๐ Book Mail ๐ The Silent Society by @richlarsenbooks Published by @shawline_publishing Synopsis by @shawline_publishing THE SILENT SOCIETYย IS AN ADVENTURE THAT PURSUES THE PHILOSOPHICAL UNDERPINNINGS OF WHAT IT IS TO BE A HUMAN BEING AND OUR PLACE ON THIS PLANET... Sufferers of the disease are unable to speak to those around them, unable to voice whatโs happening to them. Dr Ryder and his team must race against time to find the source of the disease before they too succumb to its insidious impact on the human function. In the process, stark realities about the current state of human society are brought to light. Dr Ryder and his team grapple with how best to implement their findings to eradicate the disease without causing a monumental collapse of what it is to be a human in the present century. The team must confront the mismatch between where we have come from and where we find ourselves as a society. #newbookmail #newnovel #bookmailday #bookmailisthebestmail #aussiesofinstagram #aussiebookworm #aussiebookcommunity #aussiebooklover #aussiebookstagrammer #aussieauthor #author #booksarefun #booksarethebest #booksaremagic #readingiscool #readingisfun #justreadabook #booksoutofdoors #booksoutside
๐ Book Mail ๐ What Happened to Nina? By Dervla McTiernan Published by @harpercollinsaustralia Synopsis by @harpercollinsaustralia Nina and Simon are the perfect couple. Young, fun and deeply in love. Until they leave for a weekend at his family's cabin in Vermont, and only Simon comes home. WHAT HAPPENED TO NINA? Nobody knows. Simon's explanation about what happened in their last hours together doesn't add up. Nina's parents push the police for answers, and Simon's parents rush to protect him. They hire expensive lawyers and a PR firm that quickly ramps up a vicious, nothing-is-off-limits media campaign. HOW FAR WILL HIS FAMILY GO TO KEEP HIM SAFE? Soon, facts are lost in a swirl of accusation and counter-accusation. Everyone chooses a side, and the story goes viral, fuelled by armchair investigators and wild conspiracy theories and illustrated with pretty pictures taken from Nina's social media accounts. Journalists descend on their small Vermont town, followed by a few obsessive 'fans.' HOW FAR WILL HER FAMILY GO TO GET TO THE TRUTH? Nina's family is under siege, but they never lose sight of the only thing that really matters - finding their daughter. Out-gunned by Simon's wealthy, powerful family, Nina's parents recognize that if playing by the rules won't get them anywhere, it's time to break them. #newbookmail #newnovel #bookmailday #bookmailisthebestmail #bookmail #readingismagic #read #readingiscool #readingisawesome #readingislife #justreadabook #booksaremybag #booksarefun #booksareessential #booksta #bookstagrammer #bookstagram #aussiebookworm #booksoutofdoors #booksforever #thriller #thrillerreads
๐ Book Mail ๐ Travelling by @gillwellswriter Published by @shawline_publishing Synopsis by @shawline_publishing HALF THE WORLD EXISTS BETWEEN SAM AND HER PAST BUT WILL IT EVER BE ENOUGH DISTANCEโฆ? Fleeing to the remote outback of Australia, Sam desperately seeks anonymity amongst the rural towns community and works any available jobs for her survival. Staying on the move keeps Sam unnoticed amongst the slow pace of outback life until she is taken in by a local couple and they form a strong bond that provides the safe feeling for Sam of a family, one she had long forgotten how to enjoy. Learning to be still, Sam battles feelings for another tormented soul lost in the past while the ghosts behind her threaten to rise and untangle all she has built.ย With deadly consequences, Sam must break free and discover a new happiness, no matter the cost, no matter the sacrifice. With a lifeย now worth more than it ever was beforeโฆ or is this new life only another mistake for Sam to run fromโฆ? #newbookmail #bookmail #bookmails #bookmailisthebestmail #aussiesofinstagram #aussiebookworm #aussiebookcommunity #aussiebooklover #aussiebookstagrammer #aussieauthor #australian #australianauthor #readingismagic #readingiscool #readingaddict #readingisfun #novel #booksaremybag #booksarefun #booksarethebest #booksaremagic #justreadabook #justread #readingcommunityofinstagram
I am a very private individual, as are many. When I share my time/words with you, I expect it to remain within us. This does not give you permission to share with another circle, just simple common sense. When I let you go, that is it. #privacy #respect #timetogrowup #diarrheaofthemouth #justreadabook #gossiperssuck
๐ Book Mail ๐ Holly and Oak by @ash.tough Published by @shawline_publishing Synopsis by @shawline_publishing A DEADLY CAR ACCIDENT STEALS KATEโS LOVER FROM HER LIFE AND SHE LOSES EVERYTHINGโฆ Running from the life she had built in New York to attempt a new life in Seattle, Kate is determined to run from her demons before they swallow her whole. Instead of the desired new beginning, Seattle holds the ruins that threaten to overwhelm her once more. Kate learns of a twin sister, along with her death, and finds the remnants of a decades-long civil war that tore her unknown family apart. A new world suddenly reveals itself to Kate; one populated by Faeries, wolf-shifters, kitsune and a vast array of other Fae โ some determined to protect her and some hellbent on ending herโฆ Kate must stand against the forces assembling and stop the darkness consuming her or lose even more than she first thought sacredโฆ #bookmailday #bookmail #bookmails #newbookmail #newnovel #readingismagic #read #readingiscool #readingaddict #readingisfun #justreadabook #justread #fictionreads #fiction #aussiesofinstagram #author #aussiebookworm #aussiebookcommunity #aussiebooklover #aussiebookstagrammer #authorssupportingauthors #booksaremybag #booksarefun #booksarethebest #booksarecool #booksareessential #booksoutofdoors #booksoutside #aussiereaders
๐ Scary Saturday! ๐ ๐ Just some books with a few monsters and of course this guy by @kre8_artstudio ๐ ๐ Thank you @kre8_artstudio for lending me such an amazing prop to match some scary books!! ๐ ๐ Shout out @maxxvictorbooks for your two novels!! ๐ ๐ @misterkristoff ๐ @vanessa.len_writes ๐@kylieleebaker ๐@tanviberwah ๐ @kerrimaniscalco #scarybooks #scary #local #geelongauthor #localbusiness #monsterbook #monster #scarystories #scaryreads #aussiebookworm #aussiebookcommunity #aussiebooklover #newbookstack #bookstack #authorssupportingauthors #aussiebookstagrammer #booksareessential #booksarecool #bookswithmonsters #readingaddict #justreadabook #booksarefun #booksaremagic #booksforever #ilovebooks #read #bookstagram #bookpic #newcollection #booksarethebest
