Australian Women Writers Challenge discussion

Looking forward to participating in the Challenge! I've recently rediscovered my public library so I'm going to take the opportunity to explore some Australian women writers.

Books read for the AWW 2013 Challenge:

- The Ivory Swing by Janette Turner Hospital - finished 1 January
- The Fog Garden by Marion Halligan - finished 15 January
- Forbidden Fruit by Kerry Greenwood - finished 16 January
- The Apricot Colonel by Marion Halligan - finished 24 January
- All That I Am by Anna Funder - finished 4 February
- Murder on the Ballarat Train by Kerry Greenwood - finished 5 March
- Cooking the Books by Kerry Greenwood - finished 15 March
- Death at Victoria Dock by Kerry Greenwood - finished 22 March
- The Merry Bronhill by June Bronhill- finished 28 March
- The Frost and the Fire by Ruth Park - finished 4 April
- Drylands by Thea Astley - finished 21 April
- Devil's Food by Kerry Greenwood - finished 5 May
- The Unexpected Elements of Love by Kate Legge - finished 29 May
- Murder in the Dark by Kerry Greenwood - finished 31 May
- Disquiet by Julia Leigh - finished 3 June
- The Outside Story by Sylvia Lawson - finished 11 June
- Trick or Treat by Kerry Greenwood - finished 12 June
- Murder on the Apricot Coast by Marion Halligan - finished 17 June
- Unnatural Habits by Kerry Greenwood - finished 20 June
- Eating Between the Lines: Food & Equality in Australia by Rebecca Huntley - finished 16 August
- Flying Too High by Kerry Greenwood - finished 28 August
- Three Summers of Bel Canto by Susan Marshall - finished 31 August
- Urn Burial by Kerry Greenwood - finished 11 September
- Death Before Wicket by Kerry Greenwood - finished 23 September
- The Rest is Weight by Jennifer Mills - finished 10 October
- The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton - finished 26 October
- Come Inside by G.L. Osborne - finished 3 November
- Between the Battles by Helen Nolan - finished 7 November
- The Virtuoso by Sonia Orchard - finished 10 November
- The Fine Colour of Rust by Paddy O'Reilly - finished 26 November
- Queen of the Flowers by Kerry Greenwood - finished 28 November
- Ms Cellophane by Gillian Polack - finished 20 December
- Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood - finished 22 December
- Melodies And Memories by Nellie Melba - finished 25 December
- Poe's Cat by Brenda Walker - finished 27 December
- Love, Honour, and O'Brien by Jennifer Rowe - finished 29 December

Looks like I've reached my goal of 10 books (I'm only reading, not reviewing). I'll now aim for 10 different authors. Really enjoying the challenge so far.

Now I've reached my second goal of reading 10 different Australian women writers, I'll aim for 15. (My local library has been a great resource, and I have lots of time on my hands for reading at the moment after being made redundant in April...)

I've now read books by 15 different Australian women writers, so I'll see if I can make it to 20 by the end of the year! The challenge has really opened my eyes to a range of very talented local authors.