August 2025 Featured Author - Christian White

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

August Featured Author - Christian White
Duration: 1/8/25 - 31/8/25
Level:
0/?

EASY - Tasks (minimum 1 AA)
MEDIUM - Spell Out (minimum 2 AA)
HARD - Tasks & Spell Out (minimum 4 AA)

Rules and guidelines: Here

**Completed Challenges: When you have completed your challenge, please post your entire completed challenge as a new message indicating you have finished. A completed challenge must have the following information: (1) Link to book title, (2) Author's name, (3) Date you finished reading your book, (4) Your rating.
**Once you've posted your completed challenge, your name will be ticked off the list.

August 2025's Featured Author is Christian White

This is a two-part challenge, where you are welcome to complete either the task section or the spell section, or both. A book may be used only one time for this challenge.

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TASKS

#1. Christian was born and raised on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria
**Mornington Peninsula has all the vowels - Read a book where the title has all the vowels also OR
**Read a book set in Australia

#2. His debut novel, The Nowhere Child, published in 2018, won the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript.
**Read an author's debut novel OR
**Read a book where both the author's initials fit into THE NOWHERE CHILD

#3. Christian had an eclectic range of ‘day jobs’ before he was able to write full-time, including food-cart driver on a golf course and video editor for an adult film company.
**Read a book where someone plays golf OR
**Read a book where the first letter of each title word fits into ADULT FILM COMPANY (minimum 2 word title)

#4. He has a passion for true crime podcasts, Stephen King and anything to do with Bigfoot.
**Read a True Crime book OR
**Read a mystery/thriller/horror novel

BONUS
**Read a book by Christian White

SPELL OUT Using either first letter of title (disregarding "A", "An" or "The" if you choose to) or either the first or last initial of the author. For the difficult letters - Q, X and Z, you may use a book in which the letter appears somewhere in the title or author's first or last name.

CHRISTIAN WHITE (first, last or both)

Author
Bigfoot
Crime
Day jobs
Eclectic
Editor
Horror
Podcasts
Relic
Thriller
True
Video

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Participants


✅Alex
✅Angela
✅Brenda
✅Carol
✅Carolyn
✅Catsalive
✅Cherie
✅Claire
✅Helen
✅Jackmeister
✅Jane
Janine
✅Jenn
✅Jonquil
✅JP
✅Kim
Kylie H
✅Mari
✅Meg
Odette
✅Phrynne
✅Sally906
✅Sandysbookaday
✅Sarah
✅Sue
Suzie
✅#Teresa
✅TheMadHatter
✅Trish
✅Tr1sha
✅Valerie

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

August Featured Author - Christian White
Duration: 1/8/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Hard
13/13

TASKS

#1. Christian was born and raised on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria
**Mornington Peninsula has all the vowels - Read a book where the title has all the vowels also OR
**Read a book set in Australia
Mrs. Endicott's Splendid Adventure by Rhys Bowen 5★s 3/8/25

#2. His debut novel, The Nowhere Child, published in 2018, won the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript.
**Read an author's debut novel OR
**Read a book where both the author's initials fit into THE NOWHERE CHILD
Secrets in Featherwood Falls by Heather Reyburn 5★s 13/8/25 AA

#3. Christian had an eclectic range of ‘day jobs’ before he was able to write full-time, including food-cart driver on a golf course and video editor for an adult film company.
**Read a book where someone plays golf OR
**Read a book where the first letter of each title word fits into ADULT FILM COMPANY (minimum 2 word title)
Little Children by Angela Marsons 5★s 8/8/25

#4. He has a passion for true crime podcasts, Stephen King and anything to do with Bigfoot.
**Read a True Crime book OR
**Read a mystery/thriller/horror novel
Kill Code by Alex Shaw 4.5★s 5/8/25

BONUS
**Read a book by Christian White - The Wife and the Widow 4★s 24/8/25 AA

SPELL OUT

P The Cookie Match by Phillipa Nefri Clark 5★s 16/8/25 AA
O The Orphan's Promise: by Lindsey Hutchinson 4★s 6/8/25
D Death at an Irish Village by Ellie Brannigan 5★s 15/8/25
C Waves of Change in Pelican Crossing by Maggie Christensen 5★s 2/8/25 AA
A Autumn Softly Fell by Dominic Luke 4★s 8/8/25
S Five Found Dead by Sulari Gentill 5★s 11/8/25 AA
T Three Silent Things by Margaret Mayhew 4★s 9/8/25
S One Snowy Day by Shari Low 5★s 1/8/25

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

August Featured Author - Christian White
Duration: 1/8/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Hard
10/10

TASKS

#1. Read a book where the title has all the vowels
Five Found Dead by Sulari Gentill AA 4 stars

#2. Read a book where both the author's initials fit into THE NOWHERE CHILD
Breathe Your Last by Lisa Regan 5 stars