๐ Book Mail ๐ Bunny by @s_e_tolsen Published by @macmillanaus Synopsis from @macmillanaus Two eyes bore into him from across the room. They're not her eyes. They're the same colour and shape, but they're notย herย eyes. 'I see you.' Silas didn't have a happy childhood. Aunt Bunny made sure of that. But out of money and almost out of time, Silas and his girlfriend Rose are forced to return to his childhood home. Back to the darkness, back to the woods, where addiction and hedonism are disguising something much more sinister ... Plagued by strange, unnerving events, Silas is drawn back into the family by an ancient presence deep in the woods. It will not let him go, and neither will Bunny. #bookmailday #bookmailisthebestmail #bookmail #newbookmail #newnovel #newbookmailalert #newbook #readingiscool #readingismagic #readingaddict #readingisawesome #readingisfun #justreadabook #readingcommunityofinstagram #aussiesofinstagram #aussiebookstagrammer #aussiebookworm #aussiebooklover #aussiebookcommunity
๐ Book Mail ๐ Georgie by @georgie_book Published by @shawline_publishing Synopsis by @shawline_publishing GEORGIE DOESNโT SEEK OUT TROUBLE, IT JUST FINDS HER ON ITS OWN! But being at war with her pompous family and the struggles Georgie faces with her Catholic upbringing and nun-nemesis Sister Catherine, means there is no choice except rebellion... With her BFF Troy and loyal pooch Chocky as her only allies, Georgie wields her sarcasm like a weapon in her battles as a young misfit in the upper-class suburbs of Melbourne. Forever daring and rebellious, where Georgie goes, mischief is never farโฆ #newbookmail #bookmailday #bookmail #bookmailisthebestmail #bookmails #fictionreads #fiction #fictionbooks #novel #aussiebookstagrammer #aussieauthor #aussieaddicted #aussiebookworm #authorssupportingauthors #readingismagic #readingiscool #readingaddict #booksareessential #booksarecool #booksarefun #justreadabook #justread #booksoutofdoors #booksoutside
๐ Book Mail ๐ Into the Darkness by @nicholaswetemansauthor Published by @shawline_publishing Synopsis by @shawline_publishing DYLAN, LANCEย AND THEO BLACKBURN; THREE ORDINARY BROTHERS WHO LEAD ORDINARY LIVESโฆ Until one particular night, when a heated argument between them uncovers hidden powers. Dylan โ the ability to control darkness. Lance โ the ability to control light. Theo โ the ability to control time. At first believing their powers are unique, the brothers soon come to discover a realm filled with others who also harbour special powers. But with powerโฆ comes threat and responsibility. With legendary swords to wield their powers through, they face dangerous mercenariesย hellbent on gaining their swords of power to wreak havoc across the universe. Being plunged into a world they scarcely know, will the three brothers combined be able to resist evil forces working to destroy themโฆ? #bookreader #bookreading #justreadabook #fictionreads #aussiesofinstagram #aussiebookstagrammer #aussieauthor #aussieaddicted #fiction #booksoutside #booksandleaves #booksarefun #booksaremagic #booksareessential #books #readingismagic #readingiscool #readingisfun #youngadultbooks #authorssupportingauthors
๐ Book Mail ๐ Pantheon of Life by @jade.andrews.author Published by @shawline_publishing Released 2024 RRP $32.95 Synopsis from @shawline_publishing CAST DOWN FROM OLYMPUS FOR A CRIME SHE DID NOT COMMIT, GODDESS AZRAELLE FINDS HERSELF POWERLESS AMONGST THE MORTAL KINGDOM. Once Deathโs dealing hand, now with no powers to her name, Azraelle is faced for the first time with an uncertain fate. With Olympus in pursuit and no way of returning home, she must seek help within the mortal realm for her protection and those whose deaths she foresees. The mortal prince, Xadrion,ย has spent his life unfulfilled but honour bound. When a wounded Azraelle falls in his path his fate is forever altered. She was raised for war; he for peace. Will her darkness take him to a point of no return or will his desire for peace shatter her millennium long preparation for war? Destiny will call for Azraelle and Xadrion, and when it does, they must give everything to meet its demand or witness the reign of fire and terror. #bookmail #bookmailday #newbookmail #newbookmailalert #newbook #aussiebookstagrammer #aussiesofinstagram #aussieauthor #aussieaddicted #aussiebookworm #aussie #aussiereaders #fictionreads #fiction #fictionbooks #frontcover #booksaremybag #booksarefun #booksaremagic #booksareessential #booksarecool #readingismagic #readingiscool #readingaddict #justreadabook #justread #booksforever #novel #newnovel #authorssupportingauthors
๐๐ Book Mail ๐๐ ๐Some very special book mail from the fabulous @shawline_publishing thank you!!๐ ๐ Shout out to the authors ๐ @jade.andrews.author ๐@nicholaswetemansauthor ๐@tracey_friday_author ๐@ash.tough ๐@journeysintodumnonia ๐@gillwellswriter ๐@anthony.kearle ๐@richlarsenbooks ๐@egrevilleauthor ๐@georgie_book ๐@melva_author #bookmail #bookmailday #newbook #newbookmail #newbookmailalert #aussiebookstagrammer #aussieauthor #aussieaddicted #aussiebookworm #aussie #aussiereaders #author #authorssupportingauthors #readingaddict #readingcommunityofinstagram #booksta #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksoutside #booksoutofdoors #readingislife #readingandreviewing #booksandtrees #aussiesofinstagram #newbook #readingisfun #readingismagic #readingiscool #readingisawesome #justreadabook
Used books du jour, because surprises show up here every day! #usedbookstore #indiebookstore #feministbooks #queerbooks #readagoodbook #justreadabook
๐ Book Mail ๐ Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Published by @hachetteaus Released 2023 Synopsis from @hachetteaus Welcome to the brutal and elite world of Basgiath War College, where everyone has an agenda, and every night could be your last . . . Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general - also known as her tough-as-talons mother - has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre:ย dragon riders. But when you're smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away . . . because dragons don't bond to 'fragile' humans. They incinerate them. With fewer dragons willing to bond than cadets, most would kill Violet to better their own chances of success. The rest would kill her just for being her mother's daughter - like Xaden Riorson, the most powerful and ruthless wingleader in the Riders Quadrant. She'll need every edge her wits can give her just to see the next sunrise. Yet, with every day that passes, the war outside grows more deadly, the kingdom's protective wards are failing, and the death toll continues to rise. Even worse, Violet begins to suspect leadership is hiding a terrible secret. Alliances will be forged. Lives will be lost. Traitors will become allies . . . or even lovers. But sleep with one eye open because once you enter, there are only two ways out:ย graduate or die. #bookmail #newbook #aussiebookworm #aussiebookcommunity #aussiebookstagrammer #fiction #fictionbooks #fictionreads #justreadabook #justread #youngadultfiction #youngadultbooks #yafiction #yabooks #dragon #booksoutside #booksoutofdoors #booksandrocks #readingtime #readingismagic #readnewbooks #readingisfun #reading
