It’s time for #6degrees. Start at the same place as other wonderful readers, add six books, and see where you end up. This month we begin with Dominic Amerena’s novel about authors and publishing, I Want Everything. The main character in Amerena’s novel takes part in medical trials, which is also a theme in Catherine … Continue reading →| booksaremyfavouriteandbest
Guten Abend! Yes, the calendar has just flipped into October but I’m fairly sure that other readers are doing what I’m doing… that is, making November reading plans. We have to be…| booksaremyfavouriteandbest
01. You couldn’t pay most Melburnians to swim in the Yarra/Birrarung… but I went to the Birrarung Riverfest Swimming in Stormwater event and had a little dip.| booksaremyfavouriteandbest
Sample Saturday is when I wade through the eleventy billion samples I have downloaded on my Kindle. I’m slowly chipping away and deciding whether it’s buy or bye.| booksaremyfavouriteandbest
01. OMG. Have you seen the 2026 Laneway Festival lineup? Chappell! Lucy! Wet Leg! Teen Jesus! Role Model! 02. Hooray! It’s asparagus season (these delicious spears with some kind of buttery lemon sauce and fried shallots at Bar Liberty). 03. My daughter’s last stage band performance at Brunswick Ballroom (the end of school is coming … Continue reading →| booksaremyfavouriteandbest
Sample Saturday is when I wade through the eleventy billion samples I have downloaded on my Kindle. I’m slowly chipping away and deciding whether it’s buy or bye. May All Your Skies Be Blue by Fíona Scarlett Why I have it: Weirdly, saw someone reading it on the tram and thought it looked good! Summary: … Continue reading →| booksaremyfavouriteandbest
01. I have had an extraordinarily shitty week. I won’t focus on the really horrible bits (but everyone is okay). The best bit was a visit to Aurora and fish and chips for lunch by the sea at …| booksaremyfavouriteandbest