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[Dale]

Hi and welcome Sara. I feel the same about being an Aussie.

[P.A.]

Hi all,

I've recently moved back to Australia after a long stint in the UK, now living in Brisbane. I've been a member of the UK Kindle Goodreads group for a while, but I'm struggling to keep up with the timezone difference. I thought to myself, I wonder if there's an Australian group? And here you are!

I'm more than a bit out of touch with the Aussie literature scene. I'll read just about anything Peter Carey puts out, but I'm a bit ignorant otherwise. My tastes in reading lean towards the alternative side of things, so if anyone has any book suggestions which are a bit different to the mainstream, I'm all ears.

I also write (indie author, run!), but so far my ebook efforts are all based in the UK. I am, however, writing an Australian-based book now, so I need to read as much Aussie literature as I can to clean the pommie out of my head.

Cheers, and thanks for being here.
Paul.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Paul, lovely to have you with us:) And back in Oz too of course! If you browse through the threads, there are some good recommendation threads, all sorts to help you out...you'll also find the Author section, where you can make your own thread to talk about your books, plus request to be added to our list...

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/4...

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/9...

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...

and many more. Enjoy browsing:)

[P.A.]

Thanks Brenda, I'll have a browse.

[Julie (Bookish.Intoxication)]

Hi, Guys!
As you can already tell, I'm Julie, And I'm from Tassie!!

Im a huge fan of Australian literature and am so happy to see so many Aussies Published every year!

I love books!! I actually think love isn't a strong enough word. My room is pretty much a library...

Just thought I would say hi, I'm new to goodreads and to this group so thought it would be good to meet some fellow Aussies!!

Thanks for reading! :)

[Mish]

Hi Sara, Paul & Julie, it's great to have you here. Welcome!

[P.A.]

Mish wrote: "Hi Sara, Paul & Julie, it's great to have you here. Welcome!"

Thanks Mish.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Julie, lovely to have you with us:)

[Dale]

Hi Julie. Always happy to welcome a fellow Aussie

[Andrew]

Hi Everyone!
I was born in Melbourne but have lived in Brisbane nearly all my life. Love reading and writing. My debut novel, Last Birds, was published by BeWrite Books UK in 2009. Sadly, Bewrite have decided to close and have returned publishing rights to me so I have re-released the novel via Createspace using my original working title, Do Kangaroos Believe in God? My second novel - about the politics of Climate Change action - will be out soon. I look forward to discussing Aussie literature and books with you all. Our books are a big part of our cultural identity and help us grow as a community. It's great to see our readers and writers at work. Cheers, Andrew

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Hi Andrew, welcome to our group! Lovely to have you with us:) Head on over to our Aussie Author spotlight section where you can make your own thread, and promote your books there http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...

You can also request to be added to our list of Aussie authors there as well:)

Check this thread out too http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1... for more help and advise:)

[Andrew]

Thanks Brenda. Shall do as you suggest and will also be discussing the books I've been reading. :-)

[Zoey]

Hi & Welcome Paul, Julie & Andrew :)
& Yay!! Julie, another Tasmanian :D

[Mish]

Welcome Andrew :)

[Andrew]

Thanks guys for your warm welcome!

[Anita]

Paul wrote: "Hi all,

I've recently moved back to Australia after a long stint in the UK, now living in Brisbane. I've been a member of the UK Kindle Goodreads group for a while, but I'm struggling to keep up ..."

Zoey wrote: "Hi Mikki & Sara :)"
Hello Mikki and Sara and Paul, great to have new people reading and writing with us

[Kathy]

Hi my name is Kathy and I am an addict. I read everyday, sometimes with my mobile phone under the blankets so I don't deprive my husband of sleep. I buy mainly Ebooks as I have run out of bookcases and often 3 or 4 at a time. I read until 1 or 2am because I am dammed if I do or dammed if I don't. I become so immersed in my books that the characters and storylines keep my mind far too active. I LOVE TO READ, so much so I am embarking on 6 yrs p/t de study to become a Librarian. Some would say I am going through a mid-life crisis as I work f/t, have a wonderful family made up a husband, 3 kids a cat and dog.

[Catherine]

Hi, Im Cath. I'm from Melbourne. I love reading because it helps me relax and keeps my mind sharp. :-)

[Kathy]

and from sleeping....hence the time 12:25am and just downloaded 5 new ebooks. Budget....what budget?

[Jackmeister]

Hi Kathy, I am so hearing you, I work fulltime too and I still sit up late at night reading and then I wonder why I'm tired all day! I even set an alarm on my Ipad, it's supposed to make me put the book down and the light out, I don't know why I bothered, I haven't obeyed it once yet! lol

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Kathy and Cath! Lovely to have you with us:)

[Kathy]

Jackmeister wrote: "Hi Kathy, I am so hearing you, I work fulltime too and I still sit up late at night reading and then I wonder why I'm tired all day! I even set an alarm on my Ipad, it's supposed to make me put the..."

