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[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Vanessa:) Great to have you with us!

[Dale]

Good to have you back Vanessa

[Sharon]

Hi Vanessa, welcome to the group :)

[Mish]

Vanessa wrote: "Hi! My name's Vanessa and I'm from Adelaide Aust!!! I've actually been apart of Goodreads for a while but haven't been on here for ages and only just come back and have really missed it! I'm rea..."

Welcome Vanessa.

[Vanessa]

Thankyou everyone! You from Adelaide too Michael! The best state!

[Sally]

Michael wrote: "Welcome to the group fellow Adelaidian. Great to have have you onboard. Us South Aussie's are taking over. :D"

Ooh, pick me pick me! I'm from SA as well - originally from Adelaide, now I'm a country chick living on Yorke Peninsula.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sally wrote: "Michael wrote: "Welcome to the group fellow Adelaidian. Great to have have you onboard. Us South Aussie's are taking over. :D"

Ooh, pick me pick me! I'm from SA as well - originally from Adelaide,..."

:) I'm originally from Adelaide too;)

[Vanessa]

Oh wow!!! We should see how many South Aussies are on here! That's awesome!!! Hi everybody!!!

[Vanessa]

Getting off SA for a moment - there's a really good Australian author called Fiona Palmer. I strongly recommend her books. Has anyone read any of them and if so, what do think?

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Definitely have read Fiona Palmer Vanessa. If you go to this thread https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... you can put the link up to books of hers that you have read, start a discussion with like minded readers:)

[Vanessa]

Thanks Brenda! That's a great idea! I'll do that! Thank you!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Vanessa wrote: "Thanks Brenda! That's a great idea! I'll do that! Thank you!"

:)

[Jade]

Hi everyone i'm Jade, i'm live down the south coast in NSW. I've obviously have been hiding in my books as i have only just discovered Goodreads this week. But i am so happy i have because i really want to talk to people about the amazing books i am reading and find out about more books i should be reading! Can't wait to get into the challenges too :))

[Sharon]

Hi Jade, welcome to the group :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Jade, it's great to have you with us:)

[Mish]

Welcome to the group Jade.

[Jade]

Thank you :))

[Nikki]

Hey! i'm Nikki! from Vic! I love books!
I collect signed first editions! I am "The Book Nazi!" Don't bother asking me if i have or want an ereader! No one will ever convert me!
I am Matthew Reilly's biggest Fan!
I have read almost all of Mary Higgins Clark titles!
I like trashy teen/young adult novels (embarrassing as that is!)
I fall asleep with a book open every night! ... love books!
Add me as a friend ... if you want! :)

[Sharon]

Hi Nikki, welcome to the group :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Nikki, lovely to have you with us:)

[Joanne]

Welcome new members. Enjoy the group and discussions on the group. :)

[Mish]

Welcome Nikki.

[Jill]

Hi, I'm Jill and I live in Northern California with my husband and daughter. I stumbled upon this group while exploring Goodreads, which I joined earlier in 2013. I've been trying to advance my love of books by simply exploring foreign authors and writing styles. I started first with Irish crime noir which I absolutely loved and then dabbled in the ever widening circle of Scandinavian crime authors, eventually I hit on a New Zealand thriller by Paul Cleave and here I am to explore "down under". I have decided to opt for the 2014 Aussie challenge and go for the Bronze and hope to have my list up soon. Thanks!

[Sharon]

Hi Jill, welcome to the group :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Jill wrote: "Hi, I'm Jill and I live in Northern California with my husband and daughter. I stumbled upon this group while exploring Goodreads, which I joined earlier in 2013. I've been trying to advance my lov..."

Welcome Jill, lovely to have you with us:) I hope you will enjoy the challenge - it will give you a nice range of Australian authors to enjoy! Any questions, please don't hesitate to ask:)

[Mish]

Welcome Jill.

[Joanne]

Hi Jill welcome.

[Jill]

Questions re: 2014 Challenge, do I review the books on the same thread as I initially post my list? Also, found I had a bit of a hard time locating some of my initial selections in my local library's catalog or even Amazon, so I had to make some alternate selections. Do you have any suggestions for new releases that will be available in the States?

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Jill if you want to review your books, you do it on the review page of that particular book. Then add a link to the review in the challenge thread so people can click on it to have a look:)

I can only suggest you check out the new releases thread as the year goes on, as I don't know what would be released in the states, time comparison etc. https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... Good luck:)

[Jill]

Thanks!

