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[Sabina]

Hi, nice to meet you all! I'm Sabina, from Western Australia and I'm new to Goodreads.

My favourite genre is historical fiction as well as non-fiction; I also love fantasy. Hope I'll find inspiration for some good books here!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

A very big welcome Sabina! Lovely to have you with us:) Feel free to browse the threads...you'll find we have quite a number of members from WA as well! We have a WA thread http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/4...

You'll also find lots of inspiration for various books everywhere you look:D

[Jane]

Thank you to those people who friended me in Goodreads.

[Sabina]

Brenda wrote: "A very big welcome Sabina! Lovely to have you with us:) Feel free to browse the threads...you'll find we have quite a number of members from WA as well! We have a WA thread http://www.goodreads.com..."

A WA thread, that's hilarious! I'll check it out, thanks!

[Bee]

Hi All,

My name is Bee, I'm 25, live in Sydney and have loved reading ever since I picked up my first Baby Sitters Club book when I was 7. I read almost as many book reviews as I do books, I get obsessed with picking just the right book to read next (kind of an annoying habit actually!).

Some of my favourite books include: The Secret Life of Bees, The Kite Runner, I Capture the Castle, Jasper Jones and so many more! I love books that keep you on the edge of your seat, books you can relate to, books that make you laugh, books that give you an insight on life... oh heck, I just love books!

I'd love to make some friends on Good Reads, so feel free to "friend" me! Looking forward to getting some great recommendations from everyone =)

[Jeanette]

Hi Bee, welcome. I live in Western Australia and am an avid reader and writer.
The Kite Runner is also one of my favourites. I haven't read the others. YET!

[★ Jess]

Welcome Bee, nice to have you in the group :D

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

A very big welcome Bee! Lovely to have you with us:) Feel free to browse, check out all our favourite books, and I'm sure you'll have lots of friends very soon. We have quite a few members from Sydney as well...

[[deleted user]]

welcome Bee :D

[David]

Hi Bee, welcome aboard.

[[deleted user]]

AusLit wrote: "Hi everyone,

I'd just like to introduce myself. This is the Goodreads account for The Australian Literature Review (www.auslit.net) and I am the editor, Steve Rossiter.

All the best to everyone w..."

G'day Steve, great to see you here mate.(-:

and G'day to all the neww peeps.

[David]

Hi to all the new guys. Great group here. Have fun :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

A very big welcome Chelsea! Lovely to have you with us:) You'll meet many like minded people here....feel free to browse throughout the threads:)

[Emily]

Michael wrote: "Welcome to the greatest group in whole wide Goodreads universe Chelsea. :)"

(if he does say so himself!)

btw - we are pretty cool ;)

[★ Jess]

Understatement.

[Jesse]

I’m Jesse from Ballarat, Victoria. I read fantasies, mysteries, classics, auto/biographies, but I’d probably read or try most other genres. I go for runs and as of early this year bike rides (only early mornings, I’m still scared of cars) But most of all I like reading. My love of books and reading started early. I remember in primary school, which was some years ago now, I’d get awarded the prize for the boy in the class who took out the most library books for the year. It was a bookmark. One said ‘I gobble up books’ so that is what GoodReads is helping me to do. To gobble up books! :)

Since then though, full time study has meant that I rarely read any books. But as of the last few years I’m almost always reading a book or not long between books, even if it’s only 10 pages a day. I think I’ve been a member of this group since not long after I joined GoodReads, but haven’t really followed it. But now I see that the group has come alive, and does look like a great group. I’ve already joined a couple of the challenges!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Wonderful to have you with us Jesse! Great to see you've already joined some challenges too....there'll be more to come soon:)

[Jesse]

Thanks for the welcome Brenda and Carmel. :) I’m looking forward to the challenges.

[Peter]

Greetings everyone :)

I am a fantasy author living in Brisbane, Queensland and am relatively new to goodreads. I am an avid reader, although have spent most of my time writing my novels rather than reading lately.

My second book is about to be released shortly (next installment in my epic saga), which is exciting news :)

I tend to read fantasy novels, self improvement books, and anything else that takes my fancy.

I love to make new contacts, so feel free to link up with me.