๐ Book Review ๐ The Knights of Avalon by @wilsonisthepen Review I had a feeling this would be good just from the fabulous cover and I was right! We follow King Arthur and his friends battling the evil Mordred and Morgana. There are heaps of awesome action fight scenes, fabulous, scary creatures and even though Morgana is the evil sorceress - she is pretty cool and I really, really hope to see more of her in future books! Well done SK Wilson on this one, loved the whole thing! Thank you Shawline Publishing for sending me this.@shawline_publishing ๐๐๐๐๐ #bookreader #bookreviewsofinstagram #bookreviewday #bookreview #bookreviewtime #bookreviewblogger #bookreviewing #newbookreview #aussiebook #aussiebookworm #aussiebookcommunity #aussiebookstagrammer #aussieauthorsrock #aussieauthor #aussieaddicted #authorsfollowauthors #authorcommunity #authorssupportingauthors #readingismagic #fiction #fictionbooks #fictionreads #newbookalert #justreadabook #justread #booksareamazing #booksareessential #booksforever #booksoutside #booksoutofdoors
๐๐๐ Thank you @kre8_artstudio for my very awesome Skull you are so talented ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ Books available @shawline_publishing $23๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ Also at the @barwonheadsmarket today from 9 to 1pm ๐๐๐ #geelongauthor #geelongbusiness #geelongsmallbusiness #geelongaustralia #authorlife #authorsfollowauthors #authorbooksigning #authorssupportingauthors #author #localauthor #authorsofinsta #authorcommunity #newbookalert #newbook #newnovel #newfiction #newrelease #readingisfun #readingbooks #justread #justreadabook #dystopian #dystopianbooks #youngadultfiction #youngadultbooks #readingismagic #readingiscool #readingisawesome #newread
๐๐ Celebrating Virozone and Virozone 2 release week! Thank you @maxxvictorbooks for all your support! ๐๐ ๐๐ Virozone 1 and Virozone 2 available now @shawline_publishing $23๐๐ #new #newbookalert #newbook #aussiebook #aussiebusiness #aussiebookworm #aussiebookcommunity #authorsfollowauthors #aussiebooksta #authorlife #readingismagic #readingisfun #readnewbooks #justreadabook #yafiction #yabooks #youngadultfiction #booksarelife #booksareawesome #booksarecool
๐ Exciting new releases from @shawline_publishing. Wow some of these covers are so awesome! ๐ ๐ Loving the cover of Pantheon of Life by @jade.andrews.author ๐ ๐ Do you have any faves? ๐ #newrelease #newreleases #newbookalert #newbook #newread #newnovel #newbookmail #readingtime #readingismagic #read #readnewbooks #readingisfun #justreadabook #justread #aussiebookworm #aussiebookstagrammer #aussieauthorsrock #aussieauthor #aussieaddicted #aussieauthorsofinstagram #authorlife #authorsfollowauthors #frontcover #booksareessential #booksareawesome
โ๐๐โโ๐๐๐๐๐๐พ๐โ๐ธ๐ Written by David Halpin SAME HISTORICAL INSTITUTIONALISED SETTINGโฆ SAME HYSTERICAL EXAGGERATION OF THE TRUTHโฆ SAME HERETICAL SELF-OPINIONATED UNIVERSEโฆ In this sequel to Hospityable, Donald Halfbrain remains his usual atypically quiet, unassuming, and intelligent self. He is the one shining star in his own universe. He is also crazy. Donald is still reeling from the last week of his life. Having been unceremoniously left in a psychiatric hospital microcosm, he is still the same smart, yet reluctant, anti-hero, trying to come to some sort of understanding of his odd situation. If it wasnโt so funny, it would simply be overwhelmingly sad. Donald Halfbrain is about to continue his story defining, life changing, legend creating pathโฆ ||AVAILABLE NOW|| www.shawlinepublishing.com.au * * * * #sequel #humourousbooks #exaggeration #aussiehumour #aussiebooks #australianauthor #writer #author #bibliophile #bookstagram #ausbookstagram #authorcommunity #newreleasebook #booksarethebest #justreadabook #bookish #fictionnovel #booksbooksbooks #booksandpublishing #shawlinepublishing
๐ Come along and say hi @clunesbooktown festival this year! I'll be in the @shawline_publishing tent with so many fabulous authors!! ๐ ๐ So excited for the re release of Virozone and release of Virozone 2! I'll be selling and signing copies of both! ๐ ๐ If you can't make it to @clunesbooktown and would like to purchase a copy head over to @shawline_publishing! ๐ #booktown #clunesvictoria #clunesbooktown #authorlife #authorsfollowauthors #authorbooksigning #authorcommunity #authorcommunity #aussieauthorsrock #aussieauthor #aussie #aussieaddicted #bookfestival #newbook #newfiction #australianauthor #booksarethebest #booksareawesome #booksarelove #booksaremagic #justreadabook #justread #readingisfun #reading #fiction #fictionbooks
๐ Book Mail ๐ Cold Justice by Ant Middleton Published by @hachetteaus Synopsis Mallory - he was the best of the best, a Special Forces leader and a hero. But then he made a fatal decision, gambling with the lives of his men with terrible consequences: two dead, and his young friend Donno left in a coma. Back on the streets, with nothing to lose, Mallory has a darkness growing inside him, a dangerous need to seek out trouble. Then Donno's mother asks him for help: her other son, Scott, has gone missing in South Africa, and she wants Mallory to find him. Perhaps it's redemption, perhaps he's looking for revenge on the world, but suddenly Mallory has a purpose, and nothing and no one is going to stand in his way. ๐ So excited for this one! #bookmailisthebestmail #bookmail #new #newbook #readnewbooks #justreadabook #readnewbooks #readingcommunity #aussiebookcommunity #aussiebookworm #aussiebookstagrammer #booksaremagic #booksarethebest
๐ Book Mail ๐ The Housemaids Secret by Freida McFadden Synopsis Itโs hard to find an employer who doesnโt ask too many questions about my past. So I thank my lucky stars that the Garricks miraculously give me a job, cleaning their stunning penthouse with views across the city and preparing fancy meals in their shiny kitchen. I can work here for a while, stay quiet until I get what I want. Itโs almost perfect. But I still havenโt met Mrs Garrick, or seen inside the guest bedroom. Iโm sure I hear her crying. I notice spots of blood around the neck of her white nightgowns when Iโm doing laundry. And one day I canโt help but knock on the door. When it gently swings open, what I see inside changesย everythingโฆ Thatโs when I make a promise. After all, Iโve done this before. I can protect Mrs Garrick while keeping my own secrets locked up safe. Douglas Garrick has done wrong. He is going to pay. Itโs simply a question of how far Iโm willing to goโฆ #newbookalert #newbook #bookmail #newnovel #newnovel #newbookmail #booksareawesome #booksareamazing #readnewbooks #readingcommunity #readingandreviewing #justreadabook #booksareessential #booksarecool
Iโm not saying itโs the best advice but Iโm also not not saying itโs the best advice ๐คช๐๐๐๐ For real though I may just curl up in bed with my kindle alllllllll weekend and I have zero shame ๐คช โข #iPadLettering #Procreate #HandLettered #HandLettering #BrushLettering #LetteringCommunity #LetteringLove #SelfCare #SelfCompassion #SelfLove #mentalheath #mentalhealthishealth #protectyourpeace #protectyourenergy #letteringladies #makeyourselfapriority #womenofillustration #protectyourmentalhealth #treatyourselfwell #treatyourselfwithkindness #readingisgoodforthesoul #readingisgoodforyoursoul #readingmakesmehappy #getlostinabook #thankfulforreading #readingbringsjoy #readingisselfcare #justreadabook #justreadandbehappy #weekendvibes
