Where I read a book so good I call it a sleep wrecker. But my sleep is far less important than the contents of this book. Many thanks to Tony Birch for showing me Odette Brown and for writing The White Girl
https://www.suzs-space.com/the-white-girl-by-tony-birch/
Where I delve into the stories of the Port Macquarie-Hastings volunteers. Thanks to the Port Macquarie-Hastings Fellowship of Australian Writers for showing me some wonderful people in Hearbeat of the Hastings
https://www.suzs-space.com/heartbeat-of-the-hastings-editor-colleen-parker/
Where I read a Terry Pratchett book for the first time. I really enjoyed reading I Shall Wear Midnight.
https://www.suzs-space.com/i-shall-wear-midnight-by-terry-pratchett/
Where I open up Recall by Alan Baxter and have trouble putting it down.
https://www.suzs-space.com/recall-by-alan-baxter/
Where I detail a few things that I like about Quaestor by Peter J. Aldin. Not all of them by a long shot
https://www.suzs-space.com/quaestor-by-peter-j-aldin/
Where I buddy read The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas with Tracey of Carpe Librum
https://www.suzs-space.com/the-count-of-monte-cristo-by-alexandre-dumas/
Where I read a book that makes me feel seen, and I'm not sure if I like it. Thank you Katherine Brabon for writing Body Friend.
https://www.suzs-space.com/body-friend-by-katherine-brabon/
Where I enjoy a book too much to write notes. A great Australian science fiction read. Thanks to Robert Tillsley for penning Project Eclipse
https://www.suzs-space.com/project-eclipse-by-robert-tillsley/
Where I find some excellent writers in Beneath the Surface. Thank you to the editors KJ Mair, Pam Garfoot, Alison Ferguson, Linda Visman for bringing me a book to enhance my reading
https://www.suzs-space.com/beneath-the-surface-edited-by-kj-mair-pam-garfoot-ali...
Where I enjoy some brand new horror stories from some very clever writers. Thanks to Katya de Becerra and Narrelle M. Harris for editing This Fresh Hell.
https://www.suzs-space.com/this-fresh-hell-edited-by-katya-de-becerra-and-narrel...
Where I struggle to put down a book I don't like. Sally Hepworth's skillful writing of The Younger Wife has ensured a really good book that made me feel so uncomfortable.
https://www.suzs-space.com/the-younger-wife-by-sally-hepworth/
Where I talk about the importance of Dragons, with thanks to Tansy Rayner Roberts for her illuminating tome, The Season of Dragons.
https://www.suzs-space.com/the-season-of-dragons-by-tansy-rayner-roberts/
Where I find a really well written by Chris Flynn who lives in regional Victoria. Thanks for writing Orpheus Nine.
https://www.suzs-space.com/orpheus-nine-by-chris-flynn/
Where I read a non-fiction book and find myself loving the main character. Thank you to Kate Grenville for sharing your family with mine. Restless Dolly Maunder is such a good book
https://www.suzs-space.com/restless-dolly-maunder-by-kate-grenville/
Where I enjoy following Bo Kitty through her journey to Always Eat the Weird Stuff.
https://www.suzs-space.com/always-eat-the-weird-stuff-by-bo-kitty/
Where I find my favourite character, a fighter. Thanks to A.J. Gordon & Peter J. Aldin for writing Iconic.
https://www.suzs-space.com/iconic-by-a-j-gordon-peter-j-aldin/
Where I talk through the love/hate of Loyal Creatures by Morris Gleitzman
https://www.suzs-space.com/loyal-creatures-morris-gleitzman/
Where I finally read a book recommended to me about fifteen years ago. Thank you to mother and daughter, Anna Kosloff & Anna Bilbrough, for writing their story, Stateless.
https://www.suzs-space.com/stateless-by-anna-kosloff-anna-bilbrough/
pickWhere I read about sex, drugs, and rock and roll. Thanks to Taylor Jenkins Reid for Daisy Jones & The Six
https://www.suzs-space.com/daisy-jones-the-six-by-taylor-jenkins-reid/
Where I find an eye-opening book. Thanks to Mawunyo Gbogbo for writing Hip Hop & Hymns.
https://www.suzs-space.com/hip-hop-hymns-by-mawunyo-gbogbo/
Where guest blogger, Jahanzeb Khan, delves into the psyche of Mondo Tokyo by Patrick Macias
https://www.suzs-space.com/guest-review-mondo-tokyo-by-patrick-macias/
Where I travel back to the Darling River in 1963 to journey the river with the Leyland Brothers. Thanks to Mike & Mal Leyland for Great Ugly River.
https://www.suzs-space.com/great-ugly-river-by-mike-mal-leyland/
pickWhere I delve deep into the Underground in London and find a library. Thanks to Kate Thompson for uncovering The Little Wartime Library
https://www.suzs-space.com/the-little-wartime-library-by-kate-thompson/
pickWhere I learn so much about racism in America's Deep South while reading a book about parent-child bonds. Thank you Kirsten Alexander for writing Half Moon Lake.
https://www.suzs-space.com/half-moon-lake-by-kirsten-alexander/
pickWhere I find some great stories with some really deep imagery. Thank you to Ann Granat for compiling Storyteller No 2
https://www.suzs-space.com/storyteller-no-2-compiled-by-ann-granat/
pickWhere I read part 2 of The Depths Within by Matthew Cirson. A war/PTSD story that I found to be a page turner.
https://www.suzs-space.com/the-depths-within-part-2-by-matthew-cirson/
pickWhere I read a memoir that highlights racism amid the life of one of my favourite comedians. Thank you Shaun Micallef for penning Tripping Over Myself.
https://www.suzs-space.com/tripping-over-myself-by-shaun-micallef/
pickWhere I take a wander through a war zone and find more horror than war. Thank you David Rose for Lovecraft's Iraq
https://www.suzs-space.com/lovecrafts-iraq-by-david-rose/
pickWhere I travel back in time and space to a different country and different time. Thank you Jeffrey Angles for translating both Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again by Shigeru Kayama
https://www.suzs-space.com/godzilla-and-godzilla-raids-again-by-shigeru-kayama-t...
Where I try to sum up a black book that I enjoyed. Leave the Girl's Behind by Jacqueline Bublitz is skillfully written, but I found it rather black
https://www.suzs-space.com/leave-the-girls-behind-by-jacqueline-bublitz/
This book was published in 2009, that's the year I started blogging. Twitter was a very different world back then. You could have silly conversations without people getting uptight and that's what David Pogue did. He initiated various types of conversations and then documented them with this book. In. This. Book. Forever....or until I put it in the recycling.
pickWhere I fall in love with the New Hebrides (Vanuatu), their people and the islands. Thank you to Claire McGregor for sharing your talent to write The Missionary's Wife.
The publishing model of Ellora's Cave and Tile gesture towards the new opportunities open to romance authors in the area of self-publishing.
