The following bookish events in Australia are listed in date order. Please contact me if you have an event in your local area that you would like me to add. I would like this database to cover all writing festivals in Australia, both large and small. Events will be added as dates are confirmed. Feb […]
My favourite books of 2018 | Best Bookish Blog
2018 has been another fabulous year of reading many great books. I’ve been wondering how I can possibly pick my top five books out of the many wonderful books I’ve read during this year. After much thought and changing my mind over and over, here is the list of my five favourite books this year.
#AtoZChallenge J – Julie and Julia by Julie Powell | Best Bookish Blog
The Blogging from A to Z April Challenge is for bloggers who wish to participate by publishing a blog post every day in April except for Sundays. Each blog post will focus on a letter of the alphabet. For example April 1 will be A, April 2 will be B and on it goes. By […]
#AtoZChallenge J – Julie and Julia by Julie Powell | Best Bookish Blog
The Blogging from A to Z April Challenge is for bloggers who wish to participate by publishing a blog post every day in April except for Sundays. Each blog post will focus on a letter of the alphabet. For example April 1 will be A, April 2 will be B and on it goes. By […]
Review: The Widow of Ballarat by Darry Fraser | Best Bookish Blog
Summary This is the story of Nell, who becomes a widow in the early pages. The setting is Ballarat, at the time of the 19th century goldrush and the Eureka Rebellion. In a time where women were not treated as equals, Nell’s courage and strength take us on a journey back in time to a […]
1788: The Brutal Truth of the First Fleet | Best Bookish Blog
Title: 1788 The Brutal Truth of the First Fleet The biggest single overseas migration the world had ever seen Author: David Hill Publisher: William Heinemann Date of Publication: 2008 Genre: Australian History Number of Pages: 400, indexed with a chronology, bibliography and research notes. Photos and charts ;included. Summary Hill starts at the beginning, […]
Wellmania by Brigid Delaney | Best Bookish Blog
Title: Wellmania Author: Brigid Delaney Brigid Delaney is a journalist for The Guardian Australia and a travel writer. She has previously worked as a lawyer and was a journalist at the Sydney Morning Herald, The Telegraph in London, and CNN. Publisher: Nero an imprint of Schwartz Publishing Pty. Ltd Date of Publication: 2017 Genre: Health […]
Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey | Best Bookish Blog
Summary On a very hot night in the summer of 1965, Charlie Bucktin, age 13 is woken by knocking at his bedroom window. He finds Jasper Jones there, trying to wake him. Jasper is an outcast in the town. He is a bit rebellious, a loner and of mixed race. But when Jasper asks him […]
#AtoZChallenge J – Julie and Julia by Julie Powell | Best Bookish Blog
The Blogging from A to Z April Challenge is for bloggers who wish to participate by publishing a blog post every day in April except for Sundays. Each blog post will focus on a letter of the alphabet. For example April 1 will be A, April 2 will be B and on it goes. By […]
#AtoZChallenge J – Julie and Julia by Julie Powell | Best Bookish Blog
The Blogging from A to Z April Challenge is for bloggers who wish to participate by publishing a blog post every day in April except for Sundays. Each blog post will focus on a letter of the alphabet. For example April 1 will be A, April 2 will be B and on it goes. By […]
#AtoZChallenge K – K is for Keating by Kerry O’Brien – Best Bookish Blog
The Blogging from A to Z April Challenge is for bloggers who wish to participate by publishing a blog post every day in April except for Sundays. Each blog post will focus on a letter of the alphabet. For example April 1 will be A, April 2 will be B and on it goes. By […]
#AtoZChallenge: N: Nowhere Child by Christian White – Best Bookish Blog
The Blogging from A to Z April Challenge is for bloggers who wish to participate by publishing a blog post every day in April except for Sundays. Each blog post will focus on a letter of the alphabet. For example April 1 will be A, April 2 will be B and on it goes. By […]
#AtoZChallenge O: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon – Best Bookish Blog
The Blogging from A to Z April Challenge is for bloggers who wish to participate by publishing a blog post every day in April except for Sundays. Each blog post will focus on a letter of the alphabet. For example April 1 will be A, April 2 will be B and on it goes. By […]
#AtoZChallenge M: MyHeart Is My Own: The Life of Mary Queen of Scots by John Guy – Best Bookish Blog
The Blogging from A to Z April Challenge is for bloggers who wish to participate by publishing a blog post every day in April except for Sundays. Each blog post will focus on a letter of the alphabet. For example April 1 will be A, April 2 will be B and on it goes. By […]