💫 September releases, historical thriller, memoir + Revenge book giveaway

The Burning Island by Jock Serong, Review: Engrossing

The Burning Island is my first experience of Jock Serong’s writing, and on the strength of this novel it will not be my last. I was immediately struck by the quality of his prose. Not decadent but fecund with descriptions of precision and nuance that evoked both subtle changes in mood and nature’s awe-inspiring grandeur. While nature is often in the leading role in this novel, Serong employs his deft characterisation to the human cast also.

Travis Winks on writing ‘Shattered’

67 days to a family’s self-destruction

"Why does a writer write? I’d think there are plenty of motivators. To create, catalogue, reflect, honour, put bread on the table, the list could go on and on. I began writing my story for one reason and one reason only. To grieve.... For those that love and help sufferers of mental illness and victims of domestic violence, is there ever a finish line?"

September 2020 Book Releases

Our round-up of what is new in fiction in September 2020. Check out the new novels jostling for a spot on my reading list...

S L Lim on her inspiration for Revenge: Murder in Three Parts

"Families are the worst. If I could spring fully formed out of a rock or some kind of accursed spring I would certainly do so. Unfortunately here I am, made out of meat and stuff. What a disaster. More seriously almost everyone loves their families. There’s a tenderness there, if only from proximity and presence. Even abusive families are often very loving..."

Revenge: Our Review + Worldwide Giveaway

Revenge‘s matter-of-fact narrative belies the nuance, complexity and depth of thought and feeling this novel so capably explores. Thanks to Transit Lounge Publishing we have 2 ebook copies to giveaway. Entries open worldwide, close 17 September 2020.

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4 reading challenge levels
WALLABY, WALLAROO, KANGAROO & EMU
Find out more at our new improved challenge homepage. Still, plenty of time to join in and start seeing links to your own reviews below.

THE GIRL SHE WAS by Rebecca Freeborn - Veronica @ The Burgeoning Bookshelf
WASP SEASON by Jennifer Scoullar - Veronica @ The Burgeoning Bookshelf
THE GOOD TURN by Dervla McTiernan - Tracey @ Carpe Librum
KOKOMO by Victoria Hannan - Kathryn @ Kathryn's Inbox
TOP END GIRL by Miranda Tapsell - Jennifer @Tasmanian Bibliophile
THE ERASURE INITIATIVE by Lili Wilkinson - Jennifer @Tasmanian Bibliophile
THE BURNING ISLAND by Jock Serong - Cloggie Downunder
THE WOMEN'S PAGES by Victoria Purman - Cloggie Downunder
FINDING EADIE by Caroline Beecham - Veronica @ The Burgeoning Bookshelf
THE TOLSTOY ESTATE by Steven Conte - Denise Newton
REVENGE: MURDER IN THREE PARTS by S.L. Lim - Jo @ Booklover Book Reviews
AN UNUSUAL BOY by Fiona Higgins - Cloggie Downunder
THE BURNING ISLAND by Jock Serong - Jennifer @Tasmanian Bibliophile
IN SEARCH OF THE WOMAN WHO SAILED THE WORLD by Danielle Clode - Jennifer @Tasmanian Bibliophile
THE MOTHER FAULT by Kate Mildenhall - Jennifer @Tasmanian Bibliophile
LETTERS FROM BERLIN by Tania Blanchard - Cloggie Downunder
THE ERASURE INITIATIVE by Lili Wilkinson - Kathryn @ Kathryn's Inbox
THE MYSTERY WOMAN by Belinda Alexandra - Denise Newton
SOMETHING IN THE WINE by Tricia Stringer - Jennifer @Tasmanian Bibliophile
THE BURNING ISLAND by Jock Serong - Jo @ Booklover Book Reviews
AUNTY'S WEDDING by Miranda Tapsell & Joshua Tyler - Denise Newton
THE KILLING STREETS by Tanya Bretherton - Jennifer@Tasmanian Bibliophile
THE NIGHT WHISTLER by Greg Woodland - Veronica @ The Burgeoning Bookshelf

Challenge participants have linked up 382 reviews of books by Aussie Authors in 2020 so far, and there are still 3.5 months of reading ahead of us!

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