Brenda wrote: "Jill if you want to review your books, you do it on the review page of that particular book. Then add a link to the review in the challenge thread so people can click on it to have a look:)

I can ..."

[Perry]

Hello to all and Happy New Year. My name is Perry Gamsby, I am an author, publisher and lecturer living in Sydney's far west. I write what I term 'Street Lit', however I have just discovered that seems to be an off shoot of 'Urban Lit' which is mostly African-American and Latino character filled stories.

My writing is about everyday, ordinary working class people caught up in ordinary, everyday events we lump under the heading 'Our Lives'. I have three novels in print and eBook, all set at some stage in the 2770 postcode, although the latest, 'Never Be Unsaid' quickly heads off to the Outback.

I also write short stories, poems and whatever someone is willing to pay me to write. I do this full time since my premature death in 2009 during a heart operation and it beats working for a living! I also give back to the reading/writing community by helping writers become published authors both in a paid capacity and for free (yes, free) via my website The Word Shop dot info.

Looking forward to some great interaction with fellow reader/writers.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Perry wrote: "Hello to all and Happy New Year. My name is Perry Gamsby, I am an author, publisher and lecturer living in Sydney's far west. I write what I term 'Street Lit', however I have just discovered that s..."

Welcome Perry, great to have you with us. Please go here https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group... and open your own thread to promote your work. We'd love to browse through it, and anything posted in this thread will be lost, as it's an introduction thread only. So with your own thread, you can update whenever you want...

Also as you are an Aussie, feel free to request being added to our list of Aussie authors here https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Perry]

Brenda wrote: "Perry wrote: "Hello to all and Happy New Year. My name is Perry Gamsby, I am an author, publisher and lecturer living in Sydney's far west. I write what I term 'Street Lit', however I have just dis..."

Thanks for the warm welcome, Brenda. i will nip over and start a thread right away!

[Sharon]

Hi Perry, welcome to the group :)

[Perry]

Thanks Sharon. I'm still getting a feel for what Goodreads is all about, nice to be warmly welcomed. Cheers Perry

[Jennifer]

Perry wrote: "Thanks Sharon. I'm still getting a feel for what Goodreads is all about, nice to be warmly welcomed. Cheers Perry"

Perry, Goodreads is a place where you are with friends. Nice to see you here as well as in my group.

[Mish]

Hi Perry, welcome :)

[Mave]

Hi! I'm Veronica from Rome, Italy! I love books and Australia... I hope to visit one day

[Sharon]

Hi Veronica, welcome to the group :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Veronica, it's great to have you with us:) What's your weather like in Rome? I'd love to visit Rome one day:)

[Joanne]

Welcome Veronica and Perry to the group. :)

[Vanessa]

I'd love to visit Italy Veronica!!! Love to taste their food!!! Maybe one day!

[Marjory]

Hi everyone. I am Marjory and live in California. My son is leaving to go to school in Melbourne for three years. I love historical fiction and am wondering if anyone has read a good book based on the history of Melbourne, or Australia.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Marjory, it's great to have you with us. Have a browse through this thread https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... and also https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

This one might help too https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... (we put what genre it is beside the link)

Wish your son the very best, and I hope you don't miss him TOO much:)

[Marjory]

Thank you Brenda. I will check it out. YES I am going to miss him like crazy. My one and only. But who knows, maybe it will lead me over there too. I am finding that the people from Australia are a lovely group of people.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Of course you will miss him, hopefully you can come over to visit while he's here? That would be great - you'd get to see some of our wonderful country:) At least being a member here while he's in Oz might make you feel a little closer:)

[Perry]

Thanks to all for the welcomes. I am trying to invest some time on this site to achieve two things. First I want to promote my books and secondly I love reading and hope to enjoy some readerly discussion.

[Sharon]

Hi Marjory welcome to the group :)

[Cornelius]

Many many years ago I met a man in a small town in Denmark. He asked me where I was from and I told him Australia.

"That's near England, isn't it?" he asked.

I said no, and explained that it was at the other end of the world.

"Well, I never was any good at biology," he said, shrugging.

He went on to complain about how bad his biology teacher was. I didn't have the heart to tell him that perhaps his expectations were too high.

That was a true story, but I am actually from Calladin ... and where that is I will leave for you to discover.

Greetings group! Here's to a 5-0 whitewash in the Ashes :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Welcome Cornelius, great to have you with us!!