Aussie Readers discussion

We have a wonderful offer from author Jan Hawkins for a 30% discount for her 3 Dreaming books for fans and participants of this challenge...go here for discount details: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...


For the month of February, our challenge is to read either an Aussie Indigenous Author or about Indigenous culture. I know I have read few indigenous authors, so thought it would be a great challenge as something different for a lot of people!



"Where the Wild Things Are" Sat 9/2/13... http://wheelercentre.com/calendar/eve...
(All profits go to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation).

http://www.creativespirits.info/resou...



http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/10...

http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/16...

http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/23...

Also the Perth Writers Festival is on - Thu 21 Feb 2013 - Sun 24 Feb 2013.



If you happen to find an Aussie Indigenous author who was born in WA, or currently resides there, that's great, but if not, that's ok too:)



Read and enjoy your month of February!!

Another couple of links from Lisa...(thanks Lisa)... to help you all out:

http://anzlitlovers.com/the-anzlitlov...

http://anzlitlovers.com/2012/06/11/re...

I'm going to put one book that I know of in here, which I picked up late last year...

Whitefella Dreaming by R.B. Clague

I'm going to see if I can find some more, but that's a start:)

I love this challenge. There is an entire Indigenous section at my local library that I spend a fair bit of time in. I like to read about my culture being an Indigenous Australia. Now just to decide what book/s to read.

Great Ashleigh...I have got Tall Man: The Death of Doomadgee on my wish list:)

Shadow Dreaming and Sky Song both by Jan Hawkins are Indigenous:)

Brenda wrote: "Shadow Dreaming and Sky Song both by Jan Hawkins are Indigenous:)"

These look great. I have not heard of them before. Thanks Brenda.

Just added a couple more links at the bottom of the challenge to help you all:)

Thanks for the invitation - will do it if I can.

Great news Kerry:)

Just started reading Les Mis - and that is going to take me a while. I don't get as much reading time as I would like, but I need to discipine myself to stick with one book before taking on another. At the moment, Les Mis is it :) By the way, I think We of the Never Never is on TV today, which touches on Indigenous culture. It's the one I would choose to read if I get to it.

Kerry wrote: "Just started reading Les Mis - and that is going to take me a while. I don't get as much reading time as I would like, but I need to discipine myself to stick with one book before taking on another..."

Yes Les Misérables will certainly take a long time!!! You're brave;) We of the Never Never is a book I read many, many years ago...I still have my copy here:)

Brenda wrote: "Great Ashleigh...I have got Tall Man: The Death of Doomadgee on my wish list:)"

Very interesting read.

Kim wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Great Ashleigh...I have got Tall Man: The Death of Doomadgee on my wish list:)"

Very interesting read."

Did you like it Kim?

thank for invitation i need to see what i can get from my library and join the challenge

Good news Arena:)

Margaret_M wrote: "I have That Deadman Dance on my Kindle already but I'm also inclined to read Listening to Country: A Journey to the Heart of What It Means to Belong. Then again I wondered if anyone knew of a colle..."

Perhaps if you click on the above links Margaret, there might be some amongst them? Good luck!

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We have a wonderful offer from author Jan Hawkins for a 30% discount for her 3 Dreaming books for fans and participants of this challenge...go here for discount details: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

I've selected Tall Man: The Death of Doomadgee for this challenge

Michael wrote: "The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf by Ambelin Kwaymullina"

Oo! That looks good too Michael.

I've also got Gifts of the Peramangk by Dean Mayes which I'll add to my other one (Whitefella Dreaming by R.B. Clague)

Some great choices so far!

I'm definitely up for this challenge! I'll be reading Blood by Tony Birch. I should have read it ages ago.

Good choice JC!

I am going to read Paris Dreaming by Anita Heiss

Good one Zoey!

