Aussie Readers discussion

For anyone who is interested in a get together, mystery book swap (thanks Mish!), coffee and lunch in a venue to be decided on Wednesday 9th March please put your names down here:)

We decided on mid week this time because of the busyness of the city on the weekend, and also thought giving you the date this early, for anyone who works and would like to come, you'll have time to hopefully organise something...

It'll be lots of fun (as it was last time) and there'll be more details to follow once we get numbers:)

I'll start here:

Definite
Marianne
Jools
Brenda
Phrynne
Carolyn
Steve
Anna

Everyone has confirmed!

the terrific trio ;)

Haha!!! Of course;)

Yay! ;D

I'll be there:)

Yay! That's great Phrynne:)

Brenda wrote: "For anyone who is interested in a get together, mystery book swap (thanks Mish!), coffee and lunch in a venue to be decided on Wednesday 9th March please put your names down here:)

We decided on m..."

You are welcome Brenda :D

You will all have a wonderful time!

I won't be able to make it on the 9th but I'll be with you in spirit.
Have fun!

Mid week is a good idea but I cannot make it ever on Wednesdays. Never mind. I will be thinking of you. I'm sure you will all have fun.

Oh no Veronica - and Dale:(

Mish wrote: "Brenda wrote: "For anyone who is interested in a get together, mystery book swap (thanks Mish!), coffee and lunch in a venue to be decided on Wednesday 9th March please put your names down here:)

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Thanks Mish I'm sure we will:)

I should be able to manage a day off that Wednesday but I don't think I have many books to swap.

It's not the books it's you we want to see anyway:)

No worries about the swap Carolyn! As Phrynne said.... but we could be doing a mystery swap either instead or too... so that'd just be one book:)

So glad you can come:)

And don't forget we get a nice lunch too:)

And coffee;)

And book chat, gossip, and just enjoying the company of people who love to read....

Indeed!

I'd love to come if I am free that day :)

That'd be great Anna:) When could you let us know for sure do you think? I'll put you down as a possible:)

february hopefully :)

Excellent:)

I'll come ladies, put me down for a definite. Just stumbled across this thread now. I'm on my phone and have lost track of the thread, so fill me in later on the mystery swap :))

Great Suz! We haven't worked out anything yet, so you're not missing out;)

Looking forward to it. I also see Veronica on the 16th for a Australian Romance Readers High Tea, where we are placed on Cathryn Hein's table. So any books for her I could happily pass along... :)

Just stumbled over this thread, sounds like fun! I don't think I have any travel around that period. I'm a strong maybe at this point, I'll confirm soon.

Excellent Steve:)

For those who have books which they'd like to gift to other members who will be coming on the day, please list them here. That way you won't have to bring them all, only the ones that have been "claimed"...

If you don't have any to bring, don't worry about it - the day is a get together; the giving of books a bonus:)

We'll sort out the other idea soon:)

I have a few.
Can't Wait to Get to Heaven by Fannie Flagg
A Taste For It by Monica McInerney
Family Baggage by Monica McInerney
Safari by Tony Park
The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
A Few of the Girls by Maeve Binchy Marianne

I'll start the ball rolling, but will keep adding more to this post, so keep checking back, y'all. (note to self: message # 31)
Gang of Four
Last Chance Cafe
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
Arms Race
Presumed Guilty / Keeper Of The Bride
The Passion of Mademoiselle S.: Letters to a Lover
A History of Silence: a memoir
Zoo
The Lost Child
Season of Shadow and Light
Unmarry Me
Go Set a Watchman
Three in DeathCarolyn
Shy: A Memoir Jools
Mortgaged Goods Jools
Ghost GirlsJools
Memory in Death Brenda
Origin in Death Brenda
Forbidden Fruit Brenda
Trick or Treat Brenda
A Dreadful Daughter's Spells Brenda

I'll work out mine when we get home from holidays and post them:)

I have just quickly found

Cicada by Moira McKinnon Jools
Where They Found Her by Kimberly McCreight
Dangerous Lies by Becca Fitzpatrick
American Blood by Ben Sanders

I'll add more later

Phrynne wrote: "I have a few.
Can't Wait to Get to Heaven by Fannie Flagg
A Taste For It by Monica McInerney
Family Baggage by Monica Mc..."
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ooh, Phrynne, may I bags [book:A Few of the Girls, pretty please?

You sure can Marianne

Phrynne wrote: "You sure can Marianne"

thanks! :)

Brenda wrote: "I have just quickly found

Cicada by Moira McKinnon
Where They Found Her by Kimberly McCreight
Dangerous Lies by [a..."

May I bags [book:Cicada|20257453] please Brenda?

...and Marianne, I would love Shy: A Memoir please if its still available? :)

Will post some later...

It's yours Jools :)

☼♄Jülie wrote: "...and Marianne, I would love Shy: A Memoir please if its still available? :)"

It has your name on it, Jools

Thanks ladies, I have a couple that I have reserved for Suzanne and Brenda and I will add more when I have time to have a look...most of my reads of late have been on kindle.

Ooh what have you reserved for me Jools???

Brenda wrote: "Ooh what have you reserved for me Jools???"

A promised copy of The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks...Unless you have already got it from elsewhere?
And for Suzanne I promised A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth, which I forgot to take last time.

Oooh I'd forgotten about that:) I would still like it...thanks heaps Jools:)

I have three for you too, Brenda...

Oooh Marianne! All Robb's??? How exciting:D

No, no, no, one Robb and two Greenwoods, remember?

Haha! Thanks Marianne:) Forgotten of course;)

Marianne I have Mortgaged Goods on my tbr, so if no-one else wants it might I claim it also? ....really trying not to look :/