Current read!! #read #reader #book #books #booklover #booklove #readmorebooks #readmore #onemorechapter #bookcommunity #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #justkeepreading #goals #morebooks #bookaddict #bookaddiction #justbuythebook #justread #bookmail #saturday #justreadabook #escapereality
๐ Book Mail ๐ If You Tell Anyone You're Next by Jack Heath Published by @scholastic_au Released 2023 Synopsis An exclusive group chat. A deadly challenge. How far would you go to join? Jayden Jones is missing. Everyone thinks he ran away. His best friend, Zoe Gale, knows theyโre wrong. Zoeโs search leads her to The 17โa secret group chat, used by anonymous teens to blackmail the powerless. To join, you have to put on a mask and record yourself completing a challenge. The challenges are always illegal. Sometimes dangerous. Maybe deadly. Who are The 17? What have they done to Jayden? And what will they do to silence Zoe? A rollercoaster of suspense and twists from the author of the Liars series. ๐ Ok so this sounds amazing! Such a big fan of Jack Heath's books. #newbookalert #readnewbooks #read #youngadultfiction #yafiction #yabooks #thrillerbooks #thriller #thrillerreads #aussiebook #aussiebookworm #aussiebookcommunity #aussiebookworm #aussiebookcommunity #aussiebookstagrammer #aussieauthorsrock #justreadabook #justread #readingtime
๐ Pre- Order Available Now @shawline_publishing ๐ ๐๐ So excited!! Check out some of these awesome covers! ๐ #newbookalert #newbook #newfiction #fiction #aussiebook #aussiebookworm #aussiebookstagrammer #aussieauthor #aussieauthorsrock #aussieaddicted #booksta #bookstagrammer #bookstagram #bookcover #awesomebookcover #booksarethebest #booksareawesome #booksarelove #justreadabook #readingismagic #readingtime #preorder
My new favorite obsession โจ My husband got me a kindle for Christmas and itโs been life changing!!! The last slide of this post is me enjoying my Valentineโs Day gift from him tooโฆ a hands free kindle setup ๐คช I can now achieve 100% lazy girl status while reading in bed and itโs magical ๐ซถ๐ป This sticker will be in the shop later today! ๐ โข #iPadLettering #Procreate #HandLettered #HandLettering #BrushLettering #LetteringCommunity #LetteringLove #SelfCare #SelfCompassion #SelfLove #mentalheath #mentalhealthishealth #protectyourpeace #protectyourenergy #letteringladies #makeyourselfapriority #womenofillustration #readingisgoodforthesoul #readingisgoodforyoursoul #readingmakesmehappy #getlostinabook #thankfulforreading #readingbringsjoy #readingisselfcare #justreadabook #justreadandbehappy #kindlegirly #kindlelover #kindlestickers
๐ Book Mail ๐ Kill for me Kill for you by Steve Cavanagh Published by @hachettebooks Released 2023 Synopsis One dark evening in New York City, two strangers meet by chance. Over drinks, Amanda and Wendy realise they have so much in common. They both feel alone. They both drink alone. And they both desperately want revenge against the two men who destroyed their families. Together, they have the perfect plan. If you kill for me, I'll kill for you... #thrillerbooks #thriller #thrillerreads #newbookalert #newbook #readingtime #justreadabook #justread #bookstagrammer #bookstagram #aussiebookworm #aussiebookcommunity #aussiebookstagrammer #booksoutofdoors #booksoutside
๐ Book Mail ๐ The Drowning by Bryan Brown Published by @allenandunwin Released 2023 Synopsis The body of a local teenage boy is found on the beach of a sleepy northern New South Wales town. David went for an evening swim and got into trouble . . . at least, that's what it looks like. Three weeks before, Leila, a young backpacker, didn't turn up for her shift at the local cafe. Benny, the owner, isn't worried. It happens - backpackers are always on the move. There'll be another one. One of the locals, Adrian, has been a help to Benny. He's found him a nice little sideline. Not exactly legal. Is that all Adrian is arranging on the coast? He once was a cop but has he gone bad? And in the backblocks outside town, a bikie gang is gearing up for a large consignment from South America. Murder, drugs, liaisons and lies are stirring up this small coastal town. With Bryan Brown's characteristic laconic storytelling - humorous, tough and suspenseful - the secrets of this seemingly idyllic town slowly come to the surface. #newbookalert #readingtime #readingismagic #readingisfun #reading #justreadabook #aussiebook #aussiebookworm #aussiebookcommunity #aussiebookstagrammer #aussieauthorsrock #aussieauthor #bookstagram #booksta #fiction #fictionbooks #fictionreads #newnovel #newbookmail #bookmail #booksarethebest #booksareawesome
๐ Book Mail ๐ Hidden Heirs by @authorsimonekamfonas Published by @shawline_publishing RRP $36.95 Synopsis FAITH HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO REMEMBER HER PAST, NOT SINCE BEING DUMPED AT AN ORPHANAGE AS A YOUNG GIRLโฆ When a girlโs weekend trip turns to become a freak accident, Faith finds herself waking in a world different from her own alongside her two best friends. The three girls are forced to adapt to a world dominated by men, where women serve only as dutiful wives to tyrant rulers. They quickly learn that navigating these changes in societal norms is the only way to stay alive. When faced with a forced marriage to Prince Sebastian, Faithโs wild spirit must be tamed so she can play the perfect queen, but when an unexpected ally appears, questions of Faithโs identity haunt her at every turn. Does this unknown world hold the answers to her missing memories? In a land less at peace than first glance shows, the past seems bound to find some wayย to the surfaceโฆ ๐ This cover!!! Wow love it!! ๐ #bookreader #bookreadingcommunity #bookcover #aussiebook #aussiebookworm #aussiebookcommunity #aussiebookstagrammer #aussieauthorsrock #aussieauthor #readingtime #readingismagic #read #newbookalert #readingisfun #readingisawesome #booksoutofdoors #booksoutside #booksandtrees #fiction #fictionbooks #fictionreads #authorcommunity #readnewbooks #justreadabook
#iagreewithdolly #noneedtogetdressedup #justreadabook #readmorebooks #ilovetoread
My Christmas book goodies!!! ๐๐๐๐ Also got a travel reading light!! #books #Christmas #giftcard #reading #goodies #bookaddiction #booklover #bookaddict #bookstagram #bookdragon #dragon #light #bookgoods #reader #readmorebooks #justreadabook #morebooks #barnesandnoble #timetoread