#3. Read a book where the first letter of each title word fits into ADULT FILM COMPANY (minimum 2 word title)
Murder in Paris by Helena Dixon 4 stars

#4. Read a mystery/thriller/horror novel
Dead Memories by Angela Marsons 5 stars



SPELL OUT Author
A Aunt Bessie Understands by Diana Xarissa 4 stars
U No Footprints in the Bush by Arthur W. Upfield AA 4 stars
T The Women at Ocean's End by Faith Hogan 3 stars
H The Heat by Garry Disher AA 5 stars
O The Man Who Lied To Women by Carol O'Connell AA 4 stars
R The White Crow by Michael Robotham AA 5 stars

[Mari]

August Featured Author - Christian White
Duration: 1/8/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Easy
4/4
Completed - 26th August

TASKS

✔️ #1. Christian was born and raised on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria
**Mornington Peninsula has all the vowels - Read a book where the title has all the vowels also
The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin by Alison Goodman *AA*- 26/08 - 4★

✔️ #2. His debut novel, The Nowhere Child, published in 2018, won the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript.
**Read a book where both the author's initials fit into THE NOWHERE CHILD
The Ledge by Christian White *AA* - 11/08 - 4★

✔️ #3. Christian had an eclectic range of ‘day jobs’ before he was able to write full-time, including food-cart driver on a golf course and video editor for an adult film company.
**Read a book where the first letter of each title word fits into ADULT FILM COMPANY (minimum 2 word title)
The Consequences of Fear by Jacqueline Winspear - 20/08 - 5★

✔️ #4. He has a passion for true crime podcasts, Stephen King and anything to do with Bigfoot.
**Read a mystery/thriller/horror novel
Marble Hall Murders by Anthony Horowitz - 05/08 - 4★

[JP]

August Featured Author - Christian White
Duration: 1/8/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Medium
5/5
3/2 AA

SPELL OUT: White

✅W - The Wife and the Widow by Christian White AA - 03/08, 5⭐
✅H - Invisible Boys by Holden Sheppard AA - 04/08, 5⭐
✅I - Island Witch by Amanda Jayatissa - 13/08, 3⭐
✅T - Treasure & Dirt by Chris Hammer AA - 17/08, 4⭐
✅E - Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman - 20/08, 5⭐

[Sue]

August Featured Author - Christian White
Duration: 1/8/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Hard
14/14

TASKS

✔︎1. Christian was born and raised on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria
**Read a book set in Australia: Coda by Thea Astley AA 24/8 3★

✔︎2. His debut novel, The Nowhere Child, published in 2018, won the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript.
Read an author's debut novel: Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood AA 3/8 4★

✔︎3. Christian had an eclectic range of ‘day jobs’ before he was able to write full-time, including food-cart driver on a golf course and video editor for an adult film company.
**Read a book where the first letter of each title word fits into ADULT FILM COMPANY (minimum 2 word title): The Autograph Man by Zadie Smith 27/8 3★

✔︎4. He has a passion for true crime podcasts, Stephen King and anything to do with Bigfoot.
**Read a mystery/thriller/horror novel: Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson AA 29/8 3★



BONUS
✔︎Read a book by Christian White: The Wife and the Widow 8/8 4★


SPELL OUT
✔︎C - Barnaby Rudge by Charles Dickens 15/8 4★
✔︎H - King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard 20/8 3★
✔︎R - The Kabul Beauty School by Deborah Rodriguez 16/8 4★
✔︎I - The Last Woman in the World by Inga Simpson AA 18/8 4★
✔︎S - Emma: A Modern Retelling by Alexander McCall Smith 7/8 4★
✔︎T - The Gate Of Happy Sparrows by Daniele Varè 5/8 4★
✔︎I - Sail Away by Celia Imrie 2/8 4★ 4★
✔︎A - Transcription by Kate Atkinson 31/8
✔︎N - The Space Between the Stars: On Love, Loss and the Magical Power of Nature to Heal by Indira Naidoo AA 6/8 4★

[Jane]

August Featured Author - Christian White
Duration: 1/8/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Hard (4 AA)
10/10

TASKS
#1. **Read a book set in Australia : The Prospect by Fleur McDonald AA 01-AUG-2025 4*

#2. **Read a book where both the author's initials fit into THE NOWHERE CHILD : The Shepherd's Hut by Tim Winton AA 05-AUG-2025 4*

#3.**Read a book where the first letter of each title word fits into ADULT FILM COMPANY : No Trace by Barry Maitland AA 06-AUG-2025 4*

#4. **Read a mystery/thriller/horror novel : State of Fear by Tim Ayliffe AA 09-AUG-2025 4*





SPELL OUT - HORROR
H: High Noon by Nora Roberts 05-AUG-2025 5*
O: Obsessed by James Patterson 14-AUG-2025 4*
R: A Fatal Silence by Rachel Amphlett AA 10-AUG-2025 4*
R: Mind Games by Nora Roberts 15-AUG-2025 5*
O: Obsession Under the Southern Stars by Serenity Woods 09-AUG-2025 4*
R: New York to Dallas by J.D. Robb 08-AUG-2025 5*

