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Hi all,It's Maggie from Canberra. I love reading and finished 3 books last week - 'Before I go to sleep', 'The Graveyard Book' and 'Zahir' by Paulo Coelho. Few ideas from the Zahir linger on and need time to process them. Will be starting 'Kafka on the Shore" by Haruki Murakami soon.
Cheers
Maggie
Welcome MaggieMichael wrote: "Welcome Maggie great to have you onboard. I read Before I Go To Sleep a while ago and thought it was awesome. :)"
Really Michael? You never mentioned that before
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Greetings from sunny Coogee Beach. Have just done a mad thing - written my first book, set in fabulous Sydney of course. Had some interesting discussions with beta readers about language. In particular the word 'ute'. They wanted me to replace it with the more universally accepted pick up or truck, but stuck to my Aussie roots and ute it is! Got some jumpers instead of sweaters in there too! Book is called Hiding Hollywood
Hiding Hollywood
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Hi, I'm Kerri.. I have two cats, a handy live-in male and an addiction to books.. I inhale them.
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Welcome Kerri *queue Michael's recommendation*
Hello everyone, my name is Casey, I'm from Adelaide. I guess I read a range of different books, finally nice to find a aussie group.x
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Very expensive place to live Jess!
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Good for you!!!
Good to see you have a plan jess haha my friend recently moved there she is lucky tho cause she got citisenship...she is half english, she loves it just misses the beach
It's expensive living in Sydney! I'd rather Edinburgh tho.. won't miss beaches or heat!
Hi there, I'm Karen, a Sydneysider. I noted there are lots of Karens on GR so earlier this year I changed my nick to a less popular one though not many people actually call me Kazza ;)I tended to read a lot of fantasy but have been branching out lately.
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Hello everyone!I've been on Goodreads for a while and I wish I knew about this Aussie sect sooner.
I'm from Melbourne and have been living in New York for almost 8 years now.
I am on the hunt for some good Aussie reading!
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Hi all, I live in the south west of Western Australia with my family. I've been an avid reader all of my life, and have always enjoyed writing. To date, I have one novel published, one almost there, and another on the go, not to mention the manuscripts tucked away for another day. I love poetry and hope to publish a poetry book in the near future. I'm amazed how busy I am now that the children have grown and moved out of home, but when there aren't enough hours in the day, life is good.
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Welcome Jeanette
whats the name of your published book?
whats the name of your published book?
Thank you all. My novel's title is 'Heart's promise' and is available from my website http://www.jeanettehornby.com.au/ It is in the process of being formatted as an ebook, so I'm looking forward to that.
I've been a member of goodreads for a while but have only just realised how great it is. Anything to do with reading and writing has me hooked.
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Heart's Promise
there you go Jeanette:)
Congratulations on your book! That's great!
Jeanette wrote: "Thank you all. My novel's title is 'Heart's promise' and is available from my website http://www.jeanettehornby.com.au/ It is in the process of being formatted as an ebook, so I'm looking forwar..."
congratulations on your book, Jeanette. Ebooks seem to be the future for many books, doesn't it.
http//laurellamperdwriter.weebly.com
Hi, I'm Emily and I live and read in Melbourne. I work in the city but home is in the eastern 'burbs so I spend a good 2 hours on the train 5 days a week. Gives me plenty of time to read and has me in love with my e-reader because it lets me read anything I want without worrying about whether it's too big to fit in my bag!
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Thanks :) It's nice to find an Aussie reading group on here!Brenda, I am a kindle reader since April this year and I am totally hooked.
Hi Carmel, Bendigo is a nice town, and some nice food and wine in the region (2 of my favourite things!)
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Brenda, to be honest I haven't even tried to download anything that's not from Amazon so I'm not entirely sure. My understanding is that if it's in kindle format I should be able to download other books - there are supposedly some independent companies that do this, but I am yet to check that out. You can also email pdf documents to the kindle but I haven't tried that either.Carmel, love Heathcote and Waterwheel, don't think I've tried the others yet but I will keep an eye out for them and when I enjoy a glass of Bendigo wine I will think of you! :)
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Thanks Emily...I'm still thinking about whether or not to get one;D
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We'll all join you Carmel;D
Hi all,I'm Simon Haynes, a Western Australian author and a keen reader since I could hold a book. I was first published by Fremantle Press in 2005 and they've released four of my novels all told.
Ever since my first novel was released I've been doing school and library visits to get upper primary students interested in writing and reading, even though I wasn't publishing anything for that age group. (I fell into these school visits almost by accident, and kept getting invited!)
So, last year I took a break from adult fiction to write my first childrens' book. After it was done I looked around at the competition to make it easier to pitch to my publisher, and I came up with ... absolutely nothing. My book is science fiction comedy for ages 9+, and it's like there's a big hole in the market.
Still, it's coming out this month and I guess I'll soon know whether it's a niche market or not. I'm doing a Goodreads giveaway right now, and I'm also keen to get the word out to school librarians who may be looking around for fun science fiction - especially for reluctant readers.
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Simon wrote: "Hi all,I'm Simon Haynes, a Western Australian author and a keen reader since I could hold a book. I was first published by Fremantle Press in 2005 and they've released four of my novels all told...."
Hi Simon,
Good luck with yr book
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Simon wrote: "Hi all,I'm Simon Haynes, a Western Australian author and a keen reader since I could hold a book. I was first published by Fremantle Press in 2005 and they've released four of my novels all told...."
Hi Simon
Sound like a good book. I'm a little disappointed that I already got my nephew his birthday and xmas gift. I'll put it on my TBR list so I remember for next year.
Btw I live in golden beach!!!!
Hi I'm CaroB from Qld's Sunshine Coast. I've always been an avid reader of light fiction, more so since the increased popularity of ebooks has made them more affordable. I've owned a Kobo, now wouldn't be without my Kindle and am looking forward to finding out more about local authors and some good quality reads.
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I was in my living room, & I forgot my book in my bedroom, so I picked up another book that I hadn't started yet, titled, THE KILLING SONG by P.J. Parrish. Well, the book is so exciting that I just haven't been able to put it down! It's a thriller that takes you all over Europe. I'm really enjoying it & I strongly recommend it for anyone who likes mystery/suspense novels. I'm also reading THREE by Ted Dekker, & he's also one of my "new" favorite authors. He's in to paranormal too. His book also starts out with a BANG, so you don't want to miss it.
Last but not least, I'm reading DRY BONES by Peter May. This is also set in France & it's a mystery too. I'm halfway through it & it's driving me nuts trying to figure out who dunnit! ;)
Well, these are just three books that I'm enjoying so far. What's everyone else reading? Any recommendations?
Ciao For Now,
Quetzi