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[A.C.]

Brenda wrote: "Welcome A.C. It's wonderful to have you with us:)"

Thank you.

[Mish]

Welcome A.C & Rose.

[Micah]

Hi Everyone! I'm Micah and I am excited to read books by and recommended from readers and authors from Australia! Is there a great book anyone is reading right now? I love pretty much all genres and I write mainly historical and adventure inspired YA and NA.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Micah wrote: "Hi Everyone! I'm Micah and I am excited to read books by and recommended from readers and authors from Australia! Is there a great book anyone is reading right now? I love pretty much all genres..."

Hi Micah, welcome to our group. It's lovely to have you with us:)

[Micah]

Michael wrote: "Hi Micah welcome to the Aussie Readers group.

Can you please remove the last bit menchining your book. Feel free to promote your work here http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_......"
So sorry! It wasn't my intention to be rude. I removed it. My apologies :)

[Allyse]

Hello everyone! I'm Allyse, I'm a 23-year-old university student and writer. I'm still getting used to using Goodreads, it took me quite awhile to start using it. ^__^

[Micah]

Hi, Allyse :)

[Mish]

Welcome to the group Allyse & Micah.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Allyse, lovely to have you with us:)

[Allyse]

Thank you Brenda, Mish and Micah! Everyone's got such good names, I want to steal them for characters. :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Allyse wrote: "Thank you Brenda, Mish and Micah! Everyone's got such good names, I want to steal them for characters. :)"

You're welcome ;) We will have the rights though...right?;P

[Dale]

Hi Micah and Allyse and welcome

[Steve]

Michael wrote: "If your sure about about anything don't hesitate to ask. :)"

Haha! I know what you mean, but that sentence encourages questions where the answers are already known by the asker. :-)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Steve wrote: "Michael wrote: "If your sure about about anything don't hesitate to ask. :)"

Haha! I know what you mean, but that sentence encourages questions where the answers are already known by the asker. :-)"

Hahahahahaha!! I was just thinking the same thing Steve! lol

[Micah]

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome! Anybody have a book they are absolutely loving right now?

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

If you check through the different threads Micah, like the currently reading one http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1... and the recommendations ones http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/9... and http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5... you'll find lots to interest you, and lots we are reading....

Maybe ask your question in the first link I gave you:)

[Rochelle]

Hi everyone, I'm Rochelle, I have been on Goodreads for a year (?) and just discovered this group, but I'm glad I finally did :) I mostly read YA books, and I love reading and promoting Aussie books. I look forward to getting to know you all.

[Mish]

Hi Rochelle, welcome. Glad you found us :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Rochelle! Great to have you with us:)

[Rochelle]

Thanks Brenda and Mish, glad to be with you.

[Chantel]

Hello everyone! My name is Chantel I'm from Mackay, QLD (although originally from Coolah in NSW if that means anything to anyone). I've been a GR member for aaages but I haven't been able to find this group until now. It's pretty exciting finally seeing so many other aussies on here. I'm a 24yr old university student and I read anything and everything as long as it isn't too heavy on the romance. I especially enjoy historical fiction, biographies, classics, non-fiction and most importantly ... fantasy! I'm pretty nerdy actually.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Chantel, lovely to have you with us:) Great you finally found the group too!

[Rochelle]

Michael wrote: "Welcome to the group Rochelle. Great to have you onboard. :)"

Thanks Michael, great to be here.

[Rochelle]

Chantel wrote: "Hello everyone! My name is Chantel I'm from Mackay, QLD (although originally from Coolah in NSW if that means anything to anyone). I've been a GR member for aaages but I haven't been able to find t..."

Hi Chantel, I just joined too after being on goodreads for ages. Welcome to the group, and I love Fantasy too.

[Chantel]

Excellent! It's always good to meet fellow nerds. I suppose everyone on GR can be classified as one though really.

[Dale]

Hi and welcome Rochelle and Chantel.

[Rochelle]

Dale wrote: "Hi and welcome Rochelle and Chantel."

Thanks for the welcome, all you guys seem so friendly:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

That would be Aussie Book Nerds and proud of it...lol

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Definitely!

[Mish]

Hi Chantel, welcome to the group & I hope you have fun here.

Yes I'm another proud Aussie Book Nerd :)

[Lorraine]

Hi Chantel. I know Mackay well, and have been through Coolah a few times also. Welcome.

I also love historical fiction and biographies. Not so keen on fantasy. Anything that gives me an insight into the past, foreign cultures, and/or how others cope with the challenges of life intrigues me.

[Mish]

Also to all our newbies, we are running a few reading challenges at the moment. You are more than welcome to join in at any time :)

Here is the challenge directory link, if you are interested:

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

[Chantel]

Lorraine wrote: "Hi Chantel. I know Mackay well, and have been through Coolah a few times also. Welcome.