[Catsalive]

August Featured Author - Christian White
Duration: 1/8/25 - 31/8/25
Level: hard (4AA)
14/14

#1. **Read a book set in Australia
Where the Heart Is by Nicola Marsh 5/8 3.5★ (AA)

#2. **Read an author's debut novel
Taking Tom Murray Home by Tim Slee 10/8 3★ (AA)

#3. **Read a book where the first letter of each title word fits into ADULT FILM COMPANY (minimum 2 word title)
The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead, Wendy Mass 3/8 5★

#4. **Read a mystery/thriller/horror novel
The Clock Strikes Twelve by Patricia Wentworth 2/8 4.5★



SPELLOUT (qxz)

T- The Housemaid by Freida McFadden 3/8 2.5★
R- Celebrity in Death by J.D. Robb 6/8 4★
U- Mr. Jelly's Business by Arthur W. Upfield 8/8 4★ (AA)
E- The Little Lost Library by Ellery Adams 20/8 3★


A- A Proper Mistress by Shannon Donnelly 22/8 2★
U- Winds of Evil by Arthur W. Upfield 11/8 4★ (AA)
T- The Lawson Sisters by Janet Gover 7/8 3.5★ (AA)
H- The Best Intentions by Candice Hern 18/8 2.5★
O- The Obedient Bride by Mary Balogh 23/8 2.5★
R- Delusion in Death by J.D. Robb 13/8 4★

[Alex]

August Featured Author - Christian White
Duration: 1/8/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Easy
3/4 1AA

#1. **Read a book set in Australia
Death of a Lake by AA Arthur W. Upfield

#2. **Read a book where both the author's initials fit into THE NOWHERE CHILD
A Bird in Winter by Louise Doughty 4/8 4★

#3. **Read a book where someone plays golf
The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie 12/8 3.5★

#4. **Read a mystery/thriller/horror novel
The Craftsman by Sharon J. Bolton 19/8 5★

[Tr1sha]

🌻August Featured Author - Christian White🌻
Duration: 1/8/25 - 31/8/25
Level: easy
4/4
2/1 AA

TASKS

🌻#1. Christian was born and raised on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria.
**Read a book set in Australia
Poisoned Ground: A Jodi Brennan Australian Outback Thriller, Phillip Strang, 8/6/25, 3*, AA

🌻#2. His debut novel, The Nowhere Child, published in 2018, won the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript.
**Read a book where both the author's initials fit into THE NOWHERE CHILD
Welcome to West Street, Nicole Trope, 8/3/25, 3*, AA, author’s initials N, T

🌻#3. Christian had an eclectic range of ‘day jobs’ before he was able to write full-time, including food-cart driver on a golf course and video editor for an adult film company.
**Read a book where the first letter of each title word fits into ADULT FILM COMPANY (minimum 2 word title)
A Caribbean Mystery, Agatha Christie, 8/12/25, 5*, letters A, C, M

🌻#4. He has a passion for true crime podcasts, Stephen King and anything to do with Bigfoot.
**Read a mystery/thriller/horror novel
Finding Philippe: Lost in France..., Elizabeth Pewsey, 8/4/25, 3*, mystery

[🌸Teresa]

August Featured Author - Christian White
Duration: 1/8/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Medium
10/10
3/3 AA

TASKS

#1. Read a book set in Australia
An Uncommon Woman by Nicole Alexander AA 2/8/25 2*

#2. Read a book where both the author's initials fit into THE NOWHERE CHILD
The Garden Of Lost Memories by Ruby Hummingbird 3/8/25 5*

#3. Read a book where the first letter of each title word fits into ADULT FILM COMPANY (minimum 2 word title)
The Familiars by Stacey Halls 3/8/25 4*

#4. Read a mystery/thriller/horror novel
Apple Strudel Alibi by H.Y. Hanna AA 13/8/25 4*



SPELL OUT

E - Evans to Betsy by Rhys Bowen 14/8/25 4*
D - There's Something About Mira by Sonali Dev 23/8/25 4*
I - I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak AA 5/8/25 5*
T - An Assassination on the Agenda by T.E. Kinsey 10/8/25 4*
O - Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield 20/8/25 4*
R - Evan Only Knows by Rhys Bowen 15/8/25 4*

[Claire]

August Featured Author - Christian White
Duration: 1/8/25 - 31/8/25
Level: easy
2/4
1/1 AA

✔︎1.
**Read a book set in Australia
Eden - Mark Brandi AA 14/8/25

✔︎2. His debut novel, The Nowhere Child, published in 2018, won the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript.
**Read an author's debut novel
Close to Home - Cara Hunter 22/8/25

✔︎ 3.
**Read a book where the first letter of each title word fits into ADULT FILM COMPANY (minimum 2 word title)
Murder in the Family - Cara Hunter 4/8/25