Peter

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Hi Peter, a very big welcome to you! Lovely to have you with us:) Can you put the links to your book/s here, so we can 'check them out'? Thanks:)

[Peter]

Hi Brenda,

First of all... thank you very much for the big welcome and it's great to be part of this group.

Sure, more than happy to put links in. Although you can click my name as I filled out my author profile :D

I have a very active website and twitter account, so feel free to link up with me.

My books:



Twitter: www.twitter.com/peterkoevari
Web: www.peterkoevari.com

(I really hope I haven't overstepped any lines of self promotion... if so, please feel free to slap me... but not too hard please LOL)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Peter wrote: "Hi Brenda,

First of all... thank you very much for the big welcome and it's great to be part of this group.

Sure, more than happy to put links in. Although you can click my name as I filled out m..."

No, there's no problem there....you are very welcome to self promote...that's how you will get your books out there!

Another way to link your books is Legends of Marithia: Book 1 - Prophecies Awakening and Darkness Rising (Legends of Marithia, #2) <<Coming Soon>>.

Click on 'add book/author' at the top rhs of this box, then type in the title of your book, and it'll bring it up. If you want to add the author too, then click on 'author' and it will put the name in the comment box as well. If you'd like the cover to show, go down to the bottom after you've clicked 'add book/author' and you will see where to click for that part as well:)




Any more questions, please feel free to ask:)

[Peter]

Thanks Brenda, I really appreciate you taking the time to give me some GR training :) I edited my earlier post and put in the titles as suggested. Looks so much better now.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Peter wrote: "Thanks Brenda, I really appreciate you taking the time to give me some GR training :) I edited my earlier post and put in the titles as suggested. Looks so much better now."

You're very welcome Peter:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Carmel wrote: "Well done Brenda!!"

Thanks Carmel:)

[BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...)]

Hi there,
I joined this group as I fell in love with Australian literature several years ago. I still remember the first Australian novel I read: A Fringe of Leaves by Patrick White :-). I'm not Australian by the way, nor do I live in Australia. I am Dutch and live in the Netherlands. Feel free to browse my books, there is a special shelf for Australian novels.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Greeneyedlady wrote: "Hi there,
I joined this group as I fell in love with Australian literature several years ago. I still remember the first Australian novel I read: A Fringe of Leaves by Patrick White :-). I'm not A..."

A very big welcome to you! We love our international 'visitors';D You'll find lots more Aussie literature here as well!

[Emily]

Greeneyedlady wrote: "Hi there,
I joined this group as I fell in love with Australian literature several years ago. I still remember the first Australian novel I read: A Fringe of Leaves by Patrick White :-). I'm not A..."

Welcome Greeneyedlady!

Mijn man is nederlander, en zijn liefde is Australische boeken. Dit is mijn beleving van mijn klein beetje Nederlands!

Enjoy :)

[[deleted user]]

I can't read all 63 pages and see if I said hi; my memory and life gets so busy that sometimes you stay in the shadows. Well here I am saying hi. With this my second post, I thought you might like to know a little about me. I am avid reader of speculative fiction, and write flash fictions and short stories which are published. I also live in North Queensland where Yasi hit very close and felt the cat.5 winds. At the moment doing Nanowrimo and writing a short collection. I am in the process of writing an epic fantasy. And in the middle of a nonfiction editing. I am in the process of looking at the goodreads author program. After nanowrimo, I'll set that up and before I do, I need to do some ground work by getting noticed and such. ;)
Cheers everyone.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

A big welcome to you Robert! It's lovely to have you with us:) You sound incredibly busy, good luck with it all...

[Kate]

Hi, I'm Kate. I'm a disillusioned reader. I've read so many books that just didn't live up to my expectations. They were all so simple, so linear, so untrue of life - a formula approach that I've become very bored with.

I'm a Jane Austen fan and of writers of her ilk. Why don't writers tell complex stories and explore themes from differing character perspectives any more? I'm looking for stories that are also literature - stories that require thought and reflection as well as that pull you into the world on the page.

I've just started 'In and Out of Step' by Christine M Knight, an Australian author. I was told 'In and Out of Step' was a great story that was very different from the ones I've just described. Fingers crossed I won't be disappointed again.

