I am going to join various reading challenges during 2012 and first up is this one:
Keen on romance, fantasy, crime, YA, literary, mainstream women’s fiction? Contemporary or historical? Memoir, other nonfiction or poetry?
Whatever your preference, whether you’re a fan of one genre or a devoted eclectic, the 2012 Australian Women Writers Book Reading & Reviewing Challenge invites you to celebrate a year encountering the best of Australian women’s writing.
Goal: Read and review books written by Australian women writers – hard copies, ebooks, audiobooks, books that are new, borrowed or stumbled upon.
I am going to be a Dabbler – and read more than one genre – and I am going to aim for the Miles Level and read at least 6 and review and least 3 – ended up doing the Franklin and read 10 – reviews for all are here in my blog.
I read a total of 32 books written by Australian women authors – they are:
1. Silent Fear by Katherine Howell – Mystery
2. Castaway: A Brumby Plains Adventure by Joanne van Os – Young Adult
3. Cooking the Books by Kerry Greenwood – Mystery
4. A Rose for the Anzac Boys by Jackie French – Historical
5. The Idea of Perfection by Kate Grenville – Award Winner
6. The Shelly Beach Writer’s Group by June Loves – Chick Lit
7. Castles, Follies and Four-leaf Clovers by Rosamund Burton – Non-Fiction
8. What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty – Women’s Fiction
9. The Trader’s Wife by Anna Jacobs – Historical
10. Addition by Toni Jordan – Women’s Fiction
Officially I have finished the challenge now – but still continuing to read books by Australian Women so will record them here 🙂
11. Love and Romanpunk by Tansy Rayner Roberts – Fantasy
12. Dead Heat by Bronwyn Parry – Mystery
13. Nightsiders by Sue Isle – Science Fiction
14. Flying the Coop by Ilsa Evans – Women’s Fiction
15. The Wanderer by Pippa Dee – YA Science Fiction
16. Ruby Blues by Jessica Rudd – Chick Lit
17. Days like this by Alison Stewart – YA Dystopian
18. The Spider Goddess by Tara Moss – YA Paranormal
19. The Blood Countess by Tara Moss – YA Paranormal
20. Little People by Jane Sullivan – Historical
21. The Boy who fell to Earth by Kathy Lette – Chick Lit
22. Am I Black Enough For You? by Anita Heiss – Autobiography
23. Every Secret Thing by Marie Munkari – Fiction/Short Stories
24. Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier – Fantasy
25. Spin Cycle by Ilsa Evans – Chick lit
26. Tea with Arwa by Arwa El Masri – Biography
27. Last Chance Café by Liz Byrski – Hen’s Lit
28. Grounded Spirits by Pippa Dee – YA Paranormal
29. In the company of strangers by Liz Byrski – Hen’s Lit
30. There Should Be More Dancing by Rosalie Ham – Women’s Fiction
31. Matilda Is Missing by Caroline Overington – Women’s Fiction
32. GhostGumValley by Johanna Nicholls – Historical Romance
33. The Wedding Season by Su Dharmapala – Chick Lit
So now I look towards 2013 – and if you want to join up and meet some new and very talented Australian female writers the sign up can be found here
I haven’t chosen any of my books yet, but I have signed up for the same level as you!
Look forward to seeing your posts!
Shelleyrae @ Book’d oUt
Congratulations on completing the challenge, Sally – and thanks for continuing with your reading and reviewing of Australian Women Writers. Please feel free to keep adding links to your reviews on the challenge page. It’s great to see that you’ve chosen so many different genres.
Sally, have you seen the Australian Women Writers Challenge feedback survey? http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VLQYMQG
It’s to give feedback to Bookseller and Publisher on the impact of writing by Australian women in 2012. It’d be great to have your response.
Also, if you do have any more reviews you’d like to add to the AWW challenge, please add them to the new AWW blog, as links to all reviews will be going up on a new website/database.