#4.
Read a mystery/thriller/horror novel
Kill Show - Daniel Sweren-Becker. 13/8/25

[Sally906]

August Featured Author - Christian White - COMPLETED

Duration: August 1 - August 31
Level: Easy - Tasks (minimum 1 AA)

#1 - Christian was born and raised on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria
Task: Read a book set in Australia
Book: Heart of the Country by Tricia Stringer - 02/08/25 - 3★s AA
How it fits: Set in the Flinders Ranges

#2 - His debut novel won the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript
Task: Read a book where both the author's initials fit into THE NOWHERE CHILD
Book: Clouds over Featherwood Falls by Heather Reyburn AA - 09/08/25 - 5★s
How it fits: Author’s initials are H & R

#3 - Christian had an eclectic range of ‘day jobs’ before he was able to write full-time
Task: Read a book where someone plays golf
Book: The Rescue Team by Billi Tiner by Billi Tiner - 05/08/25 - 4★s
How it fits: Mr Roberts is out playing golf when the tornado hits - the rescue team finds him safe in a sand bunker trapped under a fallen tree

#4 - He has a passion for true crime podcasts, Stephen King and anything to do with Bigfoot
Task: Read a mystery/thriller/horror novel
Book: Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto - 06/08/25 - 4★s
How it fits: Has MPG of both Thriller and Mystery

[TheMadHatter]

August Featured Author - Christian White
Duration: 1/8/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Easy
5/5 as of 31/8/25

Tasks

#1. Christian was born and raised on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria. Read a book set in Australia.
Breath by Tim Winton AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 31/8/25

#2. His debut novel, The Nowhere Child, published in 2018, won the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript. Read an author's debut novel.
Akarnae by Lynette Noni AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4 Stars) - 29/8/25

#3. Christian had an eclectic range of ‘day jobs’ before he was able to write full-time, including food-cart driver on a golf course and video editor for an adult film company. Read a book where someone plays golf.
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Jordan Baker is a professional golfer)
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (5 Stars) - 31/8/25

#4. He has a passion for true crime podcasts, Stephen King and anything to do with Bigfoot. Read a mystery.
One to Watch by Rachel Amphlett AA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (3.5 Stars) - 24/8/25

BONUS
**Read a book by Christian White
The Ledge
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (4.5 Stars) - 24/8/25

[Sandysbookaday (on indefinite hiatus)]

August Featured Author - Christian White
Duration: 1/8/25 - 31/8/25
Level: HARD - Tasks & Spell Out (minimum 4 AA)

10/10 books

4/4 AA🦘



TASKS

✅#1. Christian was born and raised on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria
**Read a book set in Australia
The Watervale Ladies' Writing and Firefighting Society by Mette Menzies AA🦘 COMPLETED 26.08.25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

✅#2. His debut novel, The Nowhere Child, published in 2018, won the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript.
**Read a book where both the author's initials fit into THE NOWHERE CHILD
Where She Lies by Caro Ramsay COMPLETED 06.08.25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐.3 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

✅#3. Christian had an eclectic range of ‘day jobs’ before he was able to write full-time, including food-cart driver on a golf course and video editor for an adult film company.
**Read a book where the first letter of each title word fits into ADULT FILM COMPANY (minimum 2 word title)
Little Children by Angela Marsons COMPLETED 15.08.25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

✅#4. He has a passion for true crime podcasts, Stephen King and anything to do with Bigfoot.
**Read a mystery/thriller/horror novel
If It Bleeds by Stephen King COMPLETED 29.08.25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

✅BONUS
**Read a book by Christian White AA🦘 The Wife and the Widow by Christian White AA 🦘COMPLETED 25.08.25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

SPELL OUT Using either first letter of title (disregarding "A", "An" or "The" if you choose to) or either the first or last initial of the author. For the difficult letters - Q, X and Z, you may use a book in which the letter appears somewhere in the title or author's first or last name.

WHITE

✅W All the Ways You Save Me: A completely heartbreaking and unforgettable romance by Melissa Wiesner COMPLETED 18.08.25 ⭐⭐⭐.8 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

✅H Hello? Who Is This? Margaret?: Essays by Dani Alpert COMPLETED 09.08.25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐.1 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

✅I The Three Wives of Charlie Mellon by Ian Siragher COMPLETED 23.08.26 ⭐⭐⭐.7 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

✅T Stillwater by Tanya Scott AA🦘COMPLETED 13.08.25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

✅E Eva Reddy's Trip of a Lifetime by Fiona McKenzie Kekic AA🦘COMPLETED 19.08.25 ⭐⭐⭐.4 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Helen]

Count me in :)

August Featured Author - Christian White
Duration: 1/8/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Easy
4/4

#1. Christian was born and raised on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria

**Read a book set in Australia

Waves of Change in Pelican Crossing Maggie Christensen AA Done 4* 9/8/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

#2. His debut novel, The Nowhere Child, published in 2018, won the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript.
**Read an author's debut novel

The Watervale Ladies' Writing and Firefighting Society Mette Menzies AA Done 5* 19/8/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


#3. Christian had an eclectic range of ‘day jobs’ before he was able to write full-time, including food-cart driver on a golf course and video editor for an adult film company.

