Author Archives: loupie

Another 40 days of reading

Posted on 11 May 2013

I have been reading a little less this year and doing some other things. Attending book festivals, for example. Nevertheless, books have still been making their stately progress from the “to be read” pile, over to the read stack. The books … Continue reading →

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One week to Literati!

Posted on 10 May 2013

Woah! It’s only one week until Literati. If you love books and you are anywhere near the Gold Coast don’t miss out on this fantastic free book festival. Running from noon to 5pm on Friday 17 May and from 9am to 5pm … Continue reading →

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Best books ever?

Posted on 1 May 2013

Everyone loves a reading list, right? So have you checked out the Dymocks booksellers 101 club’s 2013 list, which is the Best 101 Books of All Time as voted by Dymock’s Booklovers? Go have a look – I’ll wait here. … Continue reading →

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40 days of reading

Posted on 26 March 2013

Well, the months are slipping away at an alarming rate this year, so I am trialling a new approach to the calendar. By breaking the year up into 9 periods of 40 days each I get to completely justify being two … Continue reading →

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Queens of Romance

Posted on 27 February 2013

I’m just a little bit excited … let me tell you why. This weekend, in Brisbane – which is just an hour up the road – the delightful people from the Australian Romance Readers Association will be holding a conference. You … Continue reading →

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Top 12 for 2012

Posted on 11 January 2013

I thought Timothy’s idea for a summary of favourite books for last year was a good idea, and besides, the work was mostly already done. I talked about my favourite 2012 books at a library event in December, and noticed … Continue reading →

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2012 Reading Challenge Wrap Up

Posted on 5 January 2013

The challenge was to read 52 books in 52 weeks – and I decided that to actually make it challenging I should triple that. Therefore,  I was aiming for a total of 156 books for 2012. In the last month of the … Continue reading →

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November’s reading challenge books

Posted on 6 December 2012

Now we’re getting to the sticky end – 2 months to go, 27 titles to meet my challenge of 3 x 52 books in 52 weeks. So here are the books I read in November: #130 Clemency Pogue Fairy Killer … Continue reading →

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Reading challenge books for October

Posted on 13 November 2012

As usual, Timothy’s challenge update has prompted me to get my books reviewed and posted. I spent most of October finishing up titles that I’ve been dragging around for a while, which was a relief. Also, because I was knocked … Continue reading →

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After the Fact trivia night

Posted on 17 October 2012

I’m just sliding in a quick and shameless promotion, for our readers who live on or near the Gold Coast: The good thing about being a voracious reader is that you pick up lots of bits of information that are … Continue reading →

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