A summary of titles by Aussie Authors read in 2013
Here is a quick recap of the books I read for my Aussie Author Challenge 2013.
As you would expect from the challenge host, I committed to the highest challenge level of FAIR DINKUM where balanced and diverse reading was the objective.
Read and review 12 books by Australian Authors – Ensure at least 4 of the authors are male, at least 4 of the authors are female and at least 4 of the authors are new to you – Ensure at least 2 of the books are non-fiction and at least 4 fiction genres are represented amongst your 12 titles.
I achieved that and more…
THE WOMEN IN BLACK by Madeleine St John : Female – Fiction, women’s literature – new author – 4.5+ stars
THE DARKEST LITTLE ROOM by Patrick Holland : Male – Fiction, literary thriller – new author – 4.5+ stars
THE WILD GIRL by Kate Forsyth: Female – Fiction, historical romance – 2nd title from this author – 4.5+ stars
THE AMBER AMULET by Craig Silvey : Male – Fiction, contempory novella, young adult – 2nd title from this author – 4+ stars
POET’S COTTAGE by Josephine Pennicott : Female – Fiction, historical mystery – new author – 3.5+ stars
THE WATER OF LIFE by Mary-Rose MacColl : Female – Fiction, single short story – new author
THE METAMORPHOSIS OF TROUBADOUR MERRIWETHER by Diana Hockley : Female – Fiction, single short story – new author
ITHACA IN MY MIND by Peter Temple : Male – Fiction, single short story – 2nd title from this author
THE ROOK by Daniel O’Malley : Male – Fiction, sci-fi-fantasy – new author – 4.5+ stars
GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS by Maggie Groff : Female – Fiction, contemporary women’s detective mystery – new author – 3.5+ stars
RIDING THE TRAINS IN JAPAN by Patrick Holland : Male – Non-fiction, travel essays – 2nd title from this author – 4.5+ stars
CHASING THE LIGHT by Jesse Blackadder : Female – Fiction, historical – new author – 4.5+ stars
NO PLACE LIKE HOME by Caroline Overington : Female – Fiction, crime thriller – new author – 4+ stars
COMBUSTION by Steve Worland : Male – Fiction, action thriller – 2nd title from this author – 4+ stars
THE ROSIE PROJECT by Graeme Simsion : Male – Fiction, contemporary romance – new author – 4.5+ stars
NANCY WAKE by Peter FitzSimons : Male – Non-fiction, biography – new author – 4+ stars
50:50 female to male authors, 2 non-fiction titles (including my first ever biography), and what I’m most pleased about, 11 Aussie authors that were new to me!
The quality was generally very high this year, so you can’t really go wrong with any of these titles. If I had to pick some standouts though, it would be the writing of Patrick Holland, The Wild Girl by Kate Forsyth, Chasing the Light by Jesse Blackadder and The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion.
I look forward to beginning my reading for the Aussie Author Challenge 2014!