**Read a book where the first letter of each title word fits into ADULT FILM COMPANY (minimum 2 word title)

Dark Mountain Ambush Nicole Helm Done 5* 19/8/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

#4. He has a passion for true crime podcasts, Stephen King and anything to do with Bigfoot.

**Read a mystery/thriller/horror novel

Out of the Woods Kate Wiley Done 4* 30/8/2025 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

BONUS
**Read a book by Christian White



Finished

[Angela]

August Featured Author - Christian White
Duration: 1/8/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Medium
7/7

MEDIUM - Spell Out (minimum 2 AA)

SPELL OUT Using either first letter of title (disregarding "A", "An" or "The" if you choose to) or either the first or last initial of the author. For the difficult letters - Q, X and Z, you may use a book in which the letter appears somewhere in the title or author's first or last name.

CHRISTIAN WHITE (first, last or both)

Author
Bigfoot
Crime
Day jobs
Eclectic
Editor
Horror
Podcasts
Relic
Thriller
True
Video

SPELL OUT (Author)

✅D – The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax : Dorothy Gilman 25.8.25 - 4⭐
✅A – The Wild Date Palm : Diane Armstrong AA 06.8.25 - 4⭐
✅Y – A Murder of Crows by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett 29.8.25 - 3⭐

✅J – The Deep End : Julie Mulhern 09.8.25 - 4⭐
✅O – Snow Creek : Gregg Olsen 27.8.25 - 3⭐
✅B – Retribution : Sarah Barrie AA 22.8.25 - 4⭐
✅S – The Queen Who Came in from the Cold by S.J. Bennett 09.8.25 - 4⭐

[Jenn]

August Featured Author - Christian White
Duration: 1/8/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Hard (min 4AAs)
19/19

TASKS - Completed

#1. Christian was born and raised on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria
**Mornington Peninsula has all the vowels - Read a book where the title has all the vowels also OR **Read a book set in Australia
Weathering the Storm by Mandy Magro AA 4 stars 6/8/25

#2. His debut novel, The Nowhere Child, published in 2018, won the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript.
**Read an author's debut novel OR **Read a book where both the author's initials fit into THE NOWHERE CHILD
Darkness by Laurann Dohner 5 stars 4/8/25

#3. Christian had an eclectic range of ‘day jobs’ before he was able to write full-time, including food-cart driver on a golf course and video editor for an adult film company.
**Read a book where someone plays golf OR **Read a book where the first letter of each title word fits into ADULT FILM COMPANY (minimum 2 word title)
A Fistful of Charms by Kim Harrison 5 stars 12/8/25

#4. He has a passion for true crime podcasts, Stephen King and anything to do with Bigfoot.
**Read a True Crime book OR **Read a mystery/thriller/horror novel
The Family Remains by Lisa Jewell 3.5 stars 11/8/25

BONUS - **Read a book by Christian White
The Wife and the Widow by Christian White 3.5 stars 5/8/25




SPELL IT OUT

C - Title - Cockatoo Cove by Maya Linnell AA 4 stars 5/8/25
H - Title - Hounded by Kevin Hearne 4 stars 6/8/25
R - Author - The Other Wife by Michael Robotham AA 4 stars 4/8/25
I - Author - A Song for the Dark Times by Ian Rankin 4 stars 9/8/25
S - Title - A Symphony of Savage Hearts by Lana Pecherczyk AA 5 stars 9/8/25
T - Author - The Guilty Dead by P.J. Tracy 5 stars 7/8/25
I - Author - Sweep of the Blade by Ilona Andrews 5 stars 13/8/25
A - Title - Antrax by Terry Brooks 5 stars 7/8/25
N - Title - Numbers by Laurann Dohner 5 stars 8/8/25

W - Title - Wings Above the Mallee by Leonie Kelsall AA 4 stars 14/8/25
H - Author - Micah by Laurell K. Hamilton 5 stars 2/8/25
I - Author - Sweep in Peace by Ilona Andrews 5 stars 10/8/25
T - Author - Cold Kill by P.J. Tracy5 stars 2/8/25
E - Title - The Eagle Has Flown by Jack Higgins 5 stars 8/8/25

[Carolyn]

August Featured Author - Christian White
Duration: 1/8/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Easy
5/5 books (min 1 AA)

TASKS
#1. Christian was born and raised on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria
**Read a book set in Australia
✔ The Lost Girl of Seahaven by Phillipa Nefri Clark AA (read 3 Aug) 4★

