TAT Books Book Club discussion

Got a suggestion for our Aussie Book of the Month? Post it here in the following format:

Book Title by Author Name

At the end of the month we'll take a poll to determine which book we'll be reading in a month's time. (For example - at the end of September we'll vote for our November choice).

*Note - Books can be in any genre, any age range (YA and up) but MUST be by an Australian author

Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay

Thanks Lakshmi. I'm going to throw these out there too:

The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan
On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
Burial Rites by Hannah Kent

Thornwood House by Anna Romer

Ash wrote: "Quest for the Middle Kingdom by Jack King
Thornwood House by Anna Romer"

Is Jack King of Australian descent ?

ahh no he's not! Sorry Jack!! lol - for some reason i just assumed that this being an Australian-based group/magazine, it would only attract Australian authors (but we are of course happy to have authors and readers from anywhere in the world!!)

The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
The Tea Chest by Josephine Moon
The Piper's Son by Melina Marchetta
The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
Eyrie by Tim Winton

Playing Beatie Bow by Ruth Park

I have a few suggestions

Laurinda by Alice Pung (YA)
The Promise by Tony Birch (short stories)
The Night Guest by Fiona McFarlane (mystery)
When the Night Comes by Favel Parrett (contemporary)

What about Tall Man: The Death of Doomadgee which is a Non Fiction book by Chloe Hooper or A Fortunate Life by A. B. Facey and I am half way through Patti Miller's The Mind of a Thief. They are all quite similar genre's with a focus around Australian History and are memoir/ creative non fiction but super interesting :)

Traciegila wrote: "What about Tall Man: The Death of Doomadgee which is a Non Fiction book by Chloe Hooper or A Fortunate Life by A. B. Facey and I am half way through Patti Miller's [bo..."

Nice choices Tracie. I've had Tall Man on my to read list for a while, haven't got around to reading it yet.