๐ Re- release of Virozone @shawline_publishing ๐ ๐ Announcing the re-release of Book 1 Virozone through @shawline_publishing ๐ ๐ Pre orders now open ๐ ๐ Coming soon March 27 2024๐ ๐Thank -you so much @shawline_publishing for all your hard work and support! I would definitely recommend Shawline to any author thinking about publishing their book. They are professional, supportive and include you every step of the way! ๐ #virozone #newbookalert #newbook #bookcover #aussiebook #aussiebookworm #aussiebookcommunity #aussieauthorsrock #aussieauthor #aussieaddicted #dystopian #dystopianbooks #youngadultfiction #youngadultbooks #readingismagic #preorder #strongfemalelead #yafiction #yabooks #readnewbooks #readingcommunity #justreadabook #booksofinstagram
I just realized that I hit my 500th post day before yesterday! Don't you just love reading? I know I do, and I enjoy all of my new friends on Instagram. I have found new authors and some great books! Thank you to my Instagram family! My only problem is there are not enough hours in the day for all of the books that I want to read! #bookstagram #funtimes #justreadabook #booknerd #bookworm #booklover #ARCteams
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!! Yesterday was the Turkey Trot. A 3.2 mile "race" through the Portland International Raceway (PIR) with their holiday light display. It was so fun but an injury I've been dealing with decided to make an appearance. ๐คฆโโ๏ธ So rest my foot, reading and having the Macy's Thanksgiving day parade in the background before heading to moms for dinner. Saw dad this morning for our annual Thanksgiving breakfast too! ๐๐โค๏ธ have a great day!! #books #read #Turkey #turkeytrot #injury #reading #bookstagrammer #finishthisbook #relax #justread #justreadabook #thishelps #bookie #readingaddict #booktime #chill #happythanksgivng
BOOK REVIEW: Summer Change Thank you @sarahcolebooks ๐ฅฐโฅ๏ธ๐ Posted @withregram โข @sarahcolebooks ๐ Book Review ๐ Summer Change by @liss_wray Published by @wombat_books Review ๐๐๐๐๐ I love Summer coming of age novels- I just do!! And Melissa Wrays Summer Change is another to add to my favourites, especially because it's set in Aussie Townsville. We follow teenage Shae who gets sent to live with her cousins for Summer. Her parents are being cagey and definitely hiding secrets - but that's not all that's on Shae's mind. Her cousin Lexi has changed. She's acting cooler, dating a loser bad boy who smokes and also there's a mysterious boy who's moved in next door who keeps popping up. Mel's descriptions are hilarious like a 'bikini like melted cheese'and I love the dynamics between the female cousins. Lexi is trying so hard to be cool with her sunglasses collection, boy obsession and smokes while Shae remains herself - make-up free, frizz hair and real. I love the idea of the cousin's hanging out over Summer and meeting the bad boy next door. I would have been happy with just this! But Mel has added a little extra mystery - what exactly are Shae's parents hiding? Set in such a beautiful fun place amongst waterfalls and snorkeling. Shae is an awesome teen. She's mature, level headed, not bullied into anything and she's her own person - what a role model! Love her! Congratulations Melissa Wray on Summer Change! Love it!! #bookreviewtime #newbookreview #newbookalert #newreview #newbook #aussiebook #aussiebookworm #aussiebookcommunity #aussiebookstagrammer #aussieauthorsrock #aussieauthor #australianauthor #teenagefiction #youngadultfiction #youngadultbooks #bookreviewsofinstagram #bookreviewday #readingtime #readingismagic #booksareawesome #bookstagram #booksarefun #readingiscool #justreadabook
๐ Book Review ๐ Summer Change by @liss_wray Published by @wombat_books Review ๐๐๐๐๐ I love Summer coming of age novels- I just do!! And Melissa Wrays Summer Change is another to add to my favourites, especially because it's set in Aussie Townsville. We follow teenage Shae who gets sent to live with her cousins for Summer. Her parents are being cagey and definitely hiding secrets - but that's not all that's on Shae's mind. Her cousin Lexi has changed. She's acting cooler, dating a loser bad boy who smokes and also there's a mysterious boy who's moved in next door who keeps popping up. Mel's descriptions are hilarious like a 'bikini like melted cheese'and I love the dynamics between the female cousins. Lexi is trying so hard to be cool with her sunglasses collection, boy obsession and smokes while Shae remains herself - make-up free, frizz hair and real. I love the idea of the cousin's hanging out over Summer and meeting the bad boy next door. I would have been happy with just this! But Mel has added a little extra mystery - what exactly are Shae's parents hiding? Set in such a beautiful fun place amongst waterfalls and snorkeling. Shae is an awesome teen. She's mature, level headed, not bullied into anything and she's her own person - what a role model! Love her! Congratulations Melissa Wray on Summer Change! Love it!! #bookreviewtime #newbookreview #newbookalert #newreview #newbook #aussiebook #aussiebookworm #aussiebookcommunity #aussiebookstagrammer #aussieauthorsrock #aussieauthor #australianauthor #teenagefiction #youngadultfiction #youngadultbooks #bookreviewsofinstagram #bookreviewday #readingtime #readingismagic #booksareawesome #bookstagram #booksarefun #readingiscool #justreadabook
โThe most we can do is to write โ intelligently, creatively, critically, evocatively โ about what it is like living in the world at this time.โ Oliver Sacks in Insomniac City Stories about NY, just like the films, are a whole genre on their own. Theyโre always about seeing the joy in the mundane, because I imagine you have to look quite closely, to be a romantic, in order to see beauty in an urban chaos. And thatโs exactly what author Bill Hayes is. A romantic in love with the city, his craft, and his partner, the great Oliver Sacks. This memoir leaves you feeling all kinds of sweet, fuzzy feels. #justreadabook
โ๏ธ๐บ Congratulations @liss_wray on your book launch today of Summer Change ๐บโ๏ธ ๐โ๏ธ Thank -you to everyone who attended it was such a great day! @liss_wray You're my hero! ๐โ๏ธ๐ #booklover #booklaunch #bookrelease #aussiebook #aussiebookworm #aussiebookcommunity #aussieauthorsrock #aussieaddicted #authorsofinsta #authorlife #authorssupportingauthors #author #newbookalert #newbook #readingisfun #readnewbooks #readingismagic #readingtime #bookstagram #aussieauthorappreciation #aussiebookreviewer #aussiefiction #youngadultfiction #youngadultbooks #readingisawesome #readingiscool #justreadabook #justread #bookcommunity #booksarethebest
๐ Please come along and support the fabulous @liss_wray on the launch of Summer Change ๐ ๐ I'll be there spreading the word of just how awesome her new novel is!๐ #booksigning #authorlife #authorbooksigning #authorcommunity #author #authorssupportingauthors #aussiebookcommunity #aussiebookworm #aussiebookstagrammer #aussiebookstagrammer #aussieaddicted #aussieauthorsofinstagram #aussie #authorsofinsta #authorssupportingauthors #newbookalert #newbook #justreadabook #youngadultfiction #youngadultbooks #booksareawesome