The title Paris Dreaming made me think "What on earth is that!" So I looked it up and found it is kind of chick lit with an indigenous author. Brilliant! I am going to read Manhattan Dreaming just to be different. Thank you Zoey for the inspiration :)

No problem Phrynne :) I hope we both enjoy them.

Phrynne wrote: "The title Paris Dreaming made me think "What on earth is that!" So I looked it up and found it is kind of chick lit with an indigenous author. Brilliant! I am going to read Manhattan Dreaming just ..."

I'll be interested to see what you both think. I read Anita Heiss's Not Meeting Mr Right and was incredibly disappointed. As part of the chick-lit genre, it was okayish and, like you, I love the fact that it's by and about an Indigenous woman. Unfortunately, Heiss - who is an academic, and whose main character was a history teacher - got the dates for Indigenous suffrage and the 1967 referendum mixed up. It annoyed me so much I had to write a correction in the margin of the library book I had borrowed.

Just purchased Benang: From the Heart by Kim Scott. He is a descendant from an aboriginal tribe local to where I live. Won Miles Franklin award for the book, sounds like a goodie!

Nice Amanda, I hope you enjoy it! Not long until everyone can start their February reads:)

I'm just about to start reading Going Home by Archie Weller

I picked up my books from the library to start this challenge. I have got in my hot little hands this month . . . so far . . .

Nice choices there! Enjoy everyone....28 days of reading fun:)

How's everyone enjoying their February reads? I haven't started mine yet!

Just starting mine tonight. Manhattan Dreaming Hoping it will be light and entertaining. I just finished a tear jerker and I am feeling a bit wrung out!

Phrynne wrote: "Just starting mine tonight. Manhattan Dreaming Hoping it will be light and entertaining. I just finished a tear jerker and I am feeling a bit wrung out!"

I hope you enjoy it Phrynne!

Finished Manhattan Dreaming. I read it fast because I did not like it much. The dialogue was really false and became very irritating after a while. The author tried to impart far too much information about everything which then impacted on the story itself. Glad I read it because I now know what not to read in future.

Phrynne wrote: "Finished Manhattan Dreaming. I read it fast because I did not like it much. The dialogue was really false and became very irritating after a while. The author tried to impart far too much informati..."

Sorry to hear you didn't like it Phrynne:(

Brenda wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "Finished Manhattan Dreaming. I read it fast because I did not like it much. The dialogue was really false and became very irritating after a while. The author tried to impart far to..."

Oh well - trial and error is the only way to find new favourites!

Phrynne wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "Finished Manhattan Dreaming. I read it fast because I did not like it much. The dialogue was really false and became very irritating after a while. The author tried t..."

That's very true:) I'm enjoying the huge variation that the challenges allow for...I used to stick to the same genre, but now I'm all over the place;)

Brenda wrote: "How's everyone enjoying their February reads? I haven't started mine yet!"

I'm knee deep in Native Tribes of Central Australia and finding it interesting research, though for light reading I am proofing but I love this stuff so alls good.

Jan wrote: "Brenda wrote: "How's everyone enjoying their February reads? I haven't started mine yet!"

I'm knee deep in Native Tribes of Central Australia and finding it interesting research, though for light ..."

That's good Jan:)

I have decided to read for this challenge.

Sounds good Cath...I hope you enjoy it:)

Finished Paris Dreaming Anita Heiss2★

Zoey wrote: "Finished Paris DreamingAnita Heiss2★"

Bad luck you didn't enjoy it Zoey:(

I opted out of this month's challenge as I have a bit going on - but there are some wonderful suggestions here and I have been making lists furiously :)

I actually have an Anita Heiss book lined up for my chick lit Aussie read in a couple of months - but have a few places still as TBA so the list I have from this month should help fill in the blank spots :)

Finished Tony Birch's Blood - good stuff, nicely cinematic.

JC wrote: "Finished Tony Birch's Blood - good stuff, nicely cinematic."

Yes it is a great book JC. Glad you liked it