Aussie Readers discussion

With another year almost over here at Aussie Readers it's that time again to list your top 5 - 10 Aussie author titles. The books don't have to be released this year (2024) but only to be read.

Here's the link to the mid-year top 5-10 where you chose the first half of the year's favourites. See how much, and if, they change :)

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

My top 10 AAs for 2024 in no particular order...

The Knitting Club at Wagtail Ridge by Janet Gover

Wherever You Go by Monique Mulligan

Finding Joy in Oyster Bay by Susan Duncan

Second Chance by Diana Thurgood

The Golden Thread by Tea Cooper

Endgame by Sarah Barrie

Agony in Amethyst by A.M. Stuart

Lest Tides Turn by Phillipa Nefri Clark

Black Silk and Sympathy by Deborah Challinor

Art Hour at the Duchess Hotel by Sophie Green

My top ten Aussie titles are

The Bookstore at Rivers End by Phillipa Nefri Clark
The Mystery Writer by Sulari Gentill
The Glass House by Anne Buist
The Burning Rooms by Anni Taylor
The Cottage at Rosella Cove by Sandie Docker
The Good Dog by Simon Rowell
Agony in Amethyst by A.M. Stuart
Wyatt by Garry Disher
Murder Down Under by Arthur W. Upfield
Hideout by Jack Heath

My top ten books by Australian authors I read this year:

Question 7 by Richard Flanagan
Unforgiven by Sarah Barrie
The Echoes by Evie Wyld
Watch Over Me by Claire Corbett
The End and Everything Before It by Finegan Kruckemeyer
Cactus Pear For My Beloved: A Family Story from Gaza by Samah Sabawi
Edenglassie by Melissa Lucashenko
Endgame by Sarah Barrie
The Sirens by Emilia Hart
The Sunbird by Sara Haddad

My top ten books by Australian authors in order of reading:

- The Winter Dress by Lauren Chater

- Glenrock by Lee Christine

- Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder by Kerryn Mayne

- He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan

- Question 7 by Richard Flanagan

- Limberlost by Robbie Arnott

- The Islands by Emily Brugman

- Restless Dolly Maunder by Kate Grenville

- The Valley by Chris Hammer

- Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth

Mine are:-

Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall by Anna Funder
Question 7 by Richard Flanagan
The End and Everything Before It by Finegan Kruckemeyer
Rapture by Emily Maguire
Three Wild Dogs and the Truth by Markus Zusak
Cherrywood by Jock Serong
Consolation by Garry Disher
To the River by Vikki Wakefield
Dusk by Robbie Arnott

My top 10 AA books this year:


Edenglassie by Melissa Lucashenko

Kill Your Husbands by Jack Heath

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Pheasants Nest by Louise Milligan

The Ledge by Christian White

A Home Among the Snow Gums by Stella Quinn

Bye Bye Baby by Fiona McIntosh

Crimson Lake by Candice Fox

Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray by Anita Heiss

Resurrection Bay by Emma Viskic

My top 10 AA books for 2024

My Number 1 Book of the year is by an Aussie Author:
The Fog by Brooke Hardwick

The remaining 9 (in the order read)
The Eleventh Floor by Kylie Orr
The Other Bridget by Rachael Johns
The Accident by Fiona Lowe
The Radio Hour by Victoria Purman
Among the Grey Gums by Paula J. Beavan
Head for the Hills by Tricia Stringer
The Seachangers by Meredith Appleyard
Wherever You Go by Monique Mulligan
Larapinta by Annie Seaton

My AA top 10, in order of reading:

Prima Facie by Suzie Miller (26/2) 4*
Tipping Point by Dinuka McKenzie (31/5) 4.5*
Storm Child by Michael Robotham (9/8) 5*
Sanctuary by Garry Disher (8/9) 4.5*
Sidelines by Karen Viggers (14/10) 4.5*
Love Stories by Trent Dalton (26/10) 5*
Dusk by Robbie Arnott (7/11) 5*
The Valley by Chris Hammer (13/11) 5*
Prize Catch by Alan Carter(8/12) 5*
Reckoning: A Memoir by Magda Szubanski (just finishing it now!)

