After collating my Best Books of 2013 So Far list last month and noticing that 4 out of the 15 books included were written by Aussies, I though it high time I reflected on the titles I have read for my Aussie Author Challenge 2013 so far. As you would expect from the challenge host, I committed to … [Read more...]
Australian Book Industry Awards 2013 – the Shortlists
The Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) will be announced on Friday night as part of the Sydney Writer's Festival this week. So before the winners are announced I thought it worth recapping which titles have been short-listed. General Fiction Book of the Year 2013 Secrets of the Tides by … [Read more...]
THE AMBER AMULET by Craig Silvey, Book Review
The Amber Amulet... A heartwarming novella now adapted into an international award winning short film. The Amber Amulet Synopsis: Dear Sir/Ma'am, Please find enclosed this AMBER AMULET. That must sound unusual to a citizen, but you will have to trust me on this count because the science is … [Read more...]
Australia Day Book Giveaway Blog Hop 2013
Booklover Book Reviews is delighted to be part of the inaugural Australia Day Book Giveaway Blog Hop. Big thank you to organiser Shelleyrae @ Book'd Out. The promotion of titles by Australian Authors has been a passion of mine for quite some time, with my Aussie Author Challenge now in it's fourth … [Read more...]
RHUBARB by Craig Silvey, Book Review: Strikingly original
Rhubarb by Craig Silvey is a superbly original and inventive novel, exquisitely melding joy and dry humour with trauma and sadness. Rhubarb Book Synopsis: Meet Eleanor Rigby: tiny, blind and left behind. Led by her zealous, overprotective guide dog, Warren, she courses constantly through the … [Read more...]