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MrsMalaprop
The Gallerist | Michael Levitt
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#upnext My final read for the school holidays. Back to work Monday. This is a bookclub read, chosen by a friend who lives in the suburb where the book is set, North Perth, Western Australia. My hometown of Melbourne also features.
#currentlyreading #ozfiction #setinmytown

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MrsMalaprop
Honeybee | Craig Silvey
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Reckon this has to be my #upnext after meeting Craig Silvey and getting my book signed yesterday afternoon 😁. #fangirl #currentlyreading #ozfiction #setinmytown

Messiejessie Can‘t wait to read this one! 4y
candority I‘m not a fan of the cover, but it sounds good. Stacked! 4y
MrsMalaprop @candority Silvey explained he couldn‘t get permission to use the photo he wanted to use. It was during Covid & he ended up finding a local Perth model by looking through agency photos, then using a local photographer to get this shot. 4y
candority @MrsMalaprop Oh, interesting! 4y
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MrsMalaprop
Breath: A Novel | Tim Winton
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#OldCoolBooks #DustJackets

Excited to see the movie adaptation of this lovely today 😍. Set and filmed in Denmark, Western Australia. #setinmytown

Linsy 💕 6y
LapReader How was it? 6y
MrsMalaprop @LapReader I absolutely loved it. Slow & gentle in the beginning. Then building, along with the incredible waves. Really showcased the beauty of the south coast of WA. 👍🌊 6y
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MrsMalaprop
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Four of the 13 books I‘ve read so far this year. All of them recently released Western Australian fiction. All of them excellent reads: 2 debuts and 2 by seasoned authors.

I‘ve been pondering....am I just more aware of what‘s out there? Is little old WA (population not geographical size!) punching well above it‘s literary weight? Or am I just biased? 🤷‍♀️

Does it even matter? 😊📚👏

#localfiction #setinmytown #ozfiction

CarolynM I think you're probably right. Joan London is one of yours, too! 6y
MrsMalaprop @CarolynM Oh yes, love Joan London. And Extinctions won the Miles Franklin last year. And the recent crime fiction The Ruin that‘s getting a lot of attention. Although I think those authors only reside in WA & were not born here 🤔. 6y
Abailliekaras Loved Shepherds Hut and Taboo. I think you‘re right, wa punching above its weight. I don‘t seem to see many books by SA authors even though similar sized population... although probably lots I‘m missing. 😉 6y
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MrsMalaprop
Dustfall | Michelle Johnston
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Starting this debut novel by a local Perth author today. Perth gets a mention on the first page.

Thinking of you freezing Littens while we swelter in the last of our summer/autumn heat ☀️.

#setinmytown

Jeg I really liked this book and I‘m sad to be missing the high tea with her. 😢 6y
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Pamwurtzler
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#setinmytown #NewYearReads This is a good one!

Mdargusch I loved this book! 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I‘m going to have to look this one up!!! 6y
Pamwurtzler @Mdargusch Me too! @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks You should! It was so good! 6y
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Lacythebookworm
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I love so much of what Europa publishes so I was happy to discover this on IG. Have you read any of these? I have a copy of The Golden Age, but have yet to read it.

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ChasingOm Their whole caption is 🔥🔥🔥. 6y
mhillis I want to read all of these now!! Thanks for sharing this📚 6y
Lacythebookworm @ChasingOm Yes! @mhillis You‘re welcome! They all sound amazing! 6y
DivineDiana Going to follow on Instagram! Thank you! 6y
MrsMalaprop Loved The Golden Age #setinmytown 😊👏 6y
Lacythebookworm @MrsMalaprop Neat! I hope to get around to reading it this year 🤞 6y
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MrsMalaprop
Extinctions | Josephine Wilson
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I am half way through this engaging read #setinmytown. It is reminding me of another book that was quite a sensation, also featuring a grumpy old man, but set on the other side of the world. I‘m sure many of you know the book I mean. Anyone else read them both and drawn the same comparison?

#Novelpairing today with a lemon blueberry glazed Topdup doughnut 😋.

MrsMalaprop @tif It is set in Perth 👍. 7y
tif Thanks!! :) 7y
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