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99 Interpretations of The Drover’s Wives | Ryan O’Neill

12 November 20192 June 2022 ~ Brona's Books ~ 7 Comments

This little curiosity has been sitting by my bed for over a year now. It has taken a hectic schedule and a determination to read as much Australian literature this month as possible to bring this particular book to the top of the pile. Why? Simply because, as the title says, it is 99 stories … Continue reading 99 Interpretations of The Drover’s Wives | Ryan O’Neill

Two Birds; One Stone.

3 October 2019 ~ Brona's Books ~ 4 Comments

In preparation for #AusReadingMonth in November, I will create a few posts full of Aussie books to help inspire and expand your true blue wishlists.Today we start with Non-Fiction.November has become one of my busiest reading and blogging months of the year. In 2013, not only did I start hosting #AusReadingMonth for the first time, … Continue reading Two Birds; One Stone.

Red | Libby Gleeson

25 May 20125 April 2022 ~ Brona's Books ~ Leave a comment

Cyclone wipes out all the eastern suburbs of Sydney. Hundreds dead; even more missing and injured! This is the horrific news headline that would best describe Libby Gleeson's latest novel for young teens, Red. After an unprecedented natural disaster Red wakes up covered in mud and scratches unable to remember who she is and what … Continue reading Red | Libby Gleeson

  • 20 Books of (Summer) Winter 2023
  • The NSW Premier’s Literature Award 2023
  • Stories & Shout Outs #60
  • Katherine Mansfield: A Secret Life | Claire Tomalin
  • Spell the Month in Books | May
  • Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe | George Eliot
  • Don’t Look Now | Daphne Du Maurier #UKshortstories
  • The Bookbinder of Jericho | Pip Williams #AWWhistoricalfiction
  • Penguin Monarchs #BitesizedHistory
  • The Assommoir | Émile Zola #Zoladdiction
  • A Year With William Trevor

  • Nordic FINDS (Jan)

  • The Japanese Literature Challenge 16 (Jan - Feb)

  • Eliot Readalong - Adam Bede (1 Jan – 24 Feb)

  • Australian Women Writer’s Gen 5 Week (15 -22 Jan)

  • Reading Wales Dewithon (March)

  • Reading Ireland Month (March)

  • Zoladdiction (April)

  • 1940 Club (10 - 16 April)

  • Eliot Readalong - Silas Marner (24 April - 14 May)

  • Daphne du Maurier Reading Week (8-15 May)

  • Paris in July

  • First Nations Literature Reading Week (2 - July)

  • Austen in August

  • AusReadingMonth (Oct)

  • 1962 Club (16-22 Oct)

  • Novellas in November

  • Dean Street December

  • A Literary Christmas

  • Rumer Godden Reading Week (3 -10 Dec)

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