๐ New Release! And shout out to my fabulous friend @liss_wray ๐ Summer Change by @liss_wray Published by @wombat_books Released October 23 RRP $19.95 Synopsis from @wombat_books A secret. A holiday. A Summer like never before. Shae knows her parents are keeping something from her and is determined to find out what. But nothing can prepare her for what they are hiding. A coming-of-age story about 17-year-old Shae who is learning that relationships, deception, secrets and love can all blend together and change everything. ๐ Mel's book launch is October 28th at Leopold library! Definitely come along!! ๐ #bookreader #bookreadingcommunity #bookcover #newbookalert #newbook #aussiebook #aussiebookworm #aussiebookcommunity #aussiebookstagrammer #aussieauthorsrock #aussieauthor #aussieaddicted #youngadultfiction #youngadultbooks #booksta #bookstagrammer #justreadabook #readingismagic #readingisfun #reading #readingcommunity #booksareessential #booksarecool #booksandleaves
๐ Book Mail ๐ The Girl In The Eagles Talons by Karin Smirnoff Published by @hachetteaus Released August 23 Synopsis from @hachetteaus "A satisfying drama . . . It is the well-told personal stories that drive the novel"ย Literary Reviewย The untapped natural resources of Sweden's far north are sparking a gold rush, with the criminal underworld leading the charge. But it's not the prospect of riches that brings Lisbeth Salander to the small town of Gasskas. Her niece's mother is the latest woman in the region to have vanished without trace. Two things soon become clear: Svala is a remarkably gifted teenager -- and she's being watched. Journalist Mikael Blomkvist is also heading north. He has seen better days.ย Millenniumย magazine is in its final print issue, and relations with his daughter are strained. Worse still, there are troubling rumours surrounding the man she's about to marry. When the truth behind the whispers explodes into violence, Salander emerges as Blomkvist's last hope. #bookmailisthebestmail #bookmail #newbookalert #fiction #thrillerbooks #thriller #thrillerreads #justreadabook #readnewbooks #readingisfun #readingcommunity #booksoutofdoors #booksoutside #booksareawesome #aussiebookworm #aussiebookcommunity #aussiebookstagrammer #readandreview
๐ Book Mail ๐ I Don't by Clementine Ford Published by @allenandunwin Released October 2023 Synopsis from @allenandunwin Incendiary feminist and bestselling author Clementine Ford presents the inarguable case against marriage for the modern woman. Provocative, controversial and above all, compellingly and persuasively argued. I want this book to end marriages. But more importantly, I want it to prevent marriages. Women are allowed to aspire to more than what we've been told we should want in order to be happy. Let yourself have a bigger dream than becoming the supporting role in someone else's story. Why, when there is so much evidence of the detrimental, suffocating impact marriage has on women's lives, does the myth of marital bliss still prevail? If the feminist project has been so successful, why do so many women still believe that our value is intrinsically tied to being chosen by a man? In her most incendiary and controversial book to date, Clementine Ford exposes the lies used to sell marriage to women to keep them in service to men and male power. From the roots of marriage as a form of property transaction to the wedding industrial complex, Clementine Ford explains how capitalist patriarchal structures need women to believe in marriage in order to maintain control over women's agency, ambitions and freedom. I Don'tย presents an inarguable case against marriage for modern women. With the incisive attention to detail and razor-sharp wit that characterises her work, Ford dissects the patriarchal history of marriage; the insidious, centuries-long marketing campaign pop culture has conducted in marriage's favour; the illusion of feminist 'choice' in regard to taking men's names; and the physical and social cost that comes with motherhood.ย But most importantly, Clementine Ford shows us what a different kind of world could look like for women if we were allowed to be truly free. #bookmailisthebestmail #bookmail #bookmailday #aussiebookworm #aussiebookcommunity #aussiebookstagrammer #aussieauthors #aussieaddicted #aussie #newbookalert #newbook #readnewbooks #justreadabook #read
๐ Book Mail ๐ Adrian Edmondson Berserker! Published by @macmillanaus Released September 2023 Synopsis from @macmillanaus Ade Edmondson smashed onto the comedy circuit in the 1980s, stormed The Comedy Store and, alongside Rik Mayall, brought anarchy to stage and screen. How did a child brought up in a strict Methodist household - and who spent his formative years incarcerated in repressive boarding schools - end up joining the revolution? Well, he is part Norse. Could it be his berserker heritage? With wisdom, nostalgia and uniquely observed humour, Ade traces his journey through life and comedy: starting out on the alternative scene, getting arrested in Soho, creating his outrageously violent characters and learning more about his curious (possibly Scandinavian) heritage. With star-studded anecdotes and set to a soundtrack of pop hits which transport the reader through time, it's a memoir like no other. #bookmailtuesday #bookmailisthebestmail #newbookalert #newbook #memoir #memoirbooks #readingtime #readingismagic #readnewbooks #readingisfun #booksarelife #booksareessential #booksarecool #readingcommunity #bookstagrammer #booksta #aussiebookcommunity #aussiebookworm #bookoutside #justreadabook
๐ Book Mail ๐ Sensitive by @allaynewebster Published by @uqpbooks Released 2019 RRP $16.95 Synopsis from @uqpbooks When thirteen-year-old Samantha moves to a new town, she decides to reinvent herself. She wants to be called SJ now. Sheโs going to be cool and mysterious. But above all, sheโs going to pretend to be healthy. SJ suffers from chronic eczema and allergies โ sheโs sick of doctorsโ appointments and tests, sick of itchiness and pain, sick of looking different, feeling different. All SJ wants is to be โnormalโ. Sheโll do whatever it takes to keep her illness a secret. After all, would new friend Livvy or cute boy Sam still want to hang out with her if they knew the truth? #bookmailisthebestmail #bookmail #bookmailday #newbookalert #bookmails #aussiebookworm #aussieauthor #aussieauthorsrock #aussieauthorsofinstagram #authorcommunity #aussieauthorappreciation #youngadultfiction #youngadultbooks #readingismagic #readnewbooks #reading #justreadabook #justread #fiction #fictionbooks #fictionreads #booksoutofdoors #booksoutside
๐ Happy Publication Day! ๐ ๐ Congratulations @liss_wray on your new novel Summer Change ๐ ๐ Published by @wombat_books & synopsis below! ๐ A secret. A holiday. A Summer like never before. Shae knows her parents are keeping something from her and is determined to find out what. But nothing can prepare her for what they are hiding. A coming-of-age story about 17-year-old Shae who is learning that relationships, deception, secrets and love can all blend together and change everything. ๐บ So fabulous I got to see you on your special day! Shout out to your booky skirt ๐ ๐บ #bookreader #bookreadingcommunity #bookcover #aussiebookworm #aussiebookstagrammer #aussieauthorsrock #aussieauthor #aussieauthorappreciation #youngadultfiction #yabooks #booksta #fiction #authorcommunity #authorsofinsta #aussiebookreviewer #authorssupportingauthors #readnewbooks #readingcommunity #aussiereader #publicationday #readingiscool #justreadabook #booksaremagic #authors
