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[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Welcome to the group Daren:)

[Carolyn]

Hi Daren. Welcome :)

[Sally906]

Welcome Daren - nice to meet you

[Sharon]

Welcome to the group Daren :)

[Addie]

Hi I'm Annie from Brisbane. I'm currently reading the Phryne Fisher murder mysteries by Kerry Greenwood. I had a goal of 30 books last year and ended up reading 34. My reading goal this year is 35 but as I have read 5 books already I might need to change this. Love reading all of your reviews.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Annie:) Lovely to have you with us!

[MichelleG]

Welcome Darren and Annie :)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Welcome to the group Annie. You are currently reading one of my favourite series:)

[Ace]

Haha funny that Phrynne :)

Welcome Annie and also Maggie, Daren and Stephen, hope you enjoy reading and goodreading (thanks Suzanne for coining that word, its fantastic) with us.

[Dale]

Goodness me! New members popping up all over the place. I obviously missed some notifications. Anyway, welcome to you all.

[Leonie]

Hi all the new people! My notifications went all pear shaped again so I've been missing the hellos!

Anyway, welcome!

[Carolyn]

Welcome Annie :)

[Sally906]

Hi Annie - welcome to the group - I'm a big fan of Kerry Greenwood as well.

[Sharon]

Hi Annie, welcome to the group :)

[Neko]

Welcome alls that have recently joined!! :)

[Thomas]

Hello to all,
I am Thomas, 55 years old, living in Germany. 5 Years ago I started to read (mostly) only english written books and so far I have read almost 100.
This year I am starting a new personal challenge. I have heard about Ann Morgan (Tedtalks: "My year reading a book from every country in the world"). She read a book from almost every country in the world.
That is not exactly what I try to do. But I will try to read several books (5 - 10) from all continents over the next 5 years. This year (2016) I am starting. And I like to start with Australia, New Zealand and Oceania (since I cannot think of ever have read a book from those countries).
Can you help me? What books do you recommend (only fiction). What books are not only a good read but also helpful concerning the country?
Thank you very much in advance!
Best greetings,
Thomas

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Hi Thomas, welcome to the group :) If you browse the threads you'll see many Australian book recommendations. Look for our Top 5 Aussie authors from 2015 which has a lot of our best recent reads and I'm sure will help.

Good luck and enjoy :)

[Thomas]

Brenda wrote: "Hi Thomas, welcome to the group :) If you browse the threads you'll see many Australian book recommendations. Look for our Top 5 Aussie authors from 2015 which has a lot of our best recent reads an..."
Thank you very much!

[Sharon]

Hi Thomas, welcome to the group :)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Welcome to the group Thomas:)

[Leonie]

Hi Thomas!

[PattyMacDotComma]

Welcome all! Watch out!

My only complaint about this group is that I'm finding way too many good books! Everyone's reviews are so helpful that I'm discovering new (to me) authors, especially Aussie ones, so my To Be Read list is out of control!

[Ace]

PattyMacDotComma wrote: "Welcome all! Watch out!

My only complaint about this group is that I'm finding way too many good books! Everyone's reviews are so helpful that I'm discovering new (to me) authors, especially Auss..."

Too late for me!

Welcome all :)

[Carolyn]

Welcome Thomas!

I would recommend Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey and The Secret River by Kate Grenville as being two recent popular Aussie books with a very Aussie flavour.

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Welcome Thomas, there are so many great books by Aussie authors to choose from, I agree with Carolyn's choices ^^above and would add two of my most recent best picks:

Salt Creek by Lucy Treloar
And
The Butterfly Enigma by Lorraine Campbell

If you check out the reviews of people's reads in recent Aussie author challenges you will find loads of great choices :)

[Ryan]

Thomas wrote: "But I will try to read several books (5 - 10) from all continents over the next 5 years. This year (2016) I am starting. And I like to start with Australia, New Zealand and Oceania (since I cannot think of ever have read a book from those countries).
Can you help me? What books do you recommend (only fiction). What books are not only a good read but also helpful concerning the country?"

Hi Thomas. Schindler's Ark is by Australian author Thomas Keneally. I believe it has been adapted to film.

[Carolyn]

Thomas, if you like non-fiction Kinglake-350 by Adrian Hyland is an excellent factual account of what it was like to be in the midst of the devastating Black Saturday bushfire in Victoria in 2009, killing 173 people and destroying 200 homes.
Tim Winton and Peter Carey have also written some great Australian novels. A few people here have also recently read and recommended Spirits of the Ghan by Judy Nunn, about building the railway between Alice Springs and Darwin, so set in the Aussie outback.

[Sally906]

Welcome Thomas

[Neko]

Welcom Thomas! Good luck on your quest to read all the different books you want from Australia :)

[Nicole]

Hi
are we allowed to mention our own fiction books set in Australia or not?
I wish I was an Australian but I'm not, close though ...I come from a land down under...with crocs, and mosquitos and snakes ...that make life... interesting.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Hi Nicole, not here in this thread you're not I'm sorry:) But if you go here - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group... - you can open your own thread to tell us all about your work, whether it's set in Australia or not:) To do that, click on "new topic" (top right hand side) and follow the prompts:) Thanks!

And welcome!

[Sharon]

Welcome to the group Nicole :)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Welcome Nicole:)

[Ace]

Hi Nicole, welcome.

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Hi Nicole, welcome aboard :)

[MichelleG]

Welcome to the group Nicole :)

[Thomas]

Thank you all for your warm welcome - and for all your hints on Australian books. I will start this year with:
Richard Flanagan: "Wanting" (Currently reading)
Louis Becke: "Pacific Tales" and
Sia Figiel: "Where We Once Belonged"...
Best greetings, Thomas

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

If you'd like to chat about what you're reading Thomas you can join in the conversations here - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Neko]

Welcome Nicole :)

[Melanie]

Hi! I'm an author living in Canberra (although originally from Radelaide!) and I love seeing how strong the Australian reading community is. Go Australia! :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Melanie:) Lovely to have you with us!

[MichelleG]

Welcome to the group Melanie :)

[Lesley]

Hi , I have transferred over with the Shelfari crowd. I have wriiten and self-published through Createspace, 5 books of a self-help nature.. I was born in Durban, SA, and came to Oz in Jan 1970. I love reading but am very selective. I live in outback qld, Greenvale, 205 from my library in Charters, and 245 west of Tvl. Rural library system is amazing as I can order books from their catalogue, and request purchase, if its not there... However, as my librarian says only 5% of her clients, like to read what I like..Hoping to narrow the recommendations, here.. Alex Miller is one of my favourite..Anyone else?

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Hi Melanie and Lesley, welcome :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Lesley :) If you browse the threads you'll see recommendation threads which will be the best place to discuss what you would like to find :) As this is the Introduction thread posts tend to get lost amongst the rest. Enjoy browsing..

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Welcome to the group Melanie and Lesley:)

[Sharon]

Hi Melanie and Lesley, welcome to the group :)

[MichelleG]

Welcome Lesley

[Sally906]

Welcome Melanie and Lesley :)

[Lesley]

Thank you... yes, it's all learning!! I am 69 and love having the time to do this.