Book lists are a great way to discover new reads.
This page brings together all the lists of books that are featured on this blog. To view them, click on my book lists tag. Or simply click on the lists below:
AUSTRALIAN BOOKS
- 7 books for NAIDOC week (November 2020)
- 3 books by Western Australian women writers (March 2020)
- 10 favourite Australian novels of the 21st century (August 2019)
- 10 books by Australian women (December 2017)
- 5 new Australian novels by big-name authors to add to your wishlist (October 2017)
- 5 Australian novels not to miss this month (April 2016)
- 10 (more) of my favourite novels from Australia (January 2016)
- 5 true crime books from Australia (May 2014)
- 5 classic ANZ authors to discover — a guest post by Sue from Whispering Gums (May 2014)
- 5 books by Australian writers I’m looking forward to reading (October 2013)
- 10 of my favourite novels from Australia (September 2005)
BOOKS BY WOMEN WRITERS
- 27 books by women: completing the 2021 Australian Women Writers’ Challenge (January 2022)
- 22 books by women: completing the 2020 Australian Women Writers’ Challenge (January 2021)
- 3 books by Western Australian women writers (March 2020)
- 26 books by women: completing the 2019 Australian Women Writers’ Challenge (January 2020)
- 19 books by women: completing the 2018 Australian Women Writers’ Challenge (January 2019)
- 10 of my favourite books by women writers in translation (August 2019)
- 10 books by Australian women (December 2017)
- 35 books by women: completing the 2016 Australian Women Writers’ Challenge (December 2016)
- 5 books for Women in Translation Month (August 2016)
CRIME
- 6 gripping crime fiction reads from Japan (August 2021)
- 29 Southern Cross Crime books (March 2021)
- 5 true crime books from Australia (May 2014)
- 5 unmissable police procedurals (December 2016)
NOVELLAS
- 17 intriguing novellas you can read in a day (April 2020)
- 3 novellas by Nawal El Saadawi, Olivia Laing and Roland Schimmelpfennig (March 2019)
BOOKS BY THEME/SUBJECT/GENRE
- 10 years of favourite reads from the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year shortlists (May 2023)
- 8 great novels written in the second person (August 2019)
- 3 memoirs by Sacha Batthyány, Miranda Doyle and Sigrid Rausing (October 2018)
- 5 uplifting reads (November 2016)
- 5 books about holidays from hell (August 2015)
- 5 non-fiction titles for dads (June 2016)
- 5 books to read for Diverse December (December 2015)
- 5 of the best psychological thrillers (February 2015)
- 5 books about forbidden love (February 2015)
- 10 books about journalists (January 2015)
- 5 true crime books from Australia (May 2014)
- 5 books starring amoral protagonists (February 2012)
- 5 books about snow (February 2012)
- 10 books where location is key (November 2010)
- 10 books to make you laugh (July 2010)
- 10 harrowing books (November 2007)
- 10 great reads from Ireland (March 2006)
BOOKS I REALLY LOVED
- 16 books for 16 years of book blogging (March 2020)
- 40 books I love (July 2009)
BOOKS PUBLISHED BY YEAR
- 4 books published in 1965 (April 2019)
FAST REVIEWS
- 5 Fast Reviews: Eric Dupont, Thea Lim, Alex Miller, Nuala O’Connor and Mercè Rodoreda (December 2018)
- 5 Fast Reviews: Cristina Henriquez, Joseph Kanon, Brian Moore, Tiziano Scarpa and Muriel Spark (January 2016)
- 5 Fast Reviews: Heinrich Böll, Patrick DeWitt, Patrick Gale, Sven Lindqvist and Heather O’Neill (November 2015)
PRIZE LISTS
- 10 books on the International Dublin Literary Award longlist 2017 (November 2016)
- 10 books on the International Dublin Literary Award longlist 2016 (November 2015)
- 5 books on the 2012 Giller Prize shortlist (October 2012)
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