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Annual Aussie Author Challenge 2024 - Everything is Australian
Duration: 1/1/24 - 31/12/24
Level: Easy
12/12
1. KANGAROO.
In South Australia there is a beautiful place called Kangaroo Island where you can see kangaroos on the beach.
** Read a book set near a beach or with a beach on the cover.
Vroom by the Sea by Peter Moore 3★ (06/05/24)
2. DINGO.
Australia may have some of the worst poisonous creatures in the world but our apex predator is a wild dog! There are lots of them to be found on Fraser Island in Queensland.
** Read a book set in Queensland
Outback by Patricia Wolf 4★ (10/03/24)
3. KOOKABURRA
When a flock of these birds start laughing it is hard not to laugh with them. They are the noisy relations of the Kingfisher family but they prefer to eat lizards to fish. The Kookaburra is one of the emblems for NSW.
** Read a book set in New South Wales
The Greater Good by Tim Ayliffe 3★ (17/1/24)
4. KOALA.
These cuddly creatures spend about eighteen hours per day asleep in their eucalyptus trees. Even though they may look like a teddy, Koalas are not bears!
** Read a book which has trees on the cover.
Gone to Ground by Bronwyn Hall 3.5★ (26/1/24)
5. COCKATOO
The Gang Gang Cockatoo is an emblem of the Australian Capital Territory, which is the home of our capital city, Canberra.
** Read a book set in Canberra or any of our state or territory capitals. (Sydney, Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane, Darwin, Adelaide, Hobart)
Ordinary Gods and Monsters (Melbourne) by Chris Womersley 4★ (25/05/24)
6. QUOKKA
Found in Western Australia and called the happiest animal in the world because it has a smiley little face.
** Read a book which makes you smile.
Dyed and Buried by Livia Day 3.5★ (31/03/24)
7. PLATYPUS
This strange creature frequents freshwater rivers all around Australia. Sadly numbers are dwindling and we do not often see them.
** Read a book with some association to water or swimming.
Question 7 by Richard Flanagan 5★ (04/03/24)
8. POSSUM
Very cute but they can also be a big pest. The possum is the emblem for Victoria
** Read a book set in Victoria.
The Good Dog by Simon Rowell 4★ (21/1/24)
9. CROCODILE
There are saltwater crocodiles in the sea and freshwater ones in the rivers but mostly in the Northern Territory. If the sign beside the waterhole says No Swimming then don't swim.
** Read a book set in the Northern Territory
Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson (12/1/24) 4★
10. TASMANIAN DEVIL
As the name suggests this animal is found in Tasmania. Not sure why it acquired the name Devil but I suppose it isn't the prettiest furry friend you have ever seen.
** Read a book set in Tasmania
Infamy by Lenny Bartulin 4★ (15/07/24)
11. NUMBAT
One of our rarer creatures which lives in Western Australia.
** Read a book set in Western Australia
The River Mouth by Karen Herbert 2.5★ (24/04/24)
12. WOMBAT
A long, long time ago these furry chaps were the size of elephants. Can you imagine the size of their burrows? Today they are a much more reasonable size and the Hairy Nose Wombat is the emblem of South Australia.
** Read a book set in South Australia
The Three of Us by Kim Lock 3★ (21/03/24)













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Jul 11, 2024 03:38PM

The Guardian has published a round-up of alternatives - includes one or two that haven’t been mentioned in earlier replies.
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Absolutely! But only because it’s an excellent series. The audiobook narrator is very good, and they average about 7-8 hours each, so very doable. I’ve found them all on Libby App.

Jul 02, 2024 12:23AM

The author private me..."
Hi Rowan, sorry to hear that happened to you. Can I just clarify why the channel was Instagram? Presumably you publish or link reviews on that platform as well? The main reason I ask is because I had a suspicious new follow from an author today, and I don’t review there (although I do promote what I’m reading in Stories). Wondering if it might be an elaborate scam-flag.

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Stasiland by Anna Funder
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To the River by Vikki Wakefield
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Outback by Patricia Wolf
Ordinary Gods and Monsters by Chris Womersley
Sanctuary by Garry Disher
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