Recently purchased/acquired books - 2022 and beyond!

[Marianne]

In the mail today from Hachette, the next Michael Robotham novel, The White Crow

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I'm looking forward to this one Marianne!

[Kim]

Managed to acquire a good selection of secondhand books from various charity shops and boot sales whilst here in Cornwall on holiday - and all for bargain prices!:

The Light of Day by Graham Swift
A Sudden Light by Garth Stein
The Redeemed by Tim Pears
The Road Back by Di Morrissey - AA
The Wreckage by Robin Morgan-Bentley
Sweet William by Iain Maitland
Ransomed by M.A. Hunter
The Sparsholt Affair by Alan Hollinghurst
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
The Persimmon Tree by Bryce Courtenay - AA
The Baby Group by Caroline Corcoran
Running with the Firm by James Bannon

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Wow well done Kim!! You'll have plenty of reading to keep you busy now :)

[Sharah]

I have been lucky again recently and received a few children's books. From Better Reading Childish and Learning Country from Better Reading Kids.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Good job Sharah!!

[Sharah]

Thanks Brenda! The kids' books come in handy as I'm a homeschool mum. I enjoy reading them too though!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sounds perfect Sharah!

[Andrea]

There’s a new Op Shop in my neighbourhood, so today I dropped in to donate some books and see what they had. Quite a good, eclectic range of books! I bought two from very familiar authors, but titles I’d never heard of. Turns out they are both 2nd novels.

Either Side of Midnight by Benjamin Stevenson
Like I Can Love by Kim Lock

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I hadn't heard of those either Andrea! I read the first in the Jack Quick series, and hope you like this one!

[Marianne]

In the mail today, Mischance Creek by Garry Disher so I can soon get my Hirsch fix

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I've been hoping for this one Marianne! Can't wait to read it :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I just returned home from the Lifeline Book Fair - oh my goodness! Loads of books, and loads of people!! I went with my son and he bought a few. I picked up two! The others I found, I'd already read ;)

The Investigator by John Sandford

The Platoon Commander by John O’Halloran

[Kim]

I recently found a list of supposed Aussie authors' books on an e-book lending site I use. Most I recognised but was surprised to see Leigh Russell and Terry Hayes being classed as Aussie authors.
Is this correct?!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I've done as much searching of Leigh Russell as I can, and can only see she's from the UK. Nothing else to identify if she ever lived in AU so I'd say, no not Aussie. Unless someone else can prove me wrong.

Now I'll check Terry Hayes...

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Terry Hayes is definitely Aussie, Kim :)

[Kim]

Thanks for checking Brenda. I thought the Lisa Russell one was a bit strange!!

[Sarah]

Brenda wrote: "I've done as much searching of Leigh Russell as I can, and can only see she's from the UK. Nothing else to identify if she ever lived in AU so I'd say, no not Aussie. Unless someon..."

There is an Australian writer called Leigh Russell, but she's a sports administrator and has written a couple of books on that subject!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Kim wrote: "Thanks for checking Brenda. I thought the Leigh Russell one was a bit strange!!"

No worries Kim, at least you got one out of two :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sarah wrote: "Brenda wrote: "I've done as much searching of Leigh Russell as I can, and can only see she's from the UK. Nothing else to identify if she ever lived in AU so I'd say, no not Aussie..."

Thanks Sarah :)