Australian Reading Challenge 2022 - hosted by curatoriallyyours

A book set in your home state.
If you are not based in Australia, pick a state you want to adopt as your own!
All books added
Come - a memoir by Rita Therese

Come - a memoir

Rita Therese

264 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional funny reflective medium-paced
Monkey Grip by Helen Garner

Monkey Grip

Helen Garner

245 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

fiction classics literary emotional reflective slow-paced
Love Objects by Emily Maguire

Love Objects

Emily Maguire

10 hours, 29 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Rush Oh! by Shirley Barrett

Rush Oh!

Shirley Barrett

358 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective medium-paced
Ruth Park's Sydney by Ruth Park

Ruth Park's Sydney

Ruth Park

341 pages • first pub 1973 (editions) user-added

nonfiction history travel
Mutton Fish: The Surviving Culture of Aboriginal People and Abalone on the South Coast of New South Wales by Liddy Stewart, Sue Norman, Beryl Cruse

Mutton Fish: The Surviving Culture of Aboriginal People and Abalone on the South Coast of New South Wales

Liddy Stewart, Sue Norman, Beryl Cruse

128 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction challenging informative 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
The Spare Room by Helen Garner

The Spare Room

Helen Garner

195 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Labyrinth by Amanda Lohrey

The Labyrinth

Amanda Lohrey

256 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The Harp in the South: : Popular Penguins by Ruth Park

The Harp in the South: : Popular Penguins

Harp in the South #2

Ruth Park

252 pages • first pub 1948 (editions)

fiction classics historical reflective medium-paced