Final Check-In | Miles Franklin Literary Award 2020

I got to all but one of the titles on this year’s #MFLA2020 shortlist—if you’d like a little more on … More

What #AusLit Fiction is on My (Mostly Virtual) Shelf

I have been loving the Australian fiction recent releases that I’ve been picking up lately, and have a few that … More

The last few months have been a bit of a blur with the pandemic, and while I don’t want to … More

With the announcement of the Stella Prize Longlist on 6 February, I now have a list of new-to-me Australian titles … More

Didi of Brown Girl Reading is hosting a photo challenge for Black History Month (February here in the US) over … More

CHERRY BEACH is an upcoming debut novel by Melbourne writer Laura McPhee-Browne, out 4 February in Australia. Told from the … More

The Australian literary community has been a balm for the soul this week, with authors coming together and running auctions … More

There have been some great #AusLit titles released in the US this year so I wanted to share those that … More

I’m a huge fan of the weekly newsletter that Michael and the Translated Lit team send out which is an … More

Since following the Stella Prize more closely, and finding so many amazing reads via the lists, I have set myself … More