[[deleted user]]

Brenda wrote: "A big welcome to you Robert! It's lovely to have you with us:) You sound incredibly busy, good luck with it all..."

Thank you for the big welcome Brenda. As for the busy stuff, well I have set goal targets and manage it okay. But I do get sidetrack as well, like now; but this is a lovely sidetrack and it is part of my other goal target: Getting notice. LOL :)

[[deleted user]]

Carmel wrote: "Welcome Robert & Kate, great to have you here!"

Thanks Carmel, happy to be here, well virtually, of course.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

A big welcome to you Kate! I hope you can find some different books, maybe different genres that you will fall in love with. There are certainly a lot of members who fall into every category you can think of! Browse through the threads, see what you can find...we'll help you if we can:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Robert wrote: "Brenda wrote: "A big welcome to you Robert! It's lovely to have you with us:) You sound incredibly busy, good luck with it all..."

Thank you for the big welcome Brenda. As for the busy stuff, we..."

You'll find you get sidetracked with Aussie Readers a lot, we all seem to, but it's a wonderful past-time, and you'll 'meet' some lovely people on here as well:)

[Neko]

Welcome to everyone who has joined..Enjoy the place :D!

[Kadi]

Hi I'm Kadi from Adelaide. I read when I have spare time while working and looking after my 2 children. My fave author is Matthew Reilly but I'll read nearly anything. I also enjoy animal stories.

[Sarah (saz101)]

Hi everyone! My name's Sarah, and I'm from Sydney, where currently it's obnoxiously sunny, and batting for 30 degrees. I SO prefer winter and couch and doona and books!

I read constantly (it's a running joke with people in my office building. They're shocked whenever they see me walking to/from/downstairs/to the coffee shop without a book).

So excited to meet fellow Aussie book bloggers and readers :)

[Jeanette]

Welcome everyone. Feel free to 'friend' me :)

[Neko]

Welcome Kadi and Sazbah :)

[Suzanne]

hi i live in south coast of nsw please add me if you see me great to see other aussies...

[Suzanne]

at the moment i am reading the best of me by nicholas sparks and absolutely loving it....

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Kadi, Sarah and Suzie:) Lovely to have you with us!

[★ Jess]

Kadi wrote: "Hi I'm Kadi from Adelaide. I read when I have spare time while working and looking after my 2 children. My fave author is Matthew Reilly but I'll read nearly anything. I also enjoy animal stories."

Welcome to the group :) Im from Adelaide too

[Ber]

Hello everyone. I'm Ber Carroll, an Australian author who lives in Sydney and always has her head stuck in a book (when she's not hunkered over the keyboard). I write contemporary fiction and have five novels to my name, some of which are on your shelves. I migrated to Australia in 1995 from Ireland. It took a few years to wean off Irish writers and to discover the depth and quality of Australian fiction. I'm looking forward to reading and participating in the discussions of this group, and hearing about what everyone is reading!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

A very big welcome to you Ber! Lovely to have you in our group...please feel free to browse, comment, and check it all out! We are a very friendly bunch:)

Ber Carroll ..you have some great books out Ber, just looking at your profile!

[Kat]

Hi everyone,

I knew there'd be an Aussie group here somewhere, there always is ;-)

So, a little about me, I'm Australian (Tasmanian if we want to be specific!) but I've spent nearly four years living in the Netherlands. I can now say I've seen more snow in four years here than all of my 25 years in Australia.

I'm addicted to reading and then blogging about it - if you feel so inclined you can check out my blog http://theaussiezombie.blogspot.com/.

I'm glad I found you guys!!

[[deleted user]]

Welcome new comers :D
sorry Im a bit behind great to have you all here

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

A very big welcome to you Kat! Lovely to have you with us:)

[Lizzy]

Hi everyone

I'm from the - at the moment, very wet - Blue Mountains - a perfect place to snuggle up with a good book.

I joined Good Reads ages ago, but haven't explored it till now. I'm glad I stumbled across the Aussie book readers' group.

I'm an eclectic reader. At the moment, I'm catching up books by contemporary Australian women writers (I never knew there were so many till I started searching!) - particularly crime fiction. Now, off to see if there's a crime thread I can join. :)