I started 2020 with a New Year resolution to purchase a book written by an Australian author each month and was so wildly successful that I decided to continue with this resolution throughout 2021 (and 2022, 2023 and 2024).
February 2024. The Visitors by Jane Harrison.
I purchased this book from The Bookshop in Queenscliff.
January 2024. Immaculate by Anna McGahan.
I purchased this book from The Book Bird in Geelong.
December 2023. Bodies of Light by Jennifer Down.
I purchased this book from The Bookshop at Queenscliff.
November 2023. When One of Us Hurts by Monica Vuu.
I purchased this book from The Book Bird in Geelong.
October 2023. Green Dot by Madeleine Green.
I purchased this book from The Book Bird in Geelong.
September 2023. On A Bright Hillside in Paradise by Annette Higgs.
I purchased this book from Bellcourt Books in Hamilton.
August 2023. Southern Aurora by Mark Brandi.
I purchased this book from Bellcourt Books in Hamilton.
July 2023. The Anniversary by Stephanie Bishop.
I purchased this book from Redrock Books in Horsham.
June 2023. A Woman’s Work by Victoria Purman.
I purchased this book from Redrock Books in Horsham.
May 2023. How To Be Remembered by Michael Thompson.
I purchased this book from Cook & Young Booksellers in Geelong.
April 2023. Wildflowers by Peggy Frew.
I purchased this book from The Bookshop at Queenscliff.
March 2023. One Punch by Julie Fison.
I purchased this book from my local Dymocks.
February 2023. All That’s left Unsaid by Tracey Lien
I purchased this book from The Bookshop at Queenscliff.
January 2023. Abomination by Ashley Goldberg
I purchased this book from my local Dymocks.
December 2022. Truganini: Journey through the apocalypse by Cassandra Pybus
I purchased this book from my local Dymocks.
November 2022. Taking Tom Murray Home by Tim Slee
I purchased this book from the Cow-Lick Bookshop in Colac.
October 2022. Growing Up in Country Australia
I purchased this book from Rogers Newsagency in Warrnambool.
September 2022. A Place Near Eden by Nell Pierce
I purchased this book from my local Dymocks.
August 2022. Shirl by Wayne Marshall.
I purchased this book from my local Dymocks.
July 2022. The Museum of Modern Love by Heather Rose.
I purchased this book from my local Dymocks.
June 2022. The Signal Line by Brendan Colley
I purchased this book from my local Dymocks.
May 2022. The Plains by Gerald Murnane
I purchased this book from my local Dymocks.
April 2022. Treasure & Dirt by Chris Hammer.
I purchased this book from Cow Lick Bookshop in Colac.
March 2022. Growing Up In Australia
I purchased this book from Cow Lick Bookshop in Colac.
February 2022. Bluebird by Malcolm Knox
I purchased this book from my local Dymocks.
January 2022. One Hundred Days by Alice Pung.
I purchased this book from Ironbird Bookshop in Port Fairy.
December 2021. Rural Dreams by Margaret Hickey.
I purchased this book from Blarney Books and Art in Port Fairy.
November 2021. Cosi by Louis Nowra.
October 2021. The Survivors by Jane Harper.
September 2021. Infinite Splendours by Sofie Laguna.
I purchased this book from my local Dymocks.
Infinite Splendours by Sofie Laguna
August 2021. Life, Bound by Marian Matta
I purchased this book from the publisher, MidnightSun Publishing.
rosereadsnovels.wordpress.com/2021/08/27/life-bound-by-marian-matta/
July 2021. The Beautiful Fall by Hugh Breakey.
I purchased this book from Hill of Content in Melbourne.
June 2021. Melbourne Circle: Walking, Memory and Loss by Nick Gadd
I purchased this book from Hill of Content in Melbourne.
May 2021. Other People’s Houses by Kelli Hawkins
I purchased this book from Hill of Content in Melbourne.
April 2021. Chasing the McCubbin by Sandi Scaunich.
I purchased this book from Hill of Content in Melbourne.
March 2021. Kokomo by Victoria Hannan.
I purchased this book from my local Dymocks.
February 2021. The Dressmaker’s Secret by Rosalie Ham.
I purchased this book from my local Dymocks.
The Dressmaker’s Secret by Rosalie Ham
January 2021. Honeybee by Craig Silvey.
I purchased this book from my local Dymocks.
Honeybee by Craig Silvey
December 2021. Well-Behaved Women by Emily Paull.
I purchased this book online from the Margaret River Press.
https://rosereadsnovels.wordpress.com/category/book-review/author/paull-emily/
November 2020. The Old Lie by Claire G Coleman.
I purchased this book from my local Dymocks.
The Old Lie by Claire G. Coleman
October 2020. You Belong Here by Laurie Steed.
I purchased this book online from the Margaret River Press.
You Belong Here by Laurie Steed
September 2020. The Place on Dalhousie by Melina Marchetta.
I purchased this book from my local Dymocks.
The Place on Dalhousie by Melina Marchetta
August 2020. Bruny by Heather Rose.
I purchased this book from my local Dymocks.
Bruny by Heather Rose
July 2020. The Drover’s Wife by Leah Purcell.
I purchased this book from my local Dymocks.
The Drover’s Wife by Leah Purcell
June 2020. Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton.
I purchased this book from my local Dymocks.
Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton
May 2020. The Lost Man by Jane Harper.
I purchased this book from my local Dymocks.
The Lost Man by Jane Harper
April 2020. Border Districts by Gerald Murnane.
I purchased this book from my local Dymocks.
Border Districts by Gerald Murnane
March 2020. The Girl in the Painting by Tea Cooper.
I purchased this book from Bellcourt Books in Hamilton.
The Girl in the Painting by Tea Cooper
February 2020. The Weekend by Charlotte Wood.
I purchased this book from Ironbird Bookshop in Port Fairy.
The Weekend by Charlotte Wood
January 2020. Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko.
I purchased this book from my local Dymocks.
Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko
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