That's brilliant, I haven't tried that one.

[Mish]

Welcome to the group Kathy & Cath :)

[Emily]

Hello to all the new Adelaidians, the Melbournians and the Brisbanites :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Emily wrote: "Hello to all the new Adelaidians, the Melbournians and the Brisbanites :)"

:):)

[Kathy]

Mish wrote: "Welcome to the group Kathy & Cath :)"

Thank you, that's lovely. I just got all kinds of stupid with a friend who isn't much of a reader. I have convinced her to take the Summer reading challenge. I have almost finished my list.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Kathy! That's good promoting:)

[June]

MandyM wrote: "I'm Mandy, one of the moderators of Aussie Readers. I joined this group a couple of months ago to find some familiar Aussie “faces” and “accents”. I got caught up in some of the discussions and bef..."

Hi Mandy. I'm new to this group(Introduced myself last week) and I live on Mt. Tamborine. I recently finished a TERRIFIC book by an English nurse/author named Anne Wells. The book 'For The Children' tells of her experiences around the world in refugee camps, working for Heal the Children. It's 5 star (not self published).My second book, a Vietnam War memoir is out on Amazon - title, Goodbye Junie Moon. Cheers, June

[June]

Vicki wrote: "Thanks for the invite, Mandy! It’s great to be able to meet up with fellow Aussies.

Eight years ago, I gave up my city job to move to the country (rural Victoria) to write. Since then, I’ve writte..."
Hi Vicki. That's a great result for THIN BLOOD. Don't know how you did it but congratulations!! Many years ago I co-wrote a book called The Khaki Mafia. We sold it to Crown in the USA and it sold 800,000 copies. But that was then and now is now. How times have changed. My new book, Goodbye Junie Moon, self published and on Amazon, came out a few months ago and has sold only a few hundred.( + about 3000 FREE downloads) With no PR person to help, I'm just another one lost in the shuffle. Internet self promoting seems to be beyond my capabilities.
Your sales are inspiring and I won't give up. Cheers.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

June wrote: "MandyM wrote: "I'm Mandy, one of the moderators of Aussie Readers. I joined this group a couple of months ago to find some familiar Aussie “faces” and “accents”. I got caught up in some of the disc..."

June, Mandy is no longer a moderator in this group, but there are plenty of us who can help you out:) Any promoting of your book/s needs to go into the Aussie Author spotlight section http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_... where you can make your own thread. Our members know to go there to check out our new authors...you can also request to be added to our Aussie author list in that section too.

As we a predominantly a reading group, all authors need to ONLY promote in the correct section, or your posts will be deleted.

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1... Thanks:)

[Mish]

Kathy wrote: "Mish wrote: "Welcome to the group Kathy & Cath :)"

Thank you, that's lovely. I just got all kinds of stupid with a friend who isn't much of a reader. I have convinced her to take the Summer read..."

Excellent Kathy. The challenges are a good way to start if she's not much of a reader. It covers different genre so she/he is able to discover what genre suits them the most. Well done :)

[Megs]

Hi all, my name is Megan and I am from Tassie (actually originally from WA), and what can I say, I love my books.... :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Megs:) Wonderful to have you with us!

[Joanne Farley]

Hi everyone

I am Joanne and I live in the Illawarra. I have only just started to read again after finishing Uni. I look forward to the discussions

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Joanne! Lovely to have you with us:)

[Dale]

Wow, more Aussie newbies. Welcome all!

[Mish]

Welcome Joanne & Megan

[Lilliana]

Hi all, Lilliana here, I am from Sydney but living in Melbourne. I will read pretty much anything but have a penchant for contemporary romance at the moment as I also write it - so I love to see what's out there.

I am really looking forward to following the reading lists and discovering some new books!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Lilliana:) Lovely to have you with us!

[Mish]

Hi Lilliana, Welcome to the group :)

[Zoey]

Hi & Welcome all new people :)

[Kathy]

Mish wrote: "Kathy wrote: "Mish wrote: "Welcome to the group Kathy & Cath :)"

Thank you, that's lovely. I just got all kinds of stupid with a friend who isn't much of a reader. I have convinced her to take t..."

Forgot to mention I'm a Brissy girl !!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

We have lots of Brisbane people here too Kathy:)

[Kelly]

Hi everyone, I'm Kelly. I live in Brisbane & I mostly read YA Paranormals.

[Zoey]

Hi Kelly. Nice to meet you :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Kelly, lovely to have you with us:)

[Mish]

Hi Kelly Welcome :)

[Frances]

Hello everyone. My name's Frances and I live on the Darling Downs. Urgh, we're having a heat wave at the moment. Yuk.

[Mish]

Hi Frances Welcome to the group

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Frances, lovely to have you with us:) I think everyone is suffering from the heat at the moment, though it's a lot cooler here this morning, fortunately:)