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[Jenn]

Christina wrote: "Hi I'm Christina, I'm in Melbourne, but I grew up in Perth, WA. I've read a lot of books, but I probably haven't read as many Australian titles as I'd liked to. I like literary/contemporary novel..."

HI Christina. I write to, but they like writers here. I just wish I could read as much as these folk. Very jealous.

[Jenn]

Janis wrote: "Hi everyone and greetings from the Adelaide Hills. I'm an emerging author and avid reader... I'm trying to join different groups that interest me more as a reader than an author though. Basically, ..."

Hi Janice, from another author/lurker who has trouble keeping up with reading, writing, and social media too.

[Jenn]

Wendy wrote: "Hello everyone!

My name is Wendy and I live in sunny Sydney ( at least it is today). I love to read and write. In fact, I always thought that I was going to write children’s novels. Unfortunately..."

Hi Wendy, I kinda wish TV didn't exist so I could read more, but I confess to having a few fave shows. Although after they killed off Patrick in Offspring I may give drama series a miss for a bit and channel that emotional outrage into my next book. LOL

[Jenn]

Alison wrote: "l really wanted two stories Hemat and Now that was a no go but I will have ladders . I'm only 5ft Iol .

Brenda thank you for the Welcome .

These days libraries are a dying breed . You would not b..."

HI Alison, Only 5ft is good. Small things come in small packages. (Jask Brenda!!!!! ;) Welcome from me...... I think I'm about 5 ft when I'm sitting down!;)

[Jenn]

Christie wrote: "Hello, my name is Christie and I'm 26 years old and I hail from Sydney. I currently work as a teacher in a childcare centre but in my spare time, I love to read my always growing collection of book..."

Good luck with your publishing dream. Dreams do come true. I just wish I'd started when I was 26!!!!!!!
Jenn (off to find her wrinkle cream!!!!)

[Shella]

Hello All, I'm excited to join the Aussie group. I originally migrated here from Ukraine and enjoy living in Sydney! What are you favorite reads?

[Mish]

Hi Shella, welcome to the group.

[Sharon]

Hi Shella welcome to the group :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Shella, great to have you with us.

[Dale]

Welcome Shella

[Gertiebee * the little book bee *]

Hey, all

Im known as Gertiebee all over the place. I have literally lived in every state/ territory in Australia and various posts around the world. I speak several languages and enjoy reading classic literature of various cultures.

Since joining goodreads i have 'spread my literacy wings' and am now addicted to romance and paranormal YA books.

looking forward to getting to know you all.

xo

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Gertiebee! Great to have you with us:)

[Dale]

Welcome Gertiebee

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome (again) Pards! It's great to have you with us:)

[Mish]

Welcome Gertiebee and Pards

[Sharon]

Hi Gertiebee and Pards welcome to the group :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Alex! Great to have you with us:)

[Sharon]

Hi Alex welcome to the group :)

[Dale]

Welcome Alex and Pards

[Mish]

Welcome Alex

[Sally]

G'day mates ;-) I'm Sally, I'm 35 years old and live in rural SA. I've been a bookworm for as long as I can remember, reading is like breathing for me. I am a freelance editor dealing mostly with fiction manuscripts and academic theses. I just joined Goodreads yesterday, still trying to find my way around. Please feel free to recommend other groups for me, or to 'friend' me if you like my profile. I like to read any and every kind of fiction apart from horror and crime. I'm trying to read my way through the classics (reading George Eliot's Middlemarch at the moment), interspersed with quite a bit of fantasy and some literary or contemporary fiction (really enjoyed Jennifer Egan's A Visit from the Goon Squad recently). My favourite Aussie authors are Tim Winton, Bryce Courtenay, Peter Carey (sometimes!) and Miles Franklin.

I'm looking forward to meeting some other Aussie book lovers, as they are rather scarce in my area!

[Sharon]

Hi Sally welcome to the group :)

[S.K.]

Christina wrote: "Hi Sally - g'day :)"


@ : 'G'Day'

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Sally, lovely to have you with us:)

[Dale]

Welcome Sally

[Mish]

Hi Sally welcome to the group.

[Jenn]

Hi Everyone. My name is Jennifer. I am 32 and I live in Perth WA. I work as a Library Technician in an Academic Library so unfortunately there is no fiction. I love to read and I am currently working my way through BBCs 100 books to read before you die. I have only read 50 so far. This is the first book club I have been in so I am hoping it will be fun. My Favourite authors are Raymond E Feist, Keri Arthur, Laurell K Hamilton, Jane Austen, James Patterson and Charles Dickens.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Jennifer:) Wonderful to have you with us. Enjoy browsing through all the threads...

[Sharon]

Hi Jennifer welcome to the group :)

[Sarah-Jane]

Hi, I'm not sure if I ever introduced myself, I joined this group ages ago but don't remember if I posted anything! Oops. Sorry.

