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Thanks Brenda, I was a bit worried at the start of the challenge because 6 of the books I picked were by an author that I had never ..."
Yes! I think;)
Will this challenge be on next year? I missed it this year :(
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Oh goodie I'll be waiting patiently :)
My original December choice for favourite genre (historical fiction) was The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough and I've borrowed it from the library, but since it is so long (I obviously wasn't thinking about the time of year when I made that decision!), I've decided to tweak my list yet again and make Lighthouse Bay by Kimberley Freeman my December read. Actually, there's some poetic justice in that, since it was going to be my female Aussie author read earlier in the year and it wasn't available at the library at the time. And since I finished it yesterday, I'm now finished my 2013 Aussie Author Challenge! I'll still read The Thorn Birds, but probably not before the end of the year.
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Thanks, Brenda! It's been fun finding new Aussie authors I've never read before (and discovering some authors I didn't realise were Australian and vice versa!) - I think I've probably read more Australian authors this year as a result of this challenge than I normally would!
Good for you Kathryn. I think I'll be using my second reading of God's Panoply as my December Aussie author read in favourite genre. Annie's books always end up in my favourite genre because they make me think, hence the second read before I review on Boxing Day.
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My reading of Aussie authors has certainly picked up too Kathryn...it's so nice to read new authors and discover you really enjoy them as well!
Yes, it does sound thought-provoking, Dale!
Haven't even thought about next year's list but admit it was good to read books by Aussie authors this year. Good to support our home grown authors, of which I am one.
Kathryn wrote: "Yes, it does sound thought-provoking, Dale!"It is which I why I need to read it again, Kathryn.
OK - I have finished my 2013 Aussie Author challenge.Here is my total list for the year:
January - Male Author -
The Cook by Wayne MacauleyFebruary - Female Author -
The Forgotten Pearl Belinda MurrellMarch - New Release -
Web of Deceit by Katherine HowellApril - Favourite Genre (Chick Lit/Romance) -
Peace, Love and Khaki Socks by Kim LockMay - Male Author -
The Asylum by John HarwoodJune - Female Author -
A Curious Intimacy by Jessica WhiteJuly- New Release -
Trouble Brewing by Jane TaraAugust - Favourite Genre - (Chick Lit/Romance) -
Greetings from Somewhere Else by Monica McInerneySeptember - Male Author -
How Hedley Hopkins Did a Dare... by Paul JenningsOctober - Female Author -
Murder and Mendelssohn by Kerry GreenwoodNovember - New Release -
The Last Girl by Michael AdamsDecember - Favourite Genre - (Chick Lit/Romance) -
A Bush Christmas by Margareta OsbornWhoo hoo - Roll on 2014!!!
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Sally906 wrote: "OK - I have finished my 2013 Aussie Author challenge.Here is my total list for the year:
January - Male Author -
The Cook by [author:Wayne Macauley|1..."What a great list! I've only heard of a few of those authors...
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Review to follow closer to publication date:)
Here's my completed list
January Male author -
February Female author -
March New Release -
April Favourite Genre -
May Male author -
June Female author -
July New Release -
August Favourite Genre -
September Male author -
October Female author -
November New Release -
December Favourite Genre -
Brenda wrote: "I finished my second December Hades by Candice Fox 5★sReview to follow closer to publication date:)
Here's my completed list
January Male author - [book:Ave Jud..."
Well done you!
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Well done all. It was a good challenge.
I agree, it was a fun challenge. Thanks to the mods for running it! Congratulations to everyone already finished, and good luck to those still going. Regardless of whether our challenge is completed by Dec 31 or not, I think everyone's done well to include a few more Aussie authors in their reading and find some new authors!
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Finished the challenge!!! and with days to spare....My completed list is:
Jan
A Town Like Alice / Nevil ShuteFeb
Mem's The Word / Mem FoxMar
The Rosie Project / Graeme SimsionApr
Darkness Unbound / Keri ArthurMay
For the Term of His Natural Life / Marcus ClarkeJun
All That I Am / Anna FunderJul
Metro Winds / Isobelle CarmodyAug
A Bid for Fortune or Dr Nikola's Vendetta / Guy BoothbySep
Batavia / Peter FitzSimonsOct
A Rake's Midnight Kiss / Anna Campbell
Gang of Four / Liz ByrskiNov
The Tournament/ Matthew ReillyDec
The Devil's Diadem / Sara DouglassI have to say I enjoyed all of them! And now look forward to creating my 2014 list....
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My completed list is:
Jan
A Town Like Alice / Nevil ShuteFeb [bookcover:Mem'..."
Congratulations Nicola!!
Brenda wrote: "Nicola wrote: "Finished the challenge!!! and with days to spare....My completed list is:
Jan
A Town Like Alice / Nevil ShuteFeb ..."
Thank you! Was a wonderful challenge!
Michael wrote: "Well done Nicola. :)"Thank you! Hopefully I can finish my last book for the July and winter challenge to complete the entire year!
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My completed list is:
Jan
A Town Like Alice / [author:Nevil Shu..."Glad you enjoyed it!
Is it possible to swap the January Male author with February's female author? The only reason I ask is because I want to read The Harp In The South in January as part of the January challenge.
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Belinda this is the 2013 challenge, and January and February's were finished 11 and 10 months ago:) 2014 challenge is set up differently:)
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There you go Nicola! And well done:) Did you read the other months as well - are you finished..."
That's awesome!