Recently my friend has started a new bookclub. It is something we have tried to do for a while now, but it never worked out, so this time sh...

There seems to be a lot of really great Australian historical fiction around at the moment. Just this year I have read and enjoyed books by ...

We get to celebrate Australia Day this weekend! Normally it is a day for relaxing but this weekend I have barbecues (there may even be pr...

Last week I confessed that I had never seen a Star Wars movie from beginning to end . Without actually meaning to, I am today posting a seco...

Yesterday, it was Bastille Day! Without even consciously realising it, I had arranged to have morning tea with Lisa from ANZLitlovers at th...

Today is ANZAC Day, a day of national importance for both Australian and New Zealand. ANZAC is an acronym for the Australia and New Zealand...

Yesterday I put up my Library Loot, and the one and only book that I got from the library was called Cooee by Vivienne Kelly. In the comment...

The second verse of this poem is really the one that is the one that is most well known, but I thought I would share the whole poem in honou...

As I am sure everyone is aware, Queensland has been inundated by flood waters this week with a terrible human cost for those who have lost e...

Yesterday Australia went to the polls to vote for the Federal Parliament. I am not sure that I can give a very good, simplified, summary of ...

I haven't participated in Weekend Cooking which is hosted by Beth from Beth Fish Reads before. I am not sure how regularly I will parti...

Not F for French as in someone from France, but F for French, as in Jackie French , who is a very prolific Australian YA author! She writes ...

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading . Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Grab your ...

Today is Anzac Day, a day when we celebrate the sacrifices made by our soldiers during conflict. The reason why it we celebrate on this day,...

From News.com.au PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd won't tell Australians how to spend their stimulus bonuses, but says if he is eligible for th...