Anyway, I'm SJ, I live in Melbourne's inner west and love to read. My happy place is any bookshop, whether new or secondhand. I mainly read literary fiction but have been known to stray into genre fic. I'm female and in my early 40s.

:-)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Hi Sarah-Jane, welcome to the group:) And no, you hadn't said anything before...the above is your first comment;)

[Sharon]

Hi Sarah-Jane welcome to the group :)

[S.K.]

What's going on? I've been only able to 'flit about' on GR's for days.

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Hi All, I'm Julie...I won't tell you how old I am but suffice it to say that I am closer to my dessert years than my salad days! I am recently retired and am loving that I can further indulge my lifetime (first) love of reading. Now with the help of Goodreads I can better afford to do that ;-) ...I am also a recently new member. I was born and raised in Sydney NSW and am an avid Genealogy/family history nut, so my reading leans a lot towards local history and Australian history...especially colonial times. Apart from that my reading tastes are very eclectic with a good pinch of Aussie content. Just love reading, and have been known to read the phone book in times of desperation...nowadays you just need a smart phone and your eveready! I do still love the thrill and the feel of getting a lovely new book though, does anybody else love the smell of a new book?
Nice to meet you all.

[S.K.]

Julie wrote: "Hi All, I'm Julie...I won't tell you how old I am but suffice it to say that I am closer to my dessert years than my salad days! I am recently retired and am loving that I can further indulge my li..."

I like the smell of old books better :)
You gave your age away though with the whole 'salad days' vs 'dessert days' quote. And because I recognise it, I just gave the fact that I'm closer to dessert than salad too. lol!
Nice to meet another Aussie with wilted lettuce in their salad ;)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

A very big welcome Julie:) Lovely to have you with us. And yes, totally agree, nothing beats the smell of a new book.

[E.J.]

Hello Everyone,
I am Erica and I am a Brisbane girl born and raised.
I am an ex-primary school teacher, now tutoring part-time and writing mystery/adventure books for 8 - 12 year olds.
I am married, mother to two grown up kids and two labradoodles.

Reading, the enjoyment and encouragement thereof, is my delight and passion. I have had a library card since I was two and I am loving this age of technology that allows me to access books so easily.

Nice to meet you all.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Erica, lovely to have you with us:)

[Liam || Books 'n Beards]

Welcome to the crew, Erica.

[Mish]

Hello to all our new members and welcome to the group :)

[Diane]

Hi! I am Diane and I am from the Midwest in the States. I have been living in Sydney for the past year and a half. I was a physio in the US, but I am a stay at home mum during our time in Australia. I am not overly picky about the type of book I read, but I do gravitate towards historical fiction or coming of age novels.

Nice to meet you all:-)

[Liam || Books 'n Beards]

Welcome Diane

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Diane, lovely to have you in the group:) How much longer are you staying in Australia? I hope you are enjoying your time here...

[Diane]

Thanks for the welcomes! I will be here another 5-7 months. I am enjoying this beautiful country. We are trying to see as much of it as possible within our time and budget restrictions. There is too much to see in just 2 years!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Diane wrote: "Thanks for the welcomes! I will be here another 5-7 months. I am enjoying this beautiful country. We are trying to see as much of it as possible within our time and budget restrictions. There i..."

You're right there Diane...Australia is a very big country:) I hope you can come back again some time.

[Liam || Books 'n Beards]

I remember being bored one day and photoshopping Australia into various parts of the world. We're bigger than the entirety of mainland Europe :P

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Hi All, thanks for the warm welcome and welcome to our lovely country Diane, I hope you have discovered some of the many great bookshops in Sydney...Berkelouws and Kinokuniya in the city are personal faves .

[Diane]

Julie wrote: "Hi All, thanks for the warm welcome and welcome to our lovely country Diane, I hope you have discovered some of the many great bookshops in Sydney...Berkelouws and Kinokuniya in the city are person..."

I do love the bookstores here in Sydney. I have recently discovered Glebe and it is on my "to-do" list to go there for a day just to browse the second-hand bookshops.

By the way, I also love the look, feel, and smell of a real book. However, I especially love a slightly used book when the pages have gotten a little softer. I bought myself a Kindle when I moved countries thinking it would be practical to use while traveling. And it is good for traveling. However, after reading a couple of books in a row on my Kindle, I start to getting book envy when I see people reading real books out in public. Haha!

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Michael wrote: "Haha love your avatar Julie. :D"

Thanks Michael, a lot of thought went into the choosing of it...Lol....probably describes a lot about me :-} heehe

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Diane wrote: "Julie wrote: "Hi All, thanks for the warm welcome and welcome to our lovely country Diane, I hope you have discovered some of the many great bookshops in Sydney...Berkelouws and Kinokuniya in the c..."

Hi Diane, I really get that, about the feel and smell of books and bookshops. Haha, book envy, it certainly is a different experience reading from a 'device' isn't it? If you like Glebe then you will like Newtown also, if you haven't already discovered it....very eclectic, they also have a Berkelouws bookstore there with a built in coffee shop, Luvly ;-)