๐ September Reading Wrap Up ๐ Thank-you to all the publishers for sending me copies to read and review! A couple of my most faves ๐ The Centre Of My Everything by @allaynewebster ๐ The Rush by @prakky ๐ The Shadow World by @ahackeriam @shawline_publishing #bookstacking #bookstacksofig #bookstacksarefun #bookstacklove #bookstackoutside #newbookstack #bookwrapup #bookreader #bookreadingcommunity #aussiebookworm #aussiebookcommunity #aussiebookstagrammer #aussieauthorsrock #aussieauthor #booksragram #bookstagrammer #readingtime #readingismagic #readnewbooks #readandreview #justreadabook #justread #booksareawesome #booksaremylife
๐ Book Review ๐ Death at Deepwater Point by @drkarenthurecht Published by @shawline_publishing Review Such a cool series! Again we follow Dr Hamish Hart and Dr Rita Cartwright as they try to solve the mystery of the death of a young nurse. Different to the others, this time it really gives off 'Cluedo' vibes - who killed who, when, where, why? With so many suspects and at one point actually having dinner together reminds me also of an Agatha Christie mystery. I love Thurecht's ability to set up the mystery as readers try to guess firstly who the murderer is and secondly what their motive is. With some nautical refs, ships, the sea, death and history - this is really well done. Thank -you Shawline Publishing for sending me this copy to read and review. #bookreader #bookreadingcommunity #bookreviewtime #bookreviewday #bookreviewblogger #bookreviewing #bookreviewersofinstagram #reviewtime #fiction #fictionbooks #fictionreads #historicalfictionwriter #historicalfictionnovel #newbookalert #newreview #newbook #justreadabook #justread #aussiebookworm #aussiebookcommunity #aussiebookstagrammer #aussieauthor #aussieauthorappreciation #bookstagram #booksta
๐ Book Review ๐ The Last To Go by AD Lyall Published by @shawline_publishing Review Set in a world where almost everyone is gone, a couple of people still manage to survive. Icarus and Charlton try to go about their day to day lives when interrupted by Adam who may or may not have a bunch of secrets. Surrounded by creepy crows lurking around their farm, readers get a sense of impending doom. This one definitely gives off vibes of 'Signs' the Mel Gibson film crossed with the novel 'Bird Box'.ย It's a short read, a dark, creepy, ominous story of survival in a dying world. Thank -you Shawline Publishing for sending me this copy to read and review. #bookreviewtime #bookreviewsofinstagram #bookreviewday #bookreviewblogger #bookreviewer #newbookreview #readingismagic #readnewbooks #readingisfun #readandreview #readingcommunity #aussiebookworm #aussiebookcommunity #aussiebookstagrammer #aussieauthor #booksarethebest #booksareawesome #booksarefun #justreadabook #justread
๐ Book Review ๐ Returned by @gillwellswriter Published by @shawline_publishing Review ๐๐๐๐๐ We begin with Seb, a horse whisperer running into his lost love Sally in France. Then distanced by the Covid 19 pandemic they both go about their lives trying to be together again. With a creepy stalker type literally lurking in the bushes - Sally begins to worry something is not quite right. I love Gillian's books- I'm calling them 'Aussie farm comfort reads'. Wells ability to set up an authentic farm life is so fabulous. The setting combined with likeable MC's who value family, love and hard work allows readers to really connect with the story or be fascinated by their tough rural lives. Congratulations Gillian Wells - I'll read your books forever! Thank -you Shawline Publishing for sending me this copy to read and review. #bookreviewtime #newbookreview #bookreviewday #bookreviewblogger #bookreviewing #bookreviewersofinstagram #aussiebookworm #aussiebookcommunity #aussiebookstagrammer #aussieauthorsrock #aussieauthor #aussie #fiction #fictionbooks #fictionreads #fictionreview #readingismagic #readingtime #readnewbooks #readingisfun #justreadabook #bookstagrammer #bookstagram #booksta #booksareawesome #fivestarreads #booksoutofdoors #booksoutside #reviewtime #review
Let's help kids find winner books that will stick with them. My mom loved western novels by Louis L'Amour, so I've always had a soft spot in my heart for his work. This quote rings true: The books we care about stick with us. What are some books that you've always had with you ever since you read them? #louislamour #bookswecareabout #justreadabook #teachingreading
Let's help kids find winner books that will stick with them. My mom loved western novels by Louis L'Amour, so I've always had a soft spot in my heart for his work. This quote rings true: The books we care about stick with us. What are some books that you've always had with you ever since you read them? #louislamour #bookswecareabout #justreadabook #teachingreading
๐ Book Review ๐ The Shadow World by @ahackeriam & Caity Randall Published by @shawline_publishing Review ๐๐๐๐๐ This is such an awesome book! Every primary school teacher should get a copy and read it to their class right now! Here's what I love about this. The Shadow World speaks to kids normally about how to stay safe online without the narrator sounding lame or condescending. It doesn't tell kids 'Don't do this! Don't do that!' Instead it actually says - Hey, we know you're going to go online so here's some safe ways to go about it. Some of the topics covered are- viruses, online gaming, passwords, social media, cyberbullying, location use, webcams, security, smart devices, The Dark Web, clicking on links,online shopping, making mistakes, mental health and having a career in cybersecurity. There are some 'real world' scenarios which are easy for kids to relate to and understand with questions and reflections for them to discuss along the way. These reflections make it super easy for the kids to actually make a real connection to the text and link in their own thoughts and ideas. The Shadow World comes complete with some extra cool illustrations and a glossary of terms. The main reminder is to always tell a trusted adult and to not keep anything dodgy that happens online a secret. Some great advice for kids. Highly recommend this one! I am going to contact all my primary school teacher friends and tell them how fabulous this is! Five stars! Thank -you Shawline Publishing for sending me this copy to read and review. #bookreviewtime #bookreviewsofinstagram #bookreviewday #bookreviewblogger #bookreviews #read #readnewbooks #readingisfun #kidsbooks #youngadultbooks #newbookreview #newbookalert #booksareawesome #booksarelife #fivestarreads #fivestarread #justreadabook #justread #booksarefun #booksareessential #readingiscool #readingisawesome #readingislife #readingisgood #aussiebookworm #bookstagrammer #bookstagram #bookreadingcommunity #aussiebookcommunity #aussieauthorsrock
