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[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Jenny, lovely to have you with us:) (We welcomed you back in Aug, but it's nice to have you back!)

[Joanne]

Hi Jenny, welcome to the group. Ah, the fun of pay to read. I don't wish for more,only if i got pay for buying books, then, that will be quite enough. :)
Well, as i'm on surgery recovery mode does give me more time on reading.i suppose to rest and recover. I do miss going out though. As someone was quite an active person, be in door doesn't really help. That is why, i use most of the time reading, and reread books.
I also have limited access to books. As someone who's vision impaired, i can only rely on what is available electronicly and have Screenreader like Voiceover to read it for me. So, i guess, in a way, i'm listening to books than reading it. In a more positive note, that save me on getting my eyes tired :)
Happy reading all. :)

[Liza]

Hi everyone,
I'm Liza, a Wollongong girl, though I have lived in rural France for 20 years now. I still miss Australia very much though, and try to get home for a visit once a year. And since my 2 daughters have now moved to Australia, I'd like to go back even more!

[A.C.]

Hello all! My name is AC Kavich. I am an avid reader and a writer of YA fiction. I'm interested in world literature, and would appreciate any and all suggestions for great Australian novels and novelists!

Thanks!
AC

p.s. Please don't hesitate to send me a friend request :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Liza and AC, lovely to have you with us:)

@Liza, we hope you come back often too, though I've heard France is lovely:)

@AC, if you'd like to promote your work you are more than welcome to make your own thread in the author section http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...

If you have any promotions i.e. giveaways etc, please put them either in your thread, or here http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...

Advise for our authors is here http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

Enjoy the group, both of you:)

[Sharon]

Hi Liza and AC, welcome to the group :)

[Dale]

Hi and welcome AC and Liza

[Liza]

Thanks for the warm welcomes, everybody! Yes, France is nice, @Brenda, but nothing beats the Aussie beaches for crowd-free relaxation.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Liza wrote: "Thanks for the warm welcomes, everybody! Yes, France is nice, @Brenda, but nothing beats the Aussie beaches for crowd-free relaxation."

I'm sure that's right Liza...I know for sure I don't EVER want to live anywhere else but OZ!!!

[Dale]

Same here, Brenda.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

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

Can I ask you please to edit your above post so you're not promoting your work in this thread? Thanks...for our author promotions, we have a specific section http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_... where you can make your own thread and promote there. Doing it in other threads only means it gets lost, doing it the author thread means we will all see it, and can check out your work:)

Check this link out too http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

Enjoy browsing and if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask:)

[Katrina]

Hi my name is Katrina.
Thanks for directing me Brenda to where I should introduce myself. Am still struggling with working out all that GR has to offer! I have been a member for a little while, but not had a chance to comment!
I live in Perth, am a pharmacist and have loved reading since I can remember. I have a book with me at all times....just in case.
I like action books, chick-lit and anything with a good story. Getting time to read is a challenge at the moment...but loving audio books currently as I can then 'read' and get things done :)

[Sharon]

Hi Katrina, welcome to the group :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

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

[Anthony]

Hi how's it going? I'm Anthony. I live in Canberra. I study at ANU. I'm into non-fiction, I'm interested in everything except sport. haha

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Anthony:) Great to have you with us!

[Sharon]

Hi Anthony, welcome to the group :)

[Renae]

Hi everyone. My name's Renae and I'm a bookaholic from Geraldton, WA.
I love YA though have started branching out, thanks to Goodreads. Being that alot of my friends and family either don't read or read totally different types to me (eg. horror and war), joining GR was the best thing to happen to me. Helps me to keep up with new books, while discovering old ones I would never have thought of reading/looking for.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Renae, wonderful to have you with us:) Great you have found your love of reading again by joining us.

[Liam || Books 'n Beards]

Welcome new people!

[Mel]

Hi everyone, I'm mel, 34, living on the Gold Coast. I hated reading until about 10 years ago, I now look back and see books as a life saver. The book that turned me around would have to be April Fool Day
I have my fav authors, but give me a book and I will give it a go. At the moment I am making my way through V. C. Andrews books and loving them.

