Aussie Readers discussion

Beginning in January 2022, we will start a new series of monthly challenges based on some of our favourite authors. If you have a favourite author (or two, or three...) that you would like us to use in a challenge, please post them below.

Please link them when you post :)

Featured Author Recommendations:
(Listed in alphabetical order by last name)


Adler-Olsen, Jussi
Alexandra, Belinda
✅Amphlett, Rachel
Arthur, Keri
Barrett, Robert G.
✅Barrie, Sarah
✅Barron, Greg
Barry, Max
Beavan, Paula J.
Birmingham, John
Bishop, Anne
✅Bowen, Rhys
Briggs, Patricia
Bright, Verity
Bujold, Lois McMaster
✅Byrski, Liz
Caine, Rachel
Callen, Alissa
Campbell, Anna
Carey, Peter
✅Child, Lee
Christine, Lee
✅Clark, Phillipa Nefri
✅Cleeves, Ann
✅Coben, Harlan
Coleman, Claire G.
✅Cooper, Tea
Courtenay, Bryce
Dickson, Shirley
✅Disher, Garry
Dixon, Helena
Douglas, Michelle
Feehan Christine
Feist, Raymond E.
✅Flanagan, Richard
✅Ford, Jaye
✅Forsyth, Kate
✅Fox, Candice
Fraser, Darry
✅Gentill, Sulari
Gracie, Anne
✅Green, Sophie
Hamilton, Laurell K.
✅Hammer, Chris
Hampson, Amanda
Halligan, Marion
Harrison, Kim
Hepworth, Sally
Hewitt, Kate
✅Heyer, Georgette
Hoffman, Alice
✅Horowitz, Anthony
Hunter, Kelly
Janu, Penelope
Johns, Rachael
Kearsley, Susanna
Kees, Juanita
Kelly, Kim
Kelsall, Leonie
Keneally, Thomas
✅Kristoff, Jay
Lane, Karly
✅Lester, Natasha
Linnell, Maya
Lowe, Fiona
Madden, Emily
Malone, Lily
Marchetta, Melina
Marshall, Alan - author of I Can Jump Puddles
✅Marsons, Angela
✅ May, Peter
McArthur, Fiona
✅McDonald, Fleur
✅McIntosh, Fiona
McLaren, Philip
Montebello, Michelle
Morgan, Sally
✅Moriarty, Liane
Morton, Kate
✅Nell, Joanna
Nesbo, Jo
Noonuccal, Oodgeroo
✅Osman, Richard
Palmer, Fiona
Parry, Bronwyn
Paul, Janette
✅Penny, Louise
Perry, Ann
✅Pratchett, Terry
Purman, Victoria
✅Rankin, Ian
✅Regan, Lisa
✅Reilly, Matthew
✅Rimmer, Kelly
✅Roberts, Nora
✅Robb, J.D.
✅Robotham, Michael
✅Sansom, C.J.
✅Seaton, Annie
Sinclair, Alli
✅Smith, Alexander McCall
✅Stringer, Tricia
✅Strout, Elizabeth
✅ Stuart, Alison
Thorogood, Robert
Townsend, Jessica
✅Tracy, P.J.
✅Upfield, Arthur W.
Wells, Christine
West, Annie
✅White, Christian
Wingate, Lisa
✅Woodland, Greg
Young, Helene
✅Zusak, Markus

Brenda wrote: "Featured Author Recommendations:
(Listed in alphabetical order by last name)"

Kelly, kim

Thanks Claire :)

Louise Penny

Fiona McIntosh

Rachel Caine

Lisa Wingate

Jay Kristoff
Matthew Reilly

Thanks all :)

Tea Cooper
Christian White

Phillipa Nefri Clark
Michelle Montebello
Rachael Johns
Tea Cooper
Fiona McArthur
Fleur McDonald
Sarah Barrie
Annie Seaton
Darry Fraser

Joanna Nell
Christine Wells
Natasha Lester
Emily Madden
Alison Stuart
A.M. Stuart

Thanks girls :)

Alissa Callen
Lily Malone
Sophie Green Sophie Green

Kelly Rimmer
Leonie Kelsall
Maya Linnell

Sally Morgan
Claire G. Coleman
Oodgeroo Noonuccal
Philip McLaren

Thanks girls :)

Byrski, Liz
Stringer, Tricia
Disher, Garry
Heyer, Georgette
Pratchett, Terry
Hampson, Amanda

Thanks Kylie :)

Jussi Adler-Olsen
Sulari Gentill
Peter May
Jessica Townsend
Ian Rankin

Candice Fox
C.J. Sansom
Markus Zusak
Liane Moriarty
Chris Hammer
Fiona Lowe
Fiona Palmer

hi Brenda I'm new to groups, could you explain the mthly challenges please ? do I find books to meet the challenge & share them on here ?

Denise wrote: "hi Brenda I'm new to groups, could you explain the mthly challenges please ? do I find books to meet the challenge & share them on here ?"

Hello Denise. This particular thread is just to provide information for future challenges. Brenda and I make the challenges. Here's the link for the current monthly one. It is not too late to join!
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Morton, Kate
Kearsley, Susanna
Alexander, Belinda
Hammer, Chris

All done to here...

Raymond e feist
Keri Arthur
Patricia Briggs
Christine Feehan
Anne Bishop
Laurell K Hamilton
P.J. Tracy
Kim Harrison

Anne Gracie
Anna Campbell
Annie West
Michelle Douglas
Jaye Ford
Kelly Hunter
Lee Christine
Juanita Kees

Sally Hepworth
Kate Hewitt
Melina Marchetta
Lee Child
Victoria Purman

Done to here :)

I had no idea that Jussi Adler-Olsen was Australian! Does he live here now?!

Penelope Janu
Karly Lane
Paula J. Beavan

Krystal wrote: "I had no idea that Jussi Adler-Olsen was Australian! Does he live here now?!"

These aren't meant to be just Australian Krystal :)

Closing this thread for now as we have more than enough authors for the next 12 months. Thanks everyone ☺