I love a kids' book with a good message, and POWman (which was sent to me by the lovely team at Harbour Publishing) definitely fits that description! It's an empowering story about fighting bullying, and the fantastic illustrations throughout make it a really fun read! Dave POW Tabain’s schoolmate Stu is being bullied by Johno and his crew. At first, Dave doesn’t know how he...

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I have previously written a bit about my love of literary prize lists - and how I always want to read ALL THE BOOKS on them (check out my post on the topic from this time-ish last year here), and given my love for Australian YA it is probably no surprise that the Gold Inky awards long list is one of my favourites!...

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Bonsoir mes amis! Tonight it's my turn on the blog tour for Enchantee, a gorgeous new historical fiction fantasy novel by Gita Trelease! Huge thanks to Pan Macmillan Australia for having me on the tour (and for sending me a copy of Enchantee to read and review!) First, let me tell you a bit about the book - this is the description from...

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Tea Cooper's latest novel, The Woman in the Green Dress, tells us the stories of two strong young women living over 60 years apart: 1853 Mogo Creek, NSW Della Atterton, bereft at the loss of her parents, is holed up in the place she loves best: the beautiful Hawkesbury in New South Wales. Happiest following the trade her father taught her, taxidermy, Della...

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Before I get into my review of On the Come Up I just want to say that it has been kind of a hard one to write. Not because I didn't enjoy the book - I really did, as you'll see below - but because I spent a lot of time thinking about how my voice could add to the conversation around these...

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Just popping in today to share a stack of books I received in the mail throughout February. Some of these I was lucky enough to be sent for free by their publishers (keep an eye out for reviews coming soon!), and others I treated myself to (because obviously too many books is never enough!). From the top... *What I Like About You by...

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