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[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

A good gift Krystal :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I just received from Penguin Random House Fatal Inheritance by Rachel Rhys

[Diana]

Op shops today
A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth 50c
The Days of Anna Madrigal by Armistead Maupin 50c love ❤️ this series
The Baker Street Letters by Michael Robertson $2.99
The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli $2.99 pleased to find this one

[Diana]

Op shop today
Read Between the Lines by Jo Knowles $3
Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend $2
It's Hard Not to Hate You: A Memoir by Valerie Frankel $3.25
Star of Stage and Screen $2 for work
Fancy Nancy: Nancy Clancy's Tres Charming Chapter Book Box Set: Books 1-3 $3 for work

[Marianne]

Diana wrote: "Op shop today
Read Between the Lines by Jo Knowles $3
Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend $2
[book:It's Hard..."

Diana, looks like you're going into competition with the book whisperer... well done!!

[Diana]

Marianne wrote: "Diana wrote: "Op shop today
Read Between the Lines by Jo Knowles $3
Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend $2
[..."

I'm on holidays at the moment so have been able to op a bit more than usual.

[Marianne]

In the mail today from Text:
The Art of Taxidermy by Aussue author, Sharon Kernot. I love this cover

[Carolyn]

Marianne wrote: "In the mail today from Text:
The Art of Taxidermy by Aussue author, Sharon Kernot. I love this cover"

You planning a new hobby Marianne?

[Marianne]

Ha ha, Carolyn!
It took a month to get here from Melbourne, that's Australia Post for you when the parcel in "untracked"

[Amelia]

Embarking on these three next!


1. Less by Andrew Sean Greer - Kindle recommendation; synopsis sounds fun!
2. Crudo by Olivia Laing - this keeps coming up in the #bookstagram Instagram community, so I'm keen to see what the fuss is about
3. Cosmo Cosmolino by Helen Garner - my year of reading EVERYTHING Helen Garner :)

[Jazzy]

Today I walked into a charity shop after my lunchtime gig and perused the shelves and one paperbook caught my attention, so I pulled it down and it is by an Aussie author, and is the story of the man who put telephone lines up all over Australia and his wife Alice, who lent her name to Alice Springs. I bought it for £1.99.

by Alice Thomson

[Krystal]

Jazzy wrote: "Today I walked into a charity shop after my lunchtime gig and perused the shelves and one paperbook caught my attention, so I pulled it down and it is by an Aussie author, and is the story of the m..."

Sounds like a good find!

[Diana]

Jazzy wrote: "Today I walked into a charity shop after my lunchtime gig and perused the shelves and one paperbook caught my attention, so I pulled it down and it is by an Aussie author, and is the story of the m..."

That does sound interesting.

I have a few more op shop books I have purchased in the last few days. Have decided to have a moratorium on purchases for awhile.

The Dress in the Window by Sofia Grant $2
The Borrower by Rebecca Makkai$3.25
In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware$3.25 rapt to find this one
Zombies Vs. Unicorns by Holly Black$3
Airmail by Marieke Hardy $3.99

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Jazzy wrote: "Today I walked into a charity shop after my lunchtime gig and perused the shelves and one paperbook caught my attention, so I pulled it down and it is by an Aussie author, and is the story of the m..."

A lucky find Jazzy - hope you enjoy it :)

[Sally906]

Out of my PO Box this morning- 3 YA books from Allen & Unwin woo hoo!

The Island by M.A. Bennett
Bookshop Girl by Chloe Coles
After the Lights Go Out by Lili Wilkinson - she is an Aussie author

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Sally!!

[Sally906]

I just realised I had some of my mother’s day book credit left - so have purchased a new book that I’ve been hearing great things about

Your Second Life Begins When You Realize You Only Have One by Raphaëlle Giordano.

Has been translated from French - apparently a best seller over there - a few of my European reading buddies have given it 5 stars - so willing to give it a try.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sounds interesting Sally :)

[Krystal]

Sally906 wrote: "I just realised I had some of my mother’s day book credit left - so have purchased a new book that I’ve been hearing great things about

[bookcover:Your Second Life Begins When You Realize You Onl..."

Sounds good!

[Li'l Owl]

Ordered Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend


Release date October 23, 2018

Very excited!

[Marianne]

In the mail today from Scribe:
Retribution by Aussie author Richard Anderson . I really enjoyed The Good Teacher so I'm pleased to have this one!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Li'l Owl wrote: "Ordered Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend


Release date October 23, 2018..."

