I set out to complete the EMU Level of this challenge:
Read and review 24 titles written by Australian Authors of which at least 10 of those authors are female, at least 10 of those authors are male, and at least 10 of those authors are new to you; Fiction or non-fiction, at least 4 different genre.
And here is my list of (currently, as at 1 March 2020) 26:
Books by 10 male authors:
Maurice Blackburn by David Day (non- fiction/biography)
Unbound Justice (Sandstone#1) by Michael Beashel (historical fiction)
Unshackled (Sandstone#2) by Michael Beashel (historical fiction)
Succession (Sandstone#3) by Michael Beashel (historical fiction)
Colombiano by Rusty Young (contemporary fiction)
Bodies of Men by Nigel Featherstone (historical Fiction)
Changing Fortunes: A history of the Australian Treasury
by Paul Tilley (non-fiction/history)
The Golden Country by Tim Watts (non-fiction/history)
Boy on a Wire by Jon Doust (coming of age)
Island Story by Ralph Crane and Danielle Wood
(non-fiction/Australiana)
Books by 16 female authors
Saltwater by Cathy McLennan (non-fiction/memoir)
The Bee and the Orange Tree by Melissa Ashley (historical fiction)
Watershed by Jane Abbott (dystopian)
The Great Divide by L.J.M. Owen (crime fiction)
Field of Poppies by Carmel Bird (literary/contemporary fiction)
Storytime: Growing Up with Books
by Jane Sullivan (non-fiction/memoir)
Shepherd by Catherine Jinks (historical fiction)
The Cherry Picker’s Daughter by Kerry Reed-Gilbert (non-fiction/memoir/Indigenous Issues)
The Shining Wall by Melissa Ferguson (dystopian)
The Changing Room by Christine Sykes (contemporary)
Asbestos in Australia by Lenore Layman and Gail Phillips
(non-fiction/science/medical)
Nothing New: A history of second-hand
by Robyn Annear (non-fiction/social history)
Perhaps a Little Madness by C. J. Martin (literary/ contemporary)
The Drover’s Wife by Leah Purcell (play/Indigenous Issues)
Red Can Origami by Madelaine Dickie (literary/ contemporary/ Indigenous Issues)
The Good Turn by Dervla McTiernan (crime fiction)
The (more than) ten authors new to me
Michael Beashel
Rusty Young
Paul Tilley
Tim Watts
Jon Doust
Cathy McLennan
Jane Abbott
Jane Sullivan
Catherine Jinks
Kerry Reed-Gilbert
Melissa Ferguson
Christine Sykes
Lenore Layman and Gail Phillips
C.J. Martin
Leah Purcell
Madelaine Dickie
Fiction/Non-fiction at least 4 different genre
Of the 26 books listed above, 9 were non-fiction (I’ve categorised them as biography, memoir, history, social history, science and medical)
Of the 17 fiction, 6 were historical fiction, 5 were contemporary, 2 were crime fiction, 2 were dystopian, 1 play, 1 coming of age.
Reviews of each of these books have been linked to the Aussie Author Challenge are on this blog and on Goodreads.
I’ll keep reading and linking my reviews to the Aussie Author Challenge.
Who knows how many I’ll finish by the end of 2020?
#AussieAuthor2020
In record time too. Thank you for the wonderful contribution you’ve made to our challenge, and book review listing Jennifer!
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I’ll keep adding reviews, Jo. There are so many great books to read. 🙂
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