I also love historical fiction and biographies. Not so keen on fantasy. Anything that gives me an insight ..."

OMG! It's not very often you find someone who has been to Coolah so forgive my excitement =D

[Louise]

Hi Chantel - I drive Melbourne/Sydney return almost every month so Coolah is very familiar. The Hume Highway bypasses that tiny town now, but several years back I was stopped at Coolah by the random breath test police patrol. It so happened that 'Walk the Line' by Johnny Cash was playing at full volume on the car radio. This made the cop very happy.

[Lorraine]

Husband's family lived in Nyngan. I come from Armidale. We lived in Wagga for a time and we travel to Melbourne regularly - always via a different country route so we see as much of the country as possible. Next to reading, caravan travel through rural Australia is my favorite way to spend time. I look for the least traveled routes and most out of the way places.
Took American son-in-law to Melbourne via Dunedoo (which is close to Coolah). Three years later he's still exclaiming that he can't believe Aussie's give towns names like that! I'm exclaiming that it must be the blow-fly capital of the world. They near carried our caravan away! Coolah wasn't far behind as I recall.

[Chantel]

Lorraine wrote: "Husband's family lived in Nyngan. I come from Armidale. We lived in Wagga for a time and we travel to Melbourne regularly - always via a different country route so we see as much of the country as ..."

Haha you are absolutely right about the blow-flies. Although I think Dubbo would have to be the worst. I actually went to uni at Armidale so I know that place very well. Thanks for all the commentary about Coolah guys. I feel at home here already!

Louise - That is a LOT of traveling you're doing. Also, I think Johnny Cash would make anybody happy.

[Louise]

Oops. Sorry. Coolah, NSW. Coolac, NSW. Two different places. I know, because I once lived in Dubbo for 2 years. That's what comes from rushing and not reading properly. It's Coolac which is on the Hume, near Gundagai. And yes, I am doing a great deal of driving these days!

[Lana]

Hi, my name is Ash. I love all things Australian and hope to live there someday.

[Mish]

Hi Ash welcome to the group.

Where do you live Ash?

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Ash, lovely to have you with us:)

[Joz]

Hi all!
Just signed up to this group and looking forward to being part of it.

Living in the northern suburbs of Melbs, currently as a 'workforce planner', fancy way of saying I'm an office chick who sends techs to jobs.

Haven't sat down to a good (full) book for quite a while, lately getting into short stories, as I get all consumed by novels. But just started The Slap.

Most of the time I like books that make me think whilst being interesting too, particularly about society, its relationships, structures and its politics, either hypothetically or realistically. Therefore one of my favourite genres is post-apocalypts.

Always fancied that I have a book in me, but have never actually taken pen to paper... one day...

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Joz, lovely to have you with us:) You'll find quite a few Melburnites amongst us:)

[Lana]

Mish wrote: "Hi Ash welcome to the group.

Where do you live Ash?"

I live in the US

[Mish]

Ash wrote: "Mish wrote: "Hi Ash welcome to the group.

Where do you live Ash?"

I live in the US"

I hope you can visit Australia one day. Good to have you here Ash :)

[Mish]

Welcome to the group Joz :)

[Stephanie]

Hi, I just joined this group mere minutes ago :D

I'm Stephanie and I hail from cold, wet "four seasons in one day" Melbourne :D I'm 18, and I'm in my final year of high school - I can't wait until VCE is over! I'm hoping to study commerce or law (or both!) at university next year but right now, I'm just gritting my teeth, hoping for year 12 to end.

I'm an avid reader and I'm looking forward to discussing books and stuff with you guys! I favour contemporary young adult romance, though I do enjoy a good dystopian or fantasy novel if it's very well written. Plus, I'm also a sucker for historical fiction :P

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Stephanie, it's lovely to have you with us:) You will find lots of like-minded people in this group! Enjoy browsing the threads, and finding lots of recommendations you're sure to love:) Good luck with the rest of year 12...not too long now until it's all over!

[Mish]

Hi Stephanie, welcome :)

[Demelza]

Hi all

I'm Demelza Carlton, recently published author of the first two books in the Ocean's Gift series about mermaids in modern Western Australia.

I usually read very quietly and don't review, but after publishing my own work I've realised the value of my own reviews to others, when I honestly didn't think anyone cared what I thought of a book. Yes, yes, I know I was naive.

I live in Perth, WA, so most of my books tend to be set in WA if not Perth itself.

I have a thing for the ocean, for one of my ancestors was responsible for one of the Dutch shipwrecks off the WA coast in the 1600s (oops!), so I'm always in or near the water.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Demelza, lovely to have you with us:) If you'd like to head over to the Author section http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_... you can make your own thread (new topic, top right hand corner) to promote your books. That way we can all check them out, and follow your progress as you update us about it them:)

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