Annual Aussie Authors Challenge 1/1/18 - 31/12/18

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

You have the same book twice Deborah :) Male author and Favourite genre...

You're linked too :)

[Kira]

I'm in again. I'll be back later to edit my list:

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Level ONE

0/12

Male Authors
1. The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
2. True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey
3. Barracuda by Christos Tsiolkas

Female Authors
1. The Good Sister by Maggie Christensen
2. War Flower by Mary-Anne O'Connor
3. An Uncommon Woman by Nicole Alexander

2018 New Releases
1. The Memories That Make Us by Vanessa Carnevale
2. The Last Of The Bonegilla Girls by Victoria Purman
3. The Opal Dragonfly by Julian Leatherdale

Favourite Genre (Speculative)
1. Voice of the Gods by Trudi Canavan
2. Corpselight by Angela Slatter
3. Illuminae by Amie Kaufman

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Kira, you're linked!

[Kira]

Thanks Brenda :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Lovely :) You're linked Amanda!

[Deb]

Brenda wrote: "You have the same book twice Deborah :) Male author and Favourite genre...

You're linked too :)"

I do! It could be either one and I have not decided yet.

SO disappointed though; I just went to the Angus and Robinson site to try a buy a couple of books (one for this challenge) it just would not comply. I have had problems with the site before and it is so frustrating. I WANT to like them, I WANT to use them as they are Australian and ethical, but they make it so difficult!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Try Booktopia (Sydney) after you contact them and report the trouble Deborah :) Good luck!

[Nikki]

Males

Twyborn affair. by by Patrick White
The Sound of One Hand Clapping by Richard Flanagan
Bright and Distant Shores by Dominic Smith
Conditions of Faith by Alex Miller
Matthew Reilly


Females
The Natural Way of Things by Charlotte Wood
The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks
Lily Brett
Force of Nature by Jane Harper
Thea Astley
Catherine Jinks
The Life Of Houses by Lisa Gorton
Testosterone Rex: Myths of Sex, Science, and Society by Cordelia Fine

New releases
Sophie Laguna
Judy Nunn


Favourite genres
Fantasy, science fiction, speculative, historical, espionage
Billy Thunder and the Night Gate By Isobelle Carmody
Extinctions by Josephine Wilson

[Jennifer (JC-S)]

And, here's my list (I'm finished!):
Level Three
36/36


Male Authors

1. A Tropical Cure by John Hollenkamp - finished!


2. Danger Music by Eddie Ayres - finished!


3. How to Make Gravy by Paul Kelly - finished!

4. Away: & Other Stories by Leigh Swinbourne finished!

5.The Time We Have Taken by Steven Carroll finished!

6. Death Of A River Guide by Richard Flanagan - finished!

7. Tobruk by Peter FitzSimons - finished!

8. The Battle for Lone Pine by David W. Cameron - finished!


9. With the Pioneers by Charles Ramsay - finished!

Female Authors

1. 'Me Write Myself': The Free Aboriginal Inhabitants of Van Diemen's Land at Wybalenna, 1832-47 by Leonie Stevens - finished!

2. The Island Will Sink by Briohny Doyle - finished!

3. Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend - finished!

4. The Submerged Cathedral by Charlotte Wood - finished!

5.Winter Journey by Diane Armstrong - finished!

6.The Anzacs by Patsy Adam-Smith - finished!

7. The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty - finished!

8.A Map of the Gardens: Stories by Gillian Mears - finished!

9. Black Mirror by Gail Jones - finished!


2018 New Releases

1. Rebel with a Cause by Jacqui Lambie - finished!

2. The Lace Weaver by Lauren Chater - finished!

3.The Agency by James Phelan - finished!

4.The Secrets at Ocean's Edge by Kali Napier finished!

5. The Sisters' Song by Louise Allan finished!

6.Hangman by Jack Heath - finished!

7. The Paris Seamstress by Natasha Lester - finished!

8. The Other Wife by Michael Robotham - finished!

9. Scrublands by Christopher Hammer - finished!

Favourite Genre (Non-Fiction)

1. Launceston: History of an Australian City by John Reynolds finished!

2. Wasted: A Story of Alcohol, Grief and a Death in Brisbane by Elspeth Muir - finished!

3. Writing the Dream by Monique Hall - finished!

4. Best Death: How to Die Well by Sarah Winch - finished!

5. The Media and the Massacre: Port Arthur 1996-2016 by Sonya Voumard - finished!


6. Warren Mundine in Black + White: Race, Politics and Changing Australia by Nyunggai Warren Mundine - finished!

7. Abandoned Women: Scottish Convicts Exiled Beyond the Seas by Lucy Frost - finished!


8. My Home in Tasmania, during a residence of nine years combining two volumes by Louisa Anne Meredith - finished!

9. Trucanini: Queen or Traitor? by Vivienne Rae Ellis finished!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Great list Jennifer! You're linked now :)

