Aussie Readers discussion

As we were a bit late in getting last month's books out, our latest round of book giveaways are a little later too so your TBR piles can catch up! Hopefully you received something to get you excited, otherwise there's plenty more here:

The Far-Back Country - A superbly written and compelling novel about the bonds of family and home set against the outback landscape, The Far-Back Country is an extraordinary story about memory, mistaken identity, false knowledge and how the idea of family can define us.

Inappropriation: A Novel - A search for belonging in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs turns into a riotous satire of identity politics in this wildly irreverent coming-of-age story. Uproariously funny, but written with extraordinary acuity about the intersections of gender, sexual politics, race, and technology, Inappropriation is literary satire at its best.

A Room at the Manor - A story of love, family, hope and trust, this will delight every reader keen to find their place in the world. A heart-warming story that’s a treat for the senses — perfect for those who love Cathy Kelly and Maeve Binchy.

The Kiss Quotient - a heartwarming and refreshing debut novel from Helen Hoang that proves one thing: there's not enough data in the world to predict what will make your heart tick.

We See the Stars - a haunting and deeply moving novel from Kate van Hooft with a brilliant voice in the tradition of The Eye of the Sheep and Jasper Jones. Simon is an eleven-year old boy who lives in a world of silence, lists and numbers. He hasn't spoken for years and he doesn't know why. But when his teacher goes missing, he knows he's the only one who can save her.

You can learn more about these books, and request one or many of them, over on our website:
www.allenandunwin.com/aussie-readers

Let us know if any of these take your fancy, and good luck

These all look great. Thanks for the opportunity Allen & Unwin.

Thank you Allen & Unwin. YAY more giveaways. How lucky are we 😊😊

Thank You Allen & Unwin... have submitted.. Far Back Country sounds really interesting

Think I'll give Inappropriation a try. I love satire.

Thanks!

I think the Far Country and Bluebottle seem interesting.

WOW! So many choices.
I am liking the sound of Bluebottle.

Thanks so much Allen & Unwin.

Thanks for offering, Allen & Unwin, we love your giveaways!!

Wow! More fabulous releases! Thanks for the opportunity A&U :)

Thank you Allen and Unwin for the brilliant read I just finished by Emily O'Grady and thoroughly enjoyed it. I have reviewed here on GR and will add it to my wordpress as well. Cheers!

I read the Kiss Quotient Thanks Allen & Unwin for the book I loved it highly recommend it to readers.

I love the novels you are publishing at present. Even though some are not my usual genre I have enjoyed reading them. Quality writing.

How did I miss this post! Thank you A&U...off to do some requesting :)

thank you for the opportunity.

A&U you just keep coming up with more great books. Thank you. :)

So glad you're all finding something amongst our new books to pique your interest, especially if they're taking you outside your normal genre or reading habits!

Huge thanks to all who have shared their reviews of past books too, always interesting to see some different takes on them :)

Thanks A&U. I think The Far-Back Country and A Room at the Manor look good.

I added my name, I hope to be successful for Bluebottle

Jen wrote: "Is there somewhere I should send a link to my GR review of the books I receive?"

Jen you can send your review links to publicity@allenandunwin.com

You're welcome Jen :)

I have entered, thank you!

theses look great reads .

I have entered

Read We See The Stars and enjoyed it. You never do find out why Simon doesn't talk, which I found annoying but it didn't change my mind about the book. It was a great story, beautifully told, and vivid in its descriptions.

It may already be June (how did that happen?!) but here's a couple more giveaways to keep you going until we make our next batch of advance copies available.

We've got signed copies of the recently published Eggshell Skull up for grabs - it's been getting rave reviews by all who read it, and Bri has been all over the media this past week sharing her powerful story - enter here http://bit.ly/EggshellSkull (but be quick - giveaway ends Sunday).

And here's an advance copy giveaway for Scrublands, it's one of our most anticipated books of the year with huge amounts of staff love, and plenty more coming in from booksellers with a 5 star review from Books + Publishing too. Find our reviews, and win one of thirty advance copies here http://bit.ly/ScrublandsBlog.

Thanks once again Allen & Unwin :)

Great giveaways. Thank you once again for these.

Thank you Allen & Unwin The far back country and Bluebottle looks interesting reading.

Steve wrote: "Read We See The Stars and enjoyed it. You never do find out why Simon doesn't talk, which I found annoying but it didn't change my mind about the book. It was a great story, beautifully told, and v..."

Mind the spoilers Steve.

I really liked the characters in We See The Stars. Grandma was great, as was grandpa, Davey and the teacher. Such a variety of personalities, all very interesting and I found I was trying to guess what they may do next.

I have just finished We SeeThe Stars. I couldn't put it down.

Thank you A&U. I am slowly getting through my pile and will be starting my next book tonight. Lovesome by Sally Seltmann. Stayed tuned for a review coming soon! :)

My review of We see the Stars is on goodreads.

Thanks A&U received my review copies for The Far-Back Country and Inappropriation: A Novel, once my uni exams are done, I'll get to reward myself with some reading :)

Thanks Allen and Unwin for We See the Stars, can't wait to read it.

Thanks A&U, my books came yesterday and I look forward to them

Thanks Allen & Unwin my books arrived yesterday Bluebottle and The Far-Back Country couldn't wait have started reading, now have 3 books on the go...

Thank you for my copies of Blue Bottle and The Farback Country. Holidays start in 2 weeks, so dedicating myself to full time reading some days.

Just starting to read Bluebottle. Got straight into it! Going to be a good read.

I am reading Bluebottle as part of the Quarterly challenge. Great read. One of the best Aussie books I have read this year. Couldn't wait until my holidays to start it.

Thank you A&U, my review of Bluebottle will be posted soon. Loved the read

I really enjoyed Bluebottle.

Bluebottle is down for me to read very soon :)

Bluebottle

Thank you A&U this is a lovely read. My only concerns are the local place names. Australia is still a bit of an enigma to the rest of the world. I feel the book could be a little too localised to hit international book shops. I hope I'm wrong.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

It's actually nice to be centred in Australia and not written for the US market though Jeanette. Nothing frustrates me more!

I have just requested Bluebottle - I could not wait, I need to read this. The Kiss also sounded very interesting based on some friend's reviews.

Bluebottle sounds intriguing!