#2. His debut novel, The Nowhere Child, published in 2018, won the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript.
**Read a book where both the author's initials fit into THE NOWHERE CHILD
✔ Where She Lies by Caro Ramsay (read 16 Aug) 4★

#3. Christian had an eclectic range of ‘day jobs’ before he was able to write full-time, including food-cart driver on a golf course and video editor for an adult film company.
**Read a book where the first letter of each title word fits into ADULT FILM COMPANY (minimum 2 word title)
✔ Carnival of Lies by D.V. Bishop (read 20 Aug) 4.5★

#4. He has a passion for true crime podcasts, Stephen King and anything to do with Bigfoot.
**Read a mystery/thriller/horror novel
✔ Five Found Dead by Sulari Gentill AA (read 17 Aug) 4★

BONUS
✔ Read a book by Christian White - The Ledge (read 24 Aug) 4★

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome to the challenge everyone!!

[Jackmeister]

August Featured Author - Christian White
Duration: 1/8/25 - 31/8/25
Level: EASY - Tasks (minimum 1 AA)
5/5

TASKS

#1. Christian was born and raised on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria
**Read a book set in Australia
Winds of Evil by Arthur W. Upfield AA🇦🇺 - 4⭐️ - 7/8/25

#2. His debut novel, The Nowhere Child, published in 2018, won the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript.
**Read a book where both the author's initials fit into THE NOWHERE CHILD
Death in Soho by Emily Organ - 4⭐️ - 24/8/25

#3. Christian had an eclectic range of ‘day jobs’ before he was able to write full-time, including food-cart driver on a golf course and video editor for an adult film company.
**Read a book where the first letter of each title word fits into ADULT FILM COMPANY (minimum 2 word title)
Maui Lies by Andrew Cunningham - 4⭐️ - 19/8/25

#4. He has a passion for true crime podcasts, Stephen King and anything to do with Bigfoot.
**Read a mystery/thriller/horror novel
Eleven on Top by Janet Evanovich - 4⭐️ - 11/8/25

BONUS
**Read a book by Christian White
The Ledge - 4⭐️ - 14/8/25

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Jackie!

[Meg]

August Featured Author - Christian White
Duration: 1/8/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Medium - Spell Out (minimum 2 AA)
5/5


W The Worst Thing I've Ever Done by Clare Stephens (AA) AUG 15 - ⭐⭐⭐⭐
H Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert by Bob the Drag Queen AUG 13 - ⭐⭐⭐⭐
I The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak AUG 4 - ⭐⭐⭐
T Ruins by Amy Taylor (AA) AUG 8 - ⭐⭐⭐⭐
E Exit Zero by Marie-Helene Bertino AUG 22 - ⭐⭐⭐⭐



BONUS
The Ledge by Christian White (AA)

[Janine]

Easy level for me as I will be travelling for most of August so have to choose books on my kindle.

August Featured Author - Christian White
Duration: 1/8/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Easy
4/4

TASKS

#1. Christian was born and raised on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria
**Read a book set in Australia
The Cottage at Whisper Lake by Phillipa Nefri Clark(AA) READ 5/8/25 3*

#2. His debut novel, The Nowhere Child, published in 2018, won the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript.
**Read a book where both the author's initials fit into THE NOWHERE CHILD
Lying in Wait by Diane Hester(AA) READ 15/8/25 3*

#3. Christian had an eclectic range of ‘day jobs’ before he was able to write full-time, including food-cart driver on a golf course and video editor for an adult film company.
**Read a book where the first letter of each title word fits into ADULT FILM COMPANY (minimum 2 word title)
The Paris Notebook by Tessa Harris READ 8/8/25 2*

#4. He has a passion for true crime podcasts, Stephen King and anything to do with Bigfoot.
**Read a mystery/thriller/horror novel
Broken Bones by Angela Marsons READ 14/8/25 4*

[Valerie]

I'm in for August please :)

August Featured Author - Christian White
Duration: 1/8/25 - 31/8/25
Level: EASY - Tasks (minimum 1 AA)
0/4

#1. Read a book set in Australia
Pissants by Brandon Jack AA

#2. Read an author's debut novel
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

#3. Read a book where the first letter of each title word fits into ADULT FILM COMPANY (minimum 2 word title)
Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead

#4. Read a mystery/thriller/horror novel
Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler

[Trish]

Joining in, and hopefully not being overly ambitious, as needing to spend time organising an overseas trip for later in August.