I can't wait to read that one either Owl :)

[Marianne]

In the mail from Simon and Schuster, an ARC of The Scoop
and two reserves at the library:
Us Against You
Happiness

[Marianne]

And La Belle Sauvage at Vinnies for $3

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I unexpectedly received from Pan Macmillan today - The Love Letter by Lucinda Riley

[Veronica ⭐️]

My copy of Who Killed The Movie Star? by Lily Malone arrived today.
If you read book 1 Who Killed The Bride? you will want to get your hands on book 2 so contact Lily now as she is selling them directly.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Oh lovely Veronica! Love the covers on these books :)

[Veronica ⭐️]

Brenda wrote: "Oh lovely Veronica! Love the covers on these books :)"

The cover artist did an exceptional job.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I agree!

[marlin1]

Marianne wrote: "In the mail today from Scribe:
Retribution by Aussie author Richard Anderson . I really enjoyed The Good Teacher so I'm pleased to have this one!"

Oh thanks Marianne, will have to look out for this one as I enjoyed his first one too.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

From my letterbox - Who Killed The Movie Star? by Lily Malone

[Marianne]

In the mail today from Hachette:
The Outsider, which was on my wishlist.

When I received an ARC of A People's History of the Vampire Uprising, there was a slip inside saying if they used your review on social media, they would send you a copy of Stephen King's book. Well, after the publication date passed, I sent them a message: did you use my review and please, please, can I have a copy of The Outsider. The reply was that no, they did not use my review, but they would send me a copy anyway. :D
Squeaky wheel and all that?

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Haha! Good on you Marianne :)

[Margot]

Received from Simon & Schuster The Scoop by Terence J. Quinn

Ordered from Booktopia

Warlight by Michael Ondaatje
Lonely Girl by Lynne Vincent McCarthy
Lethal White by Robert Galbraith
The Private Patient by P.D. James
Dark Sacred Night by Michael Connelly
Believe Me by J.P. Delaney
Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L. Sayers
Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers
and
Broken Ground by Val McDermid

[Krystal]

Marianne wrote: "In the mail today from Hachette:
The Outsider, which was on my wishlist.

When I received an ARC of A People's History of the Vampire Uprising, there was a slip insi..."

What a win! Well worth asking!

[Sharon]

These two were waiting patiently at the library for me:
A Month of Sundays by Liz Byrski and Return to Roseglen by Helene Young

Can't wait to start them😊

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Two excellent books Sharon!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

From Penguin Random House AU - The Heartwood Hotel by Kerry McGinnis

and from Pan Macmillan AU - Sea Life: Alphaprints by Roger Priddy
Follow Me Around the World by Roger Priddy

[Jazzy]

Only £1.99 on the kindle, and by an Aussie author, I just got
The Paris Seamstress by Natasha Lester


Other recent acquisitions by authors from Oz include all of Nevil Shute's back catalog and The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris, which I can't seem to devour quickly enough.

[Li'l Owl]

In the mail box!
The Nowhere Child by Christian White

[Marianne]

I really enjoyed Emma Healey's Elizabeth is Missing, so I was glad to pick up my reserve of Whistle in the Dark from the library today

[Andrea]

Just received a copy of Providence from the publisher. Excited, but expecting it to be quite different from her previous books.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

From Simon & Schuster AU today, Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman
and from Harper Collins AU The Right Place by Carla Caruso

[Jazzy]

I have signed up for the Open Library online and am currently reading A Patch of Blue by Aussie author Elizabeth Kata

[Marianne]

In the mail today from Harper Collins (even though it's a Simon & Schuster book??):
Providence and it's not even an ARC

[Natty]

Have purchased a couple of books in the last week, they are:
The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman in an op shop for $3 and is an ARC too
Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust which is a re-telling of Snow White.
Lastly today I received in the mail an advanced copy of The Anomaly by Michael Rutger from A &U... now to get as much reading done before uni starts back :)

[Marianne]

The book whisperer supported Salvos to the tune of $16 today:
This Nora Roberts trilogy at $4 each:
Dark Witch, Shadow Spell and Blood Magick mostly because Phrynne gave the first two good reviews
and Stella and Margie also $4
then at Vinnies Dark in Death for $5

[Marianne]

From Salvos today, a wishlist book:
16th Seduction for $5

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

That's high for the Salvos Marianne :)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Just picked up The Quiet Side of Passion by Alexander McCall Smith from the library.