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Jan 01, 2021 08:54PM
Aiming for at least 21 Aussie women authors to read and review this year.
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#1 for AWW Challenges - a quick read by Marie Munkara - A Most Peculiar Act. Keeping up my intention to also read more Indigenous authors. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
#2 The Good, The Bad and the Undecided - a scifi collection from Laurie Bell. This is very clever and showcases all the characters in White Fire - A Toni Delle Adventure.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
#3 Making March by Hayley Walsh is a cracker. Honest, in your face and hilarious. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
#4 Stealing Time by Rebecca Bowyer, another fabulous dystopian future. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
#5 The Storyteller's Muse by Traci Harding. So lovely to drop back into the story voice of this author. And feeling the nudges from the characters to get on with my own writing. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
#6 City of Whispers: Imperial Assassin Book 1 is a brilliant fantasy read. It was hard to tear my eyes off the page. Can't wait for Book 2.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
#7 Growing Up Disabled in Australia - edited by Carly Findlay. Stirred up all sorts of memories and generated all sorts of new and challenging thoughts on the social model of disability and the 1 in 5 Australians today who live with a disability. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
#8 The Shining Wall by Melissa Ferguson This is a challenging and confronting dystopian read. Prompted lots of thoughts.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
#9 Top End Girl by Miranda Tapsell. This was fabulous, the perfect mix of passion, story and learning. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
#10 The Emporium of Imagination by Tabitha Bird. Loved this magical realism tale set in the rural town of Boonah. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
#11 Reckoning: Queen of Spades 3 by E.J. Dawon. Highly satisfying conclusion to this steamy and scintillating scifi series. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
#12 Darkening: Queen of Spades 2 by E.J. Dawson. Brilliant sequel to take you deeper in the world of the Ayla. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
#13 Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray by Anita Heiss is a beautifully written, emotional - and educational - ride through history, seen through the eyes of Wiradyuri woman Wagadhaany.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
#14 The Starthorn Tree by Kate Forsyth is a lovely children's fantasy read. An adventure and emotional ride for a loveable group of characters.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
#15 Emoto's Promise Emoto's Promise by Shel CalopaAnother good dystopian tale with some sage wisdom.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
#16 The Ruined Land by Clare Rhoden is another intelligent speculative fiction story and a fitting finale to a great series.
#17 After Australia edited by Michael Mohammed Ahmad is a welcome challenge to my world view. 12 diverse authors and 12 amazing stories. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
That one may be classified at a male author Veronica, not an AWW...not sure, perhaps check with Theresa :)
Hello Brenda, thanks for the note. Michael is the editor, not a contributing author. I was thinking about the story authors: Claire G. Coleman, Karen Wyld, Roanna Gonsalves, Sara Ross, Zoya Patel, Michelle Law and Hannah Donnelly. (7 of 12)Happy to take Theresa's adjudication.
And I can grab another one to make up my quota :)
Oh and I forgot Ambelin Kwaymullina. So that's 8 of 12 women authors in the anthology :)
Yes I wondered about that, expecting there'd be a high percentage of women authors. But yes, check with Theresa :)
Brenda wrote: "Yes I wondered about that, expecting there'd be a high percentage of women authors. But yes, check with Theresa :)"Hello Brenda, I checked the AWW database and the book is already in there. It was reviewed in Feb 2021. So I will leave my review in there too.
#18 The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf by Ambelin Kwaymullina. A good YA speculative fiction that sees the young protagonist take on the adult megalomaniac who is subverting the Accords and the Balance.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Veronica wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Yes I wondered about that, expecting there'd be a high percentage of women authors. But yes, check with Theresa :)"Hello Brenda, I checked the AWW database and the book is already i..."
No problem Veronica :)
#19 The Animals in That Country by Laura Jean McKay A wild ride through a uniquely dystopian Australia. Dark and disturbing. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
#20 Swallow the Air by Tara June Winch A thought provoking and engaging read, with a unique voice.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
#21 The Shape of Sound by Fiona Murphy was an education. Another great memoir to knock you out of your own lane and have you reflect on your own unconscious ableism. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
#22 Skalsinger by L.A. Webster is another beautifully lyrical and classic fantasy tale with a unique magic system, and a wonderful follow up to Greenhaelan. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
#23 Resistance by Mikhaeyla Kopievsky is a dark, clever and compelling dystopian read with a few twists of the unexpected. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
#24 The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams is a lovely look at the magic of words, history, and one woman's life.
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