[Sharon]

Hi Renae and Mel welcome to the group :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Mel, lovely to have you with us:)

[Joanne]

welcome new members. Its great to have you all here. :)

[[deleted user]]

Hi, my name is Catherine Feeny. I'm not an Aussie, I'm afraid, (I'm a Pom) and I have never been to Australia, but I love Australian fiction and it is the very top of the places I want to visit. Favourite Aussie authors: Kate Grenville, Tim Winton and Christos Tsiolkas. Also crazy about Australian films, having grown up in the great era of My Brilliant Career and Picnic At Hanging Rock. Any book recommendations gratefully received.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Hi Catherine, welcome to the group. It's lovely to have you - and we will forgive you for not being Aussie;) You have some excellent choices of Aussie favourites too:)

We have a few places you can check for recommendations:

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

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

and my own challenge thread for this year, which has just Aussie authors, plus my reviews for the books I've read:

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

I hope this helps you a little:)

[Sharon]

Hi Catherine, welcome to the group :)

[Joanne]

Hi Catherine, or the aussie way Cathy or Cath. :) welcome to the group. To fine some more Aussie writers or fiction, you can always check out Branda's 80 Aussie Authors challenge, which she completed in about 6 to 7 months time. There are some great reviews and great books to add on to the to be read shelf. :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Veronica, lovely to have you with us:) Have a browse through the threads; we have lots that will interest you, I'm sure:)

[Sharon]

Hi Veronica welcome to the group :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Travelin, great to have you with us:)

[Sharon]

Hi Travelin welcome to the group :)

[Sharon]

Hi Mariana welcome to the group :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Mariana, lovely to have you with us:)

[Joanne]

Welcome Sharon and Mariana to the group. :)

[Gary]

Mariana wrote: "I am Mariana and I live in Porto, Portugal
but one of my dreams is Australia!"
Hi: Australia is great. I spent a month in the out back several years ago.

[B the BookAddict]

@Mariana @Gary

Nice to have some overseas people here in AR.

[Mish]

Mariana wrote: "I am Mariana and I live in Porto, Portugal
but one of my dreams is Australia!"

Welcome Mariana, I hope you get a chance to visit Australia one day :)

[Liza]

Mish wrote: "Mariana wrote: "I am Mariana and I live in Porto, Portugal
but one of my dreams is Australia!"

Welcome Mariana, I hope you get a chance to visit Australia one day :)"
Hi Mariana, I was in Porto just last week, on a 5-day visit: what a beautiful city, and such lovely people!

[Dale]

Welcome Travelin and Mariana.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Shayne wrote: "Hi all,

I am Shayne T Wright, an avid sci-fi reader.

Back in my teens, I fantasised about writing and would spend time capturing ideas as plot synopsis before becoming embroiled in worldly realities that lead me into the fields of logic. I eventaully became an Engineer and now, after 22years, I am rekindling my imagination...."

Welcome Shayne, it's great to have you with us.

If you head over here https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group... and start your own thread, you can promote your work so everyone can check it and you out. Also check this thread out too https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Thanks Shayne:)

[Mish]

Hi Shayne, welcome to the group.

[Dale]

Welcome Shayne

[Sharon]

Hi Shayne welcome to the group :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Christine wrote: "Hallo Aussie Readers,
I'm Christine ..."

Welcome Christine, lovely to have you with us. We would love you to head on over to our Author Spotlight section, where you can make you own thread to promote your work https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group.... Your post will get lost in this thread, and therefore we have a section especially for our authors:)

Please check out this thread for information also https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Thanks Christine.

[Joanne]

Greetings and welcome Shayme and Christine to the group. :)

[Kerrin]

Hey everyone, my name is Kerrin, I am 21 (turning 22 on the 27th of this month) and I joined this group to share my love of reading with other people.

My favourite books are of the non-fiction type. I love to learn new things.

I am currently reading Losing My Virginity 52 Times by David Tieck. If you haven't read it, I highly recommend it.

I look forward to hearing from everyone :)

[Mish]

Hi Karrin, welcome to the group :)

Losing my virginity 52 times by David Tieck

[Sharon]

Hi Karrin welcome to the group :)

[Liam || Books 'n Beards]

Welcome along Kerrin, since apparently I'm the only one who wants to spell your name correctly :P.