[Kerri]

Level One

0/12

Male Authors
1. Markus ZusakThe Book Thief
2. Billy Mack's War James Roy
3. Jarvis 24 David Metzenthen

Female Authors
1All Fall Down Cassandra Austin
2. The ChokeSofie Laguna
3.On the Jellicoe Road Melina Marchetta

2018 New Releases
1. The Lucky Galah Tracy Sorensen
2.
3.

Favourite Genre – Memoir/Autobiography
1. How to Make Gravy Paul Kelly
2. His Stupid Boyhood: A Memoir Peter Goldsworthy
3.Songman: The Story Of An Aboriginal Elder Of Uluru Bob Randall

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

You have some enjoyable reading ahead of you Kerri! I loved The Book Thief, All Fall Down and The Choke to name a few!! And you're linked :)

[Jacbook]

Level One
2/12

Male Authors
1. Ghost Empire by Richard Fidler
2. The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan
3. Brisbane by Matthew Condon

Female Authors
1. Extinctions by Josephine Wilson completed 14/1/2018
2. The Inaugural Meeting of the Fairvale Ladies Book Club by Sophie Green
3. The Birdman's Wife by Melissa Ashley


2018 New Releases
1. The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart by Holly Ringland completed 8/6/18
2. The Rules of Backyard Croquet by Sunni Overend
3. the shepard's hut by Tim Winton

Favourite Genre (Australian Classics)
1. Clara Morison by Catherine Helen Spence
2. My Brillant Career & My Career Goes Bung by Miles Franklin
3. My Place by Sally Morgan

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Jacbook! You're linked :)

[Kylie]

Only just stumbled across this one (which is mainly because I haven't been on GR for a few weeks) - but I'm most certainly in! Thank you once again to our dear lovely mods for an excellent challenge. :)

I've decided to aim for Level Two and see how I go. :)

Level Two

24/24 - COMPLETED!!!! :)

Male Authors
1. Lost by Michael Robotham Completed 10/05 - 4 stars.
2. The Secrets She Keeps by Michael Robotham Completed 15/07 - 5 stars.
3. Working Class Boy by Jimmy Barnes Completed 24/06 - 5 stars.
4. Dane Swan: My Story by Dane Swan Completed 08/09 - 5 stars.
5. The Secret Heiress by Luke Devenish Completed 11/03 - 4.5 stars.
6. Anzac Girls: The Extraordinary Story of our World War I Nurses by Peter Rees Completed 31/12 - 5 stars.



Female Authors
1. Flying Too High by Kerry Greenwood. Completed 09/02 - 4 stars.
2. Time Will Tell by Fiona McCallum Completed 20/09 - 4 stars.
3. Malicious Intent by Kathryn Fox Completed 20/06 - 5 stars.
4. Forgotten by Nicole Trope Completed 27/02 - 5 stars.
5. The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton Completed 14/10 - 5 stars.
6. Deadly Obsession by Karen M. Davis Completed 22/07 - 5 stars.



2018 New Releases
1. The Memories That Make Us by Vanessa Carnevale Completed 16/12 - 5 stars.
2. Little Gods by Jenny Ackland Completed 11/09 - 4 stars.
3. Hangman by Jack Heath Completed 30/05 - 3.75 stars.
4. The Lost Pearl by Emily Madden Completed 17/12 - 4.75 stars.
5. Three Gold Coins by Josephine Moon Completed 19/08 - 5 stars.
6. The Jade Lily by Kirsty Manning Completed 31/08 - 5 stars.



Favourite Genre - Historical Fiction
1. The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton Completed 30/04 - 5 stars
2. A Letter from Italy by Pamela Hart Completed 16/06 - 5 stars.
3. The Wife's Tale by Christine Wells Completed 11/09 - 5 stars.
4. A Kiss from Mr Fitzgerald by Natasha Lester Completed 27/05 - 5 stars.
5. Thornwood House by Anna Romer Completed 11/03 - 5 stars.
6. The Inaugural Meeting of the Fairvale Ladies Book Club by Sophie Green Completed 10/01, 5 stars.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Kylie, excellent list :) You have some great reading ahead of you. You're linked!

[Kylie]

Thanks Brenda! I love how this one is very open, which made it somewhat contradictory in that it was easy to decide which ones to put in, yet difficult at the same time! And I'm hoping I may well get to aim for Level Three because after all, I will have 12 months to get them read! :)

[Jacbook]

Brenda wrote: "Welcome Jacbook! You're linked :)"

Jacbook wrote: "Level One
0/12

Male Authors
1. Ghost Empire by Richard Fidler
2. The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan
3. [book:Brisb..."

