It’s hard to pick out the happiest of happy things but this is my list of 2025 highlights (excluding books – more on those later – and holidays, and I had some amazing ones this year, notably Hobart, Cambodia, New Zealand, and my sinkholes tour). Continue reading
To be honest, I was still dining on details of The Salt Path scandal, when I began I Want Everything by Dominic Amerena. I Want Everything is more a story about a literary mystery rather than a scandal per se, but either way, it’s all in the juicy details (and because of that, I’m loathe to say too much about the plot for fear of giving anything away). Continue reading
01. Most of my picks for the Hottest 100 of Australian Songs weren’t on the master list… anyway, these songs will always have me singing. Continue reading
A tie! Continue reading
01. Bottomless-spicy-pineapple-margs-lunch and views across the city? Dangerous! Continue reading
All year I show restraint and then November happens – Nonfiction November, Novella November, and German Literature Month – it means my TBR stack EXPLODES. Continue reading
I did away with ‘top tens’ a few years ago, and instead I finish the reading year with a recap of the books that are still speaking to me (less about four and five-star ratings, more about what has stuck). Continue reading
It’s technically possible to squeeze in another couple of books before midnight on December 31, 2021 but unlikely, so I think I can safely draw a line under the reading challenges for the year.
I participated in six challenges this year – finished three; one is ongoing; and I failed two – (one miserably, one by a whisker). Continue reading
What Happened to You? by Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey Continue reading
I’ve read 105 Kindle samples this year – downloading sample chapters is better than impulse buying books… I think. Continue reading