Australian Reading Challenge 2022 - hosted by curatoriallyyours

A book about Australian history or a historical fiction set in Australia.
All books added
Fire Country by Victor Steffensen

Fire Country

Victor Steffensen

224 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction nature challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Young Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe

Young Dark Emu

Bruce Pascoe

80 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative medium-paced
Curious Minds by Peter Macinnis

Curious Minds

Peter Macinnis

214 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction adventurous funny informative medium-paced
Picturesque Pursuits: Colonial Women Artiststhe Amateur Tradition by Caroline Jordan

Picturesque Pursuits: Colonial Women Artiststhe Amateur Tradition

Caroline Jordan

224 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction art history emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Rush Oh! by Shirley Barrett

Rush Oh!

Shirley Barrett

358 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective medium-paced
The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan

The Narrow Road to the Deep North

Richard Flanagan

467 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad slow-paced
Alice on the Line by Doris Blackwell, Douglas Lockwood

Alice on the Line

Doris Blackwell, Douglas Lockwood

204 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

nonfiction history emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Last Woman Hanged: The Terrible, True Story of Louise Collins by Caroline Overington

Last Woman Hanged: The Terrible, True Story of Louise Collins

Caroline Overington

410 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction history true crime dark emotional slow-paced
Razorhurst by Justine Larbalestier

Razorhurst

Justine Larbalestier

365 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical young adult adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Damned Whores And God's Police: The Colonization Of Women In Australia by Anne Summers

Damned Whores And God's Police: The Colonization Of Women In Australia

Anne Summers

494 pages • first pub 1975 (editions)

nonfiction feminism history informative inspiring slow-paced