Thank you, Brenda.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

You're right Kylie! And you're welcome Jacbook!

[Li'l Owl]

Alas, I will be passing this one up as I'm not over commiting on challenges this year. Also, I don't have near the books on my shelves to fill in the blanks!
Happy reading everyone! I'll happily follow reviews from all! =o)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

That's fine Owl :) You have plenty of great reading ahead of you anyway :)

[Michelle]

Level One

10/12

Male Authors
1. Gunshine State by Andrew Nette
✔ 2. Sold by Blair Denholm - 25/02/2018
✔ 3. Danger Music by Eddie Ayres - 27/01/2018


Female Authors
✔ 1. Child Of Africa by T.M. Clark - 11/03/2018
✔ 2. Faith by Jenni Boyd - 03/02/2018
✔ 3. Esme's Wish by Elizabeth Foster - 06/01/2018


2018 New Releases
✔ 1. The Lily and The Rose by Jackie French - 26/08/2018
✔ 2. The Family Next Door by Sally Hepworth - 30/06/2018
✔ 3.The Paris Seamstress by Natasha Lester - 05/06/2018


Favourite Genre (Mystery/Thriller/Crime)
1. The List by Michael Brissenden
✔ 2. The Secrets She Keeps by Michael Robotham - 27/05/2018
✔ 3. The Dark Lake by Sarah Bailey - 17/02/2018

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Michelle :) You're linked for the challenge.

[Nicola]

Starting out with Level One
Male Authors
1. The Good Teacher / R.M. Anderson
2. Vision Splendid / Tom Ronan
3. Bet Your Life / Evan Green
Female Authors
1. Crimson Lake / Candice Fox
2. Mercenary Mum: My Journey from Young Mother to Baghdad Bodyguard / Neryl Joyce
3. Her Outback Cowboy / Annie Seaton
New Release
1. R.M. Anderson - August 2018
2. Rebel with a Cause / Jacqui Lambie
3. The Paris Seamstress / Natasha Lester
Genre SciFi/Fan
1. Designated Targets / John Birmingham
2. A Shadow on the Glass / Ian Irvine
3. TBC

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

You're linked Nicola :)

[Anna]

I am in but have to do some serious research!! :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I won't link that post Anna - I'll link when you've posted your choices :) Welcome back too!

[ReadingByTheSea]

Just the kind of challenge I've been looking for :)

Level One

3/12

Male Authors
1. Wish, Peter Goldsworthy
2. Praise, Andrew McGahan
3. Death of a River Guide, Richard Flanagan ****9/1/18

Female Authors
1. Extinctions, Josephine Wilson
2. Book of Lost Threads, Tess Evans
3. People of the Book, Geraldine Brooks ***12/1/18

2018 New Releases
1. The Right Girl, Ellie O'Neill (February)
2. The Secrets at Ocean's Edge, Kali Napier (January)
3. The Family Next Door, Sally Hepworth (March)

Favourite Genre (Mystery)
1. Olmec Obituary, LJM Owen ***27/3/18
2. The Student, Iain Ryan ***6/1/18
3. Burial Rites, Hannah Kent OR The Dry, Jane Harper

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome to the challenge Reading :) You're now linked!

[Andrea]

Who else has started?! I put The Sisters' Song by my bed last night so that I could get stuck straight into it when I woke up this morning. Enjoying it so far.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Not yet Andrea but I'll be starting with Whistler's Bones: A Novel of the Australian Frontier when I do :)

[Kerri]

I'm going to start small and see how I go. This year for me is going to be about not overcommitting.

Level One

12/12

Male Authors
✔1. The Secrets She Keeps by Michael Robotham
✔2.The Barefoot Investor: The Only Money Guide You'll Ever Need by Scott Pape
✔3.Dust and Glory by Evan Green

Female Authors
✔1. When My Husband Does the Dishes by Kerri Sackville
✔2. Sanctuary by Judy Nunn
✔3. The Art of Keeping Secrets by Rachael Johns


2018 New Releases
✔1.The Sisters' Song by Louise Allan
✔2.The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
✔3.Before I Let You Go by Kelly Rimmer

Favourite Genre
✔1. Force of Nature by Jane Harper
✔2. The Bay of Shadows by Samantha Wood
✔3.Little Secrets by Anna Snoekstra

[Deb]

Totally splitting hairs here but... by Meg and Tom Keneally ( I know GR says otherwise, it is wrong - just look at the cover).

