The Australian Book Review short story prize has been awarded since 2010. In 2011 it was renamed the Elizabeth Jolley short story prize. Anyone from around the world can enter the prize. The story must be written in English and can be written in any style about any subject by one individual author. The story … Continue reading ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize| This Reading Life
Another year; another menopause book. Menopause is certainly having its moment. After decades of little to no research, study and funding, it is finally getting some much needed attention. Which is why we need yet another book. Almost as soon as one book is finished it is out of date. New studies, research and treatments … Continue reading The Menopause Moment | Kelly Casperson| This Reading Life
ABC Radio National is looking for the Top 100 Books of the 21st Century as voted by its listeners. On their website they explain that, All genres are in the running. Whether you want to vote for your favourite novel, politics or history book, sports book or poetry collection — all books across all genres … Continue reading Top 100 Books of the 21st Century| This Reading Life
I started reading Mrs Reinhardt and other stories by Edna O’Brien at the beginning of the year for Cathy and Kim’s yearlong Edna O’Brien project. I read five of the stories before setting the book aside for other projects. But then along came Lisa with her Short Story September and I decided it was a sign to finally finish … Continue reading Mrs Reinhardt and other stories | Edna O’Brien| This Reading Life
Note to Reader: One of Jane Austen’s earliest surviving letters is dated 23 August 1796 and was sent to her sister Cassandra from Cork street in London, where the twenty-year-old budding author overnighted with their sailor brother Frank on the way to relatives in Kent. That short visit places Jane within an easy ten-minute walk … Continue reading The Novel Life of Jane Austen | Janine Barchas & Isabel Greenberg| This Reading Life
Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition, seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence; and had lived nearly twenty-one years in the worl…| This Reading Life
Lisa @ANZ LitLovers is hosting the inaugural Short Story September where we are encouraged to ‘discover short story collections that are good to read.’ In more recent times I have been reading short story collections very, very slowly as I try to savour each individual story, but the focus of this month is on the collection … Continue reading Short Story September| This Reading Life
What’s On My Mind: 20 Books of Summer Winter A BIG tick and pat on the back to me! I finished reading my twentieth book at 11pm on the 31st August. Now I just have to complete two reviews so that I can say that I have read AND reviewed 20 books over the Antipodean … Continue reading Stories & Shout Outs #82| This Reading Life
August is usually the windy month; this year it has been the wet month. Perfect for reading but not so good for walking every day or getting out into the garden for a pre-spring tidy up. But I have managed to get in a few Snapshot Saturday posts on my photographic blog, Four Seasons, if … Continue reading Book Diary | August 2025| This Reading Life