Edward the Emu
Edward the emu was sick of the zoo, There was nowhere to go, there was nothing to do, And compared to the seals that lived right next door, Well being […]
Category Archives: Australian Fiction
Review: Laurinda by Alice Pung
Laurinda is an exclusive school for girls. At its secret core is the Cabinet, a trio of girls who wield power over their classmates – and some of their teachers. […]
Friday Barnes Under Suspicion (Friday Barnes #2) by R. A. Spratt
Hardcover, 288 pages Published August 9th 2016 by Roaring Brook Press Source: Raincoast Books You may remember Friday Barnes from when I gushed about her in the review of her […]
Review: Grace Beside Me by Sue McPherson
Life is not ordinary for Fuzzy Mac, but it should be. What could possibly be exciting about growing up with her Nan and Pop in a small country town? Rivalry, […]
At the Beach
What do you think of when someone mentions Australia? Odds are, tanned surfers and beautiful sandy beaches are among the first images that pop into your mind (and great white sharks, […]
Review: A Little Wanting Song by Cath Crowley
“You never really know what someone else is thinking,” she says. I nod and put down the map. Nafiza wasn’t too pleased with me last week for not swooning over Cath […]
Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta: A Discussion
Hardcover, 508 pages Published February 9th 2010 by Candlewick Press Source: Purchased I have a curious history with Finnikin of the Rock. Back when I was still a teenager, back […]
Guest Post: Writing While Indigenous/Writing While Chinese Intersectionality in Oz YA – A Conversation
Writing While Indigenous/Writing While Chinese Intersectionality in Oz YA Ambelin Kwaymullina is an Aboriginal writer, illustrator and law academic who comes from the Palyku people of the Pilbara region […]
Four Awesome Aussie picturebooks
I adore Mem Fox and Julie Vivas’s Possum Magic, and yet every time I put the book down I forget just how good it is. Because it can’t have been that […]
Graffiti Moon by Cath Crowley: A FanGirl Discussion
Hardcover, 260 pages Published February 14th 2012 by Knopf Books for Young Readers Source: Purchased In a recent Cover Wars post, we warred over the cover of Cath Crowley’s upcoming […]
The Book Wars 