August Featured Author - Christian White
Duration: 1/8/25 - 31/8/25
Level:
9/9 AA 5

TASKS

#1. Christian was born and raised on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria
✔️➡️**Mornington Peninsula has all the vowels - Read a book where the title has all the vowels also
All the Beautiful Things You Love by Jonathan Seidler AA....3* 08/08/25
OR
**Read a book set in Australia

#2. His debut novel, The Nowhere Child, published in 2018, won the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript.
**Read an author's debut novel OR
✔️➡️**Read a book where both the author's initials fit into THE NOWHERE CHILD
The Ledge by Christian White AA....4* 04/09/25

#3. Christian had an eclectic range of ‘day jobs’ before he was able to write full-time, including food-cart driver on a golf course and video editor for an adult film company.
**Read a book where someone plays golf OR
✔️➡️**Read a book where the first letter of each title word fits into ADULT FILM COMPANY (minimum 2 word title)
Under Fire by Rachel Amphlett AA....3.5* way past August. 31/10/25

#4. He has a passion for true crime podcasts, Stephen King and anything to do with Bigfoot.
**Read a True Crime book OR
✔️➡️**Read a mystery/thriller/horror novel
Murder in Montparnasse by Kerry Greenwood AA....4* 04/08/25



SPELL IT OUT

✔️R - The Long Game by Simon Rowell AA....4* 03/08/25
✔️E - The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex....3.5* 10/08/25
✔️L - The Long Way Home by Louise Penny....3.5* 13/08/25
✔️I - In a Thousand Different Ways by Cecelia Ahern....3.5* 25/08/25
✔️C - Hidden Depths by Ann Cleeves....4* 17/08/25

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Meg, Janine, Valerie & Trish! Janine and Trish - have wonderful holidays in August :)

[Kylie H]

August Featured Author - Christian White
Duration: 1/8/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Easy
3/4

TASKS
#1. Christian was born and raised on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria
Read a book set in Australia
The Torrent by Dinuka McKenzie AA

#2. His debut novel, The Nowhere Child, published in 2018, won the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript.
Read an author's debut novel
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus 24/8/25 5★

#3. Christian had an eclectic range of ‘day jobs’ before he was able to write full-time, including food-cart driver on a golf course and video editor for an adult film company.
Read a book where the first letter of each title word fits into ADULT FILM COMPANY (minimum 2 word title)
A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie 28/8/25 4★

#4. He has a passion for true crime podcasts, Stephen King and anything to do with Bigfoot.
Read a mystery/thriller/horror novel
Fatal Witness by Robert Bryndza 19/8/25 4★

[Trish]

Brenda wrote: "Welcome Meg, Janine, Valerie & Trish! Janine and Trish - have wonderful holidays in August :)"

Thabk you, Brenda.

[Sarah]

Sign me up, please Brenda!

August Featured Author - Christian White
Duration: 1/8/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Easy
Progress: 4/4 AA: 1/4

Part 1: TASKS

1. Christian was born and raised on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria
Read a book set in Australia
Whisky Valley by Joan Sauers> AA (18/8) 4*

2. His debut novel, The Nowhere Child, published in 2018, won the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript.
Read an author's debut novel OR
An Ethical Guide To Murder by Jenny Morris (14/9) 3* (author has previously published non-fiction titles)

3. Christian had an eclectic range of ‘day jobs’ before he was able to write full-time, including food-cart driver on a golf course and video editor for an adult film company.
Read a book where the first letter of each title word fits into ADULT FILM COMPANY (minimum 2 word title)
The Favourites by Layne Fargo (25/8) 5*

4. He has a passion for true crime podcasts, Stephen King and anything to do with Bigfoot.
Read a mystery/thriller/horror novel
Hickory Dickory Dock by Agatha Christie (10/8) (re-read) 4*

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome to the challenge Kylie and Sarah :)

[Janine]

Brenda wrote: "Welcome Meg, Janine, Valerie & Trish! Janine and Trish - have wonderful holidays in August :)"
Thank you Brenda

[Kim]

August Featured Author - Christian White
Duration: 1/8/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Easy (Tasks)
Progress: 4/4 (AA 1/1) - COMPLETED 17/8/25

TASKS:

#1. Christian was born and raised on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria
**Read a book set in Australia:
Into The Flames by Jason Summers - AA -
- FINISHED 17/8/25 - 3.5* (7/10)

#2. His debut novel, The Nowhere Child, published in 2018, won the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript.
**Read an author's debut novel:
The '86 Fix by Keith A. Pearson -
- FINISHED 2/8/25 - 4* (8/10)

#3. Christian had an eclectic range of ‘day jobs’ before he was able to write full-time, including food-cart driver on a golf course and video editor for an adult film company.
**Read a book where the first letter of each title word fits into ADULT FILM COMPANY (minimum 2 word title):
Paper Towns by John Green -
- FINISHED 8/8/25 - 3* (7/10)

#4. He has a passion for true crime podcasts, Stephen King and anything to do with Bigfoot.
**Read a mystery/thriller/horror novel:
Corktown by Ty Hutchinson -
- FINISHED 5/8/25 - 4* (9/10)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome to the challenge Kim :)

[Jonquil]

August 2025 Featured Author - Christian White

4/4 DONE
1/1 AA

#1. Christian was born and raised on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria
**Mornington Peninsula has all the vowels -
Read a book where the title has all the vowels A Fashionably French Murder Colleen Cambridge 8/14 ★★★