๐ Book Review ๐ The Rush by @prakky Published by @simonschusterau Review Definitely can see this one as a movie! We follow four backpackers in a car travelling the Aussie outback. The rain is coming and something just isn't quite right. We also follow an isolated pub owner, her husband and child and get a look into their lives as they prepare for the storm. All is not as it seems. Creepy, strange odd stuff happens and twists and turns you did not see coming. There's a constant sense of something underlying, something bubbling away about to explode and you just don't know when, where or how. So very cool. Loved it! #bookreviewtime #bookreviewsofinstagram #bookreviewday #bookreviewblogger #bookreviews #bookreviewing #aussiebookworm #aussiebookcommunity #aussiebookstagrammer #aussieauthorsrock #aussieauthor #aussieauthorsofinstagram #readingismagic #readingisfun #readnewbooks #readandreview #readingcommunity #justread #justreadabook #aussiefiction #fiction
๐ Book Review ๐ The Centre Of My Everything by @allaynewebster Published by @penguinbooksaus Review Set in a small Aussie town we follow four teens who are struggling to live. Amongst trauma, lies, self- hate and recklessness it's hard to work out which one is more sad - Justin, Corey, Tara or Margo. The answer is probably all four. Webster has written another stand out text. Nailing the Aussie lingo, teenage hopelessness and family breakdowns. The characters and their issues are real and that's what makes them so authentic. You'll find yourself hoping they can escape their past by making better choices for their future. Some awful moments filled with pain helps you understand what it's like to be a teen trapped in a small town with almost no one to help you. A must read. Five stars. #bookreader #bookreviewsofinstagram #bookreviewday #bookreviewblogger #bookreviews #bookreviewing #aussiebookworm #aussiebookcommunity #aussieauthorsrock #aussiebookstagrammer #aussieauthor #youngadultfiction #youngadultbooks #readingismagic #readnewbooks #readandreview #booksareawesome #booksarelife #booksarefun #booksareessential #booksarecool #justreadabook #justread
๐ Book Mail ๐ Green Lights by Matthew McConaughey Published by @penguinrandomhouse Synopsis from @penguinrandomhouse Iโve been in this life for fifty years, been trying to work out its riddle for forty-two, and been keeping diaries of clues to that riddle for the last thirty-five. Notes about successes and failures, joys and sorrows, things that made me marvel, and things that made me laugh out loud. How to be fair. How to have less stress. How to have fun. How to hurt people less. How to get hurt less. How to be a good man. How to have meaning in life. How to be more me. ย Recently, I worked up the courage to sit down with those diaries. I found stories I experienced, lessons I learned and forgot, poems, prayers, prescriptions, beliefs about what matters, some great photographs, and a whole bunch of bumper stickers. I found a reliable theme, an approach to living that gave me more satisfaction, at the time, and still: If you know how, and when, to deal with lifeโs challengesโhow toย get relative with the inevitableโyou can enjoy a state of success I call โcatching greenlights.โ ย So I took a one-way ticket to the desert and wrote this book: an album, a record, a story of my life so far. This is fifty years of my sights and seens, felts and figured-outs, cools and shamefuls. Graces, truths, and beauties of brutality. Getting away withs, getting caughts, and getting wets while trying to dance between the raindrops. ย Hopefully, itโs medicine that tastes good, a couple of aspirin instead of the infirmary, a spaceship to Mars without needing your pilotโs license, going to church without having to be born again, and laughing through the tears. ย Itโs a love letter.ย To life. ย Itโs also a guide to catching more greenlightsโand to realizing that the yellows and reds eventually turn green too. ย Good luck. #bookmailtuesday #bookmail #bookmailday #newbookalert #memoir #memoirbooks #readingtime #readingismagic #justreadabook #bookreadingcommunity #bookstagram #bookstagrammer
๐ Book Mail ๐ Death at Deepwater Point by @drkarenthurecht Published by @shawline_publishing RRP $22.95 Synopsis from @shawline_publishing ITโS 1887, DR HAMISH HART ALONG WITH HIS FRIEND, DR RITA CARTWRIGHT, ENJOY A WEEKEND STAY AT THE OPULENT NEW HOTEL AT DEEPWATER POINTโฆ There is excitement for the upcoming aeronautical exhibition by French beauty Celestine DuPont which is unexpectedly disrupted by the mysterious murder of a young nurse also staying at the hotelโฆ The talk is filled with conspiracy by the guests and staff at the hotelโฆ Could the murder be linked to Glenda Hembrow who had a child in secret prior to her marriage, or perhaps the Captain Murdo Black, one full of stories worthy of a sea captain? Is it linked to Celestine DuPont whose father had disappeared after a fateful ballooning accident, or even Colonel Otis Winter, recently retired from the German Imperial Army? Hamish believes the answer lies in a deeper understanding of the deceased and who she was before her demise. The revelations becomeย simpler than Hamish first imagined when he ponders not who she was, but rather what she saw before her deathโฆ #bookmailisthebestmail #bookmails #newbookalert #newbook #newnovel #newbookmail #readnewbooks #fic #fictionbooks #fictionreads #aussiebookcommunity #aussiebookworm #aussieauthorsrock #aussieauthor #justreadabook #justread
๐ Book Mail ๐ Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Published by @penguinbooks Released March 2023 Synopsis from @penguinbooks Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing. But it's the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute take a very unscientific view of equality. Forced to resign, she reluctantly signs on as the host of a cooking show,ย Supper atย Six. But her revolutionary approach to cooking, fuelled by scientific and rational commentary, grabs the attention of a nation. Soon, a legion of overlooked housewives find themselves daring to change the status quo. One molecule at a time. #bookmailisthebestmail #bookmail #newbookalert #newbook #justread #justreadabook #readingtime #readingismagic #readingisfun #readingcommunity #aussiebookcommunity #aussiebookstagrammer
๐ Buddy Read with the awesome Australian author @liss_wray ๐ ๐ Thank -you @harlequinaus for sending me two copies can't wait to start this one!๐ ๐Keep an eye out in my stories for my thoughts as we go along!๐ #buddyread #buddyreads #buddyreading #youngadultfiction #youngadultbooks #aussiebookworm #aussiebookcommunity #aussiebookstagrammer #aussieauthorsrock #aussieauthor #readingisfun #readingcommunity #readnewbooks #justreadabook