by Virginia Ives | Oct 12, 2020 | Round-ups
Since our round up includes both non-fiction and poetry it is perhaps inevitable that one of the persistent undercurrents will be the closeness of the personal and the political. Many of the reviews this month fall under this category in some way. They are books that are genre-resistant, boundary-pushing pieces of collective art or culturally responsive writing that imbue the tensely political climate of the times with raw emotion and beautiful expressions of social critique.
by Claire Holderness | Oct 7, 2020 | Round-ups
Hello and welcome to September’s roundup. Amazingly we had 19 books linked this month which is fabulous, especially when I’ve been really slack in reviewing and linking books myself lately, I’m glad to see everyone else is on top of it. This is a bit...
by TheresaSmithWrites | Oct 6, 2020 | Round-ups
In times of uncertainty and ongoing isolation, we are all still turning to books for comfort. Winter has given way to Spring and I am filled with gratitude to all of you who are still reading and reviewing and contributing to our challenge. Historical fiction has had...
by Mrs B's Book Reviews | Oct 5, 2020 | Round-ups
September proved to be a huge reading month for our romance readers. I was delighted to see a solid increase in our linked reviews since our last round up. A big thank you to those who have approached the romance genre and the challenge as a whole with such optimism,...
by Jenny Mustey | Oct 2, 2020 | Round-ups
Welcome to the September Round up of General Fiction. 69 reviews this month with an impressive variety of titles as well as the new Jane Harper novel The Survivors which was covered by a number of reviewers. It was eagerly anticipated and has hit Number 1 after only...
by Rebecca Bowyer | Sep 24, 2020 | Round-ups
Welcome to the Australian Women Writers Challenge diversity round up for August and September 2020. In the past two months we’ve had 47 reviews of 37 books by diverse Australian women writers, or books featuring themes of diversity, added to our database by...
by Janine Rizzetti | Sep 23, 2020 | Round-ups
I always get a warm inner glow when our reviews cover all three aspects of the history, memoir and biography category in the challenge! So I should be feeling very gratified this month with 17 reviews of 15 books, across all three genres, making August the most...
by Virginia Ives | Sep 16, 2020 | Round-ups
As keen eyed readers will notice, I am not Bronwyn of Brona’s Books who has been the purveyor of Non Fiction and Poetry Round Ups here at AWW for several years now. I hope I can partially fill her proverbially big and wonderful shoes. Please bear with me as I catch up...
by whisperinggums | Sep 9, 2020 | Round-ups
How are you all trucking – wherever you are, in Australia or elsewhere in the world? Are you seeking cheerier books? Let me see what I can do this month. As always, please check the end of this round-up for the latest awards news. Awesome-ish August Our August...
by Mrs B's Book Reviews | Sep 7, 2020 | Round-ups
It was another steady month for romance and I was really pleased to see such a great variety of books that are being selected by our enthusiastic romance readers. Whether you are a fan of historical romance, contemporary romance, new adult romance, romantic suspense...