#2. His debut novel, The Nowhere Child, published in 2018, won the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript.
**Read a book where both the author's initials fit into THE NOWHERE CHILD We All Rise Together Duane Lindsay 8/12 ★★★

#3. Christian had an eclectic range of ‘day jobs’ before he was able to write full-time, including food-cart driver on a golf course and video editor for an adult film company.
**Read a book where the first letter of each title word fits into ADULT FILM COMPANY A Decline in Prophets Sulari Gentill AA 8/4 ★★★

#4. He has a passion for true crime podcasts, Stephen King and anything to do with Bigfoot.
**Read a mystery Dead Rapunzel Victoria Houston 8/6 ★★★★

[Kim]

Brenda wrote: "Welcome to the challenge Kim :)"

Thanks Brenda!

[Sarah]

Brenda wrote: "Welcome to the challenge Kylie and Sarah :)"

Thanks Brenda - looking forward to it!

If anyone's looking for a good book in which the characters play golf for Task #3, I can confirm that two of my recent reads would satisfy the prompt:
Death Comes to the Costa del Sol by M.H. Eccleston
The Bad Bridesmaid by Rachael Johns (assuming mini golf fits!)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome to the challenge Jonquil!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Thanks for that Sarah - yes, mini golf is fine :)

[Cherie]

August Featured Author - Christian White
Duration: 1/8/25 - 31/8/25
Level: Easy
4/4

TASKS

#1. Christian was born and raised on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria
**Read a book set in Australia

An A-List for Death by Pamela Hart AA 4 stars 5/8/25

#2. His debut novel, The Nowhere Child, published in 2018, won the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript.
**Read a book where both the author's initials fit into THE NOWHERE CHILD

Akarnae by Lynette Noni AA 4 stars 15/8/25

#3. Christian had an eclectic range of ‘day jobs’ before he was able to write full-time, including food-cart driver on a golf course and video editor for an adult film company.
**Read a book where the first letter of each title word fits into ADULT FILM COMPANY (minimum 2 word title)

The Ledge by Christian White AA 3 stars 17/8/25

#4. He has a passion for true crime podcasts, Stephen King and anything to do with Bigfoot.
**Read a mystery/thriller/horror novel

The Puzzle Wood by Rosie Andrews 3 stars 7/8/25

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome to the challenge Cherie!

[Odette]

August Featured Author - Christian White
Duration: 1/8/25 - 31/8/25
Level: EASY
3/4

TASKS

#1. Christian was born and raised on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria
**Read a book set in Australia
The Prospect by Fleur McDonald - Read 15 Aug - 4* - AA

#2. His debut novel, The Nowhere Child, published in 2018, won the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript.
**Read an author's debut novel
One Illumined Thread by Sally Colin-James - Read 17 Aug - 5* - AA

#3. Christian had an eclectic range of ‘day jobs’ before he was able to write full-time, including food-cart driver on a golf course and video editor for an adult film company.
**Read a book where the first letter of each title word fits into ADULT FILM COMPANY (minimum 2 word title)
Five Days in Provence by Simon McCleave

#4. He has a passion for true crime podcasts, Stephen King and anything to do with Bigfoot.
**Read a mystery/thriller/horror novel
Evil Games by Angela Marsons - Read 11 Aug - 5*

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome to the challenge Odette :)

[Suzie]

EASY 0/4
1. Set in Australia Picnic at Hanging Rock/Joan Lindsay AA
2. Debut novel The Torrent/Dinuka McKenzieAA
3. First letter of each title word fits into ADULT FILM COMPANY Mother Tongue/Naima Brown
4. Mystery Nightshade/Michael Connelly

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome to the challenge Suzie :)

[Kim]

Finished my 1st read of this Challenge with:-

#2. Read an author's debut novel:
The '86 Fix by Keith A. Pearson

Rated this one as 4* (8/10). My review is here:-
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Suzie]

EASY 1/4
4. Mystery Nightshade/Michael Connelly 3 stars, 9/8

[Carol]

Hi Please sign me up for an EASY August. TY
#1. Christian was born and raised on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria
**Mornington Peninsula has all the vowels - Read a book where the title has all the vowels also

The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin by Alison Goodman

#2. His debut novel, The Nowhere Child, published in 2018, won the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript.
**Read an author's debut novel OR
**Read a book where both the author's initials fit into THE NOWHERE CHILD

#3. Christian had an eclectic range of ‘day jobs’ before he was able to write full-time, including food-cart driver on a golf course and video editor for an adult film company.
**Read a book where the first letter of each title word fits into ADULT FILM COMPANY (minimum 2 word title)
Foul Play by Fiona McIntosh (AA)

#4. He has a passion for true crime podcasts, Stephen King and anything to do with Bigfoot.
**Read a True Crime book OR
**Read a mystery/thriller/horror novel

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome to the challenge Carol :)