Male and Female authors, not published in 2018, not my favourite genera yet I really want to use this challenge to keep track of the Australian authors I read...

*HeadDesk*

[Alex]

Okay I'll have a go at level 1 - managed 13 Aussie authored books in 2017 but not all around Australia. Cheers everyone

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Deborah wrote: "Totally splitting hairs here but... by Meg and Tom Keneally ( I know GR says otherwise, it is wrong - just look at the cover).

Male and Female authors, not publi..."

With this series, Meg Keneally is the main author and her father is the second author. Basically if you put it under anything in this challenge, it has to go under the Female author spot :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Kerri wrote: "I'm going to start small and see how I go. This year for me is going to be about not overcommitting.

Level One

0/12

Male Authors
1.
2.
3.

Female Authors
1.
2.
3.


2018 New Releases
1.[book:The..."

Kerri you're linked :) We now have 3 Kerri's.. lol. So you're Kerri, then we have two others that have identifying differences :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Alex wrote: "Okay I'll have a go at level 1 - managed 13 Aussie authored books in 2017 but not all around Australia. Cheers everyone"

I won't link this post Alex :) Let me know if you edit this post or create a new one :) Thanks!

[Kerri_M]

Brenda wrote: "Kerri wrote: "I'm going to start small and see how I go. This year for me is going to be about not overcommitting.

Level One

0/12

Kerri you're linked :) We now have 3 Kerri's.. lol. So you're Kerri, then we have two others that have identifying differences :)

I added the M last year to save confusion. Don't really come across that many "i" Kerri's usually!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Haha! No, and we have 3! (at least!)

[Kerri]

Brenda wrote: "Haha! No, and we have 3! (at least!)"

I saw that, it confused me. I've been away and for a minute there I thought I'd already posted my choices. My first name is Kerri-Anne but I've always shortened it.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Lol! I don't think there'll be confusion in the linked names now unless we acquire another Kerri!

[Naomi]

Hope I’m not to late to do this challenge. Here is my level one list:

Male Authors

1. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
2. Burke and Wills: The triumph and tragedy of Australia's most famous explorers by Peter FitzSimons
3. City of Crows by Chris Womersley

Female Authors

1. Burial Rites By Hannah Kent
2. Sanctuary by Judy Nunn
3. Dear Banjo By Sasha Wasley

2018 New Releases

1. A Place to Remember By Jenn J McLeod
2. The Memories That Make Us by Vanessa Carnevale
3. The Sisters' Song by Louise Allan

Favourite Genre (Young Adult)

1. Obernewtyn by Isobelle Carmody
2. Stolen: A Letter to My Captor by Lucy Chrisptopher
3. Every Breath by Ellie Marley

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Definitely not too late Naomi :) You're linked for the challenge - welcome!

[Bron]

I am in for level 1 for this challenge! I haven't worked out my list yet, but will have fun doing so over the next few days. However I have the latest Tim Winton, Richard Flanagan, Peter Carey and Jane Harper books sitting waiting for me as well as a few Alex Miller books. However it will be great to read some Aussie authors I haven't tried yet. Will post my list in the next few days.
Happy reading!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Bron wrote: "I am in for level 1 for this challenge! I haven't worked out my list yet, but will have fun doing so over the next few days. However I have the latest Tim Winton, Richard Flanagan, Peter Carey and ..."

It will be great to have you join us Bron :) When you post your list, I'll link you in to the challenge. Make sure you link your titles, authors and covers as well :) Thanks!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Finished my 1st - Male Author - Whistler's Bones: A Novel of the Australian Frontier by Greg Barron 5★s

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Cherie]

I started reading The Dry just after midnight (my time - USA Pacific Standard Time) and made it through to chapter 13 before my eyes would not stay open any longer.

I have been reading through the posts here and discovered that I misunderstood the favorite genre rule for level one. I have mixed titles, so I need to review what books I have available and settle on one. It may be science fiction, if I can locate two more titles to go with the first book I have listed, else, I will change it. I have plenty of titles, thanks to so many posts. My problem is sourcing copies, unless I want to buy them.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Niamh what happened to your post? I was in the process of linking it and when I clicked back to confirm and let you know, it came up "comment not found" and it's gone!!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Cherie wrote: "I started reading The Dry just after midnight (my time - USA Pacific Standard Time) and made it through to chapter 13 before my eyes would not stay open any longer.

I have been reading through the..."

The Dry is a fabulous read Cherie! Good luck with your change - glad you realised before it was too late :)

[Kim]

Looking forward to starting this challenge and already got some ideas on most categories but, being a UK-based reader, what is the easiest way for me to find out about New Aussie releases, especially if I want to try new authors I've not read before?