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Shelleyrae’s comments from the Aussie Readers group.

Dianne Blacklock, Liane Moriarty and Ber Carrol will be speaking at Greater Taree Library on August 7th at 6.30pm

For more details or to book your place go here: http://www.gtcc.nsw.gov.au/Page/Page....

I've won tickets to go and see Charlaine Harris in Sydney this weekend Woohoo!

Anyone else going?

Dianne Blacklock, Liane Moriarty and Ber Carrol will be speaking at Taree Library (Northern NSW) on August 7th 6pm

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Greater...

Eleven Seasons by Paul D Carter is centered around AFL

I just finished Waratah House by Ann Whitehead, a new release, which is set in the late 1800's in Australia among the servants of a mansion.



The same author also has Australia Street set in the 1940's in inner city Sydney

I just finished reading Boomerang Bride

Today I am reading Zoe's Muster

Next up is Sin's Dark Caress

Don't forget to stop by Book'd Out and enter to win
Burning Lies and Second Chances Entries close July 21st

Enter to Win one signed edition of Burning Lies by Helene Young at Book'd Out

Open worldwide, closes July 21st

Enter HERE

Enter to win one of 5 electronic copies of Second Chances by NZ author Charity Norman at Book'd Out
Open to Australian residents only, closes July 21st

Enter HERE

Brenda wrote: "Some good ones there Shelleyrae!!"

Yes - I wish I could read faster!! LOL I have about a dozen US/UK books as well on that pile!

Here are some more July releases from Aussie Authors that I have on my review pile:

Brumby's Run by Jennifer Scoullar
Second Chances by Charity Norman
Burning Lies by Helene Young
Boomerang Bride by Fiona Lowe
Waratah House by Ann Whitehead
Band-Aid for a Broken Leg by Damien Brown
Cold Grave by Kathryn Fox
Zoe's Muster by Barbara Hannay
Sin's Dark Caress by Tracy O'Hara

Belle wrote: "Is this including YA? All of Melina Marchetta's contemporary fiction is set in and around Sydney."

yep YA too

I was asked on Twitter to list some books set in Sydney, here is what I cam up with - can you add anything?

Katherine Howell: Ella Marconi series
Robert G Barret: Les Norton series
Nicola Moriarty: Free-Falling
Peter Corris: Cliff Hardy series
Dymphna Cusack: Come In Spinner
Kathy Lette: Puberty Blues
Lisa Heidke: Stella Makes Good
Kirsty Eagar: Raw Blue, Night Beach
Liane Moriarty: What Alice Forgot
Ruth Park: Harp In The SOuth series, Playing Beattie Bow
Kate Grenville: Lillian's Story, The Lieutenant
Amanda Lohrey: Camille's Bread
Gail Jones: Five Bells
Fiona mcGregor: Indeliable Ink
Charlotte Wood: Animal People
Jaclyn Moriarty: Looking for Alibrandi, Ashbury/Brookfield series
Gabrielle Lord: Gemma Licoln series
Kathryn Fox: Dr Anya Crichton series
Jennifer Rowe: Love, Honor and O'Brien
Peter Carey: oscar and Lucinda
Jessica Adams: Tom, Dick and Debbie Harry
John Birmingham: Leviathan
PM Newton: The Old School
Susan Duncan: The Briny Cafe
Leah Giarratano: Jill Jackson series
Michael Duffy: Nicholas Troy series
Malcolm Knox: Summerland
Kirsten Tranter: The Legacy (sydney/new York)
Sulari Gentill: Rowland Sinclair series
Dominic Knight: Disco Boy
Marele Day: Claudia Valentine series
Laura Bloom: In the Mood
WEndy Harmer: Friends Like These, farewell My ovaries
Christina Stead: Seven Poor men of Sydney
Elizabeth harrower: The Watchtower
Fiona Higgins: The Mother's Group
Nicole trope: The Boy Under the Table
Ber Carroll: The Better Woman, Executive Affair
Diane Blacklock: Crossing Paths
Diane Armstrong: Empire Day
Jacqueline Lunn: Under the Influence
Phillipa Fioretti: The Book of Love

Here is what I have read for the challenge between May 1st and today

1. The Merzetti Effect
2. Honeycomb Kids
3. Heart of the Valley
4. Mary Bennet
5. Love and Hunger
6. Ridiculous: The Mindful Nonsense of Ricky's Brain
7. Dinner at Rose's
8. Lucinda's Whirlwind
9. On Haunted Ground: The Green Ghost and Other Spirits of Cemetery Road
10. The Shell Keeper
11. The Cottage At Glass Beach
12.The Betrayal
13. Bare-Naked Lola
14. A Slot Machine Ate My Midlife Crisis
15. Jacaranda
16. Water's Edge
17.Once Upon A List
18. Wife 22: A Novel
19. Blackwattle Creek
20. Eleven Seasons
21. The Proper Care & Maintenance of Friendship
22. Come Out Tonight
23. Force of Nature. C.J. Box
24. Leftovers: A Novel
25. The Boy Under the Table
26. A Stranger in My Street

Karly Lane. author of North Star and Morgan's Law will be speaking at the Greater Taree Library on June 6th at 1-2pm

For more details and to book your place: http://www.gtcc.nsw.gov.au/Page/Page....

I just finished my 14th book this morning (list is on the first page of this thread), reading Jacaranda right now

Stop buy Book'd Out to learn about AWW Shona Husk's new release, Kiss of the Goblin Prince

Enter to win one of two print editions! Closes May 31st Open worldwide!
http://bookdout.wordpress.com/2012/05...

Don't forget the first one in the series then Brenda

Brenda wrote: "Shelleyrae wrote: "I'm reading Let The Dead Lie and Silent Valley by Malla Nunn

I'm interviewing her next week - has any one got any questions for her?


[bookcover:Sil..."

She is South African by birth but grew up in Australia and, after a brief stint overseas, lives in Australia now. Her books were first published here too (Pan MacMillan) and so she is promoted as an Australian author in the publishing world :)

(BTW that second book cover in your post isnt hers. The overseas version of Silent Valley will be called
Blessed are the Dead)

Reserving my spot! I'll list them as I read them

May 1
1. The Merzetti Effect
2. Honeycomb Kids
3. Heart of the Valley
4. Mary Bennet
5. Love and Hunger
6. Ridiculous: The Mindful Nonsense of Ricky's Brain
7. Dinner at Rose's
8. Lucinda's Whirlwind
9. On Haunted Ground: The Green Ghost and Other Spirits of Cemetery Road
10. The Shell Keeper
11. The Cottage At Glass Beach
12.The Betrayal
13. Bare-Naked Lola
14. A Slot Machine Ate My Midlife Crisis
15. Jacaranda
16. Water's Edge
17.Once Upon A List
18. Wife 22: A Novel
19. Blackwattle Creek
20. Eleven Seasons
21. The Proper Care & Maintenance of Friendship
22. Come Out Tonight
23. Force of Nature. C.J. Box
24. Leftovers: A Novel
25. The Boy Under the Table
26. A Stranger in My Street

I'm reading Let The Dead Lie and Silent Valley by Malla Nunn

I'm interviewing her next week - has any one got any questions for her?