In his debut #loveozya novel, The Path of the Lost, Beau Kondos creates a richly detailed new world where creativity is forbidden and powerful... Zynthia is a Delver of the Cosm, one of the last of her kind. She has the ability to unleash the power of art, melody and narrative in a world that has outlawed creative expression. After her grandmother’s death,...
I love a book about a book club - apart from the fact that I love reading about books, I think uniting a group of individuals based on their love of books is a great way to bring together such a variety of characters who wouldn't necessarily spend time together otherwise and who can therefore be really different from each other. So of...
One of my reading goals this year has been to read more diverse Australian literature, so when I first heard about Meet Me at the Intersection - a brand new collection of short pieces by diverse writers for YA readers - it went straight to the top of my list of most anticipated book for the year. I was very excited when Fremantle...
I had great plans this month to just choose 5 or books that I definitely wanted to read, and then spend the rest of the month reading whatever I felt like at the time. But suddenly my 5 must-reads became 10, and I couldn't decide how to narrow them down. So here are 12 books I'd like to read this month, with my...
One of the things we look forward to every month is the arrival of our Inspire Book Box. Each box is packed with books, activities, and ideas around a particular theme. There have been a few months where the theme has been absolutely perfectly timed for us - August was one of these. We had just decided to go on a holiday to...
I had some pretty good book mail in August, so I thought I'd share it here - kind of a preview of some of the books that I'll be reading over the next little while. These are a mix of books I've been sent for review, bought online, and even one I won in a giveaway. The Girl Who Fell: The Chess Raven...
This week I finally have my hands on a copy of Some Boys, which I was so excited about that I pre-ordered it at my local bookshop weeks ago! I adore Some Girls (I raved about it here) and I'm thrilled to have added this one to our shelves too. Picking up Some Boys got me thinking about some of the other kids'...