In no particular order ( hard to only pick 10

Everyone and Everything by Nadine J. Cohen
Tilda is Visible by Jane Tara
The Glass House by Anne Buist
Christmas Crime in Kingfisher Falls & Book Club Murder in Kingfisher FallsPhillipa Nefri Clark
Because I'm Not Myself, You See: A Memoir of Motherhood, Madness and Coming Back From the Brink by Ariane Beeston
A Boy Called Rainbow by Robin Knight
ShatteredBy Juanita Kees
The Girls from Fitzroy by Jennie Jones
The Summerfield Saddler by Penelope Janu

Great choices everyone. I must remember this thread is a great resource for searching for Aussie books to read!

Claire Louisa wrote: "In no particular order ( hard to only pick 10

Everyone and Everything by Nadine J. Cohen
Tilda is Visible by ..."

I'm reading Shattered now Claire, and it's seriously good!

My top 10 in no particular order

The Radio Hour by Victoria Purman
The Accident by Fiona Lowe
With Winter Comes Darkness by Robbi Neal
The Venice Hotel by Tess Woods
Outback Reunion by Rachael Johns
Endgame by Sarah Barrie
The Things We Keep by Sally Hepworth
The One and Only Dolly Jamieson by Lisa Ireland
Inheritance by Genevieve Gannon
Captive by Cally Jackson

My top 10 Aussie reads of 2024:

What Happened to Nina? by Dervla McTiernan
Storm Child by Michael Robotham
No Trace by Michael Trant
To the River by Vikki Wakefield
The Valley by Chris Hammer
17 Years Later by J.P. Pomare
The Things That Matter Most by Gabbie Stroud
High Wire by Candice Fox
Endgame by Sarah Barrie
The Creeper by Margaret Hickey

My top 5

Only the Astronauts by Ceridwen Dovey

Green Dot by Madeleine Gray

Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood

Highway 13 by Fiona McFarlane

Finegan Kruckemeyer by Finegan Kruckemeyer

Here ar mine in no particular order and this was so hard to do :)

The Bookstore at Rivers End Phillipa Nefri Clark

The Grazier's Son Cathryn Hein

Back To Birdsville Fiona McArthur

The Cowboy's Baby Surprise Kaz Delaney

Endgame Sarah Barrie

The Cryptic Clue Amanda Hampson

At the Going Down of the Sun Mary-Anne O'Connor

Stockman's Stormcloud Mel A. Rowe

An Unsuitable Bride Cathleen Ross

The Girls from Fitzroy Jennie Jones

These are some of the 2024 reads I liked in the order I read them:

The Seven - Chris Hammer
Snake - Kate Jennings
Sanctuary - Garry Disher
Storm Child - Michael Robotham
The White Earth - Andrew McGahan
The Wrong Man - Tim Ayliffe
The Cold Cold Ground - Adrian McKinty
High Wire - Candice Fox
Women & Children - Tony Birch
The Wiregrass - Adrian Hyland
To restrict myself to ten, I've made a point of not duplicating any authors, tempting though it is!

PattyMacDotComma wrote: "To restrict myself to ten, I've made a point of not duplicating any authors, tempting though it is!..."

LOL I know what you mean - I must have read 4 or 5 Garry Disher novels last year, and they are always fantastic!

Some good ones there Patty!

A bit late to the party but here are a few of favourites from last year.

The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf by Ambelin Kwaymullina
King of the Road by Nigel Bartlett
What Happened to Nina? by Dervla McTiernan
Horse by Geraldine Brooks
The Lost Summers of Driftwood by Vanessa McCausland
I Came to Say Goodbye by Caroline Overington
The Family Doctor by Debra Oswald
The Restorer by Michael Sala
The Ledge by Christian White

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Andrea wrote: "PattyMacDotComma wrote: "To restrict myself to ten, I've made a point of not duplicating any authors, tempting though it is!..."

LOL I know what you mean - I must have read 4 or 5 Garry Disher nov..."

I've still got more Garry Disher to read. How nice he's so prolific (and so good).

My Top 10 Aussie reads in reading order were:-

The Foster Family - Nicole Trope
Traced - Catherine Jinks
Stay Awake - Megan Goldin
Sister in Trouble - S.A. McEwen
The Liar Next Door - Nicola Marsh
Homecoming - Kate Morton
The Nowhere Girl - Nicole Trope
Weyward - Emilia Hart
Here One Moment - Liane Moriarty
Lake of Echoes - Liza Perrat