover: Flight by Anne Vines Book cover: Shitty Grit by Claire Parkinson Book cover: Always eat the weird stuff by Bo Kitty
September 20, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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Or listen to the latest ep on any good podcasting platform.
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Publisher Ginny Grant - Australian Book Lovers
Episode 150 has Veronica & Laurie chatting about their favourite topic - Australian authored books - and industry news, events and some John Koenig words. Want to know how to use agnosthesia, tarr...
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September 20, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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You can watch the ep here and learn how to use agnosthesia, tarrion or proluctance in a sentence (thanks John Koenig).
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Watch here: youtu.be/1828RrRIKp8
Australian Book Lovers Podcast Ep#150 featuring publisher Ginny Grant
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September 20, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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The floorplan is out for the South Australian Author Showcase on 20th September at The Hive Community Resource Hub at Burton, South Australia.
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Event floorplan. Purple background, with dark purple squares, each with an attending author name. TExt (top): Find me at the Salisbury Author Series/South Australian Author Showcase / Saturday 20th September 10am-2pm.
September 12, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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ICYMI this week's reviews:
Ann Skea on Laura Elvery's debut novel Nightingale
Tom Kelly on Michael Adams' biography of Kevin John Simmonds, They'll Never Hold Me
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Image of covers of books Nightingale by Laura Elvery and They’ll Never Hold Me by Michael Adams.
September 5, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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One of my favourite cartoonists, Judy Horacek.
For when life gets way too Random.
A treasured book from our personal library ❤️
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August 28, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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August 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Tune in now to hear one of Australia’s most celebrated writers, Kate Grenville, take us behind the scenes of her famous work. In this #SydneyWritersFestival conversation, she explores how novelists can unsettle language to help us rethink the world around us.

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July 29, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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Decorated Australian author, Kate Grenville, speaks to us about the impetus behind her classic, The Secret River, in this special episode, recorded live at the Sydney Writers’ Festival 2025.

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Tune in tomorrow to hear more.

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What inspired Kate Grenville's The Secret River?
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July 28, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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Norman Lyndsey,
The Magic Pudding

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July 2, 2025 at 1:11 PM