by Jenny Mustey | May 1, 2020 | Round-ups
Looking over the reviews this month there were a few things that stood out to me. A number of our readers and reviewers appear to be spending time looking at their bookshelves and picking up books that they haven’t got to – they have either been waiting for the right...
by Rebecca Bowyer | Apr 24, 2020 | Round-ups
Goodness me! You have all been reading and reviewing A LOT of diverse books recently! For the month of April we’ve had 41 reviews added to the Australian Women Writers Challenge database which have been tagged with “Diversity”! And because we all...
by Janine Rizzetti | Apr 22, 2020 | Round-ups
In such a strange world, the number of books read in the History Memoir and Biography did not increase markedly during March, with 11 books garnering 13 reviews. Perhaps we’re leaning more towards fiction at a time when the real world is quite disturbing enough...
by TheresaSmithWrites | Apr 18, 2020 | Round-ups
Well now, haven’t we all just been tipped upside down and shaken by the ankles in recent weeks. There sure has been a lot of changes to our daily lives, but one thing that hasn’t changed: we are still reading. Amen to that! For the month of March,...
by Mic Loves Books | Apr 17, 2020 | Round-ups
Working nights and having all of the children home all of the time is starting to take it’s toll and the exhaustion is setting in; so this round-up comes to you from a chaotic socially distanced place that will hopefully offer a period of quiet to take a look at...
by Brona68 | Apr 13, 2020 | Round-ups
Well, here we are in very unusual times indeed! In last month’s General Non-Fiction round up, I didn’t even mention Covid-19. It feels much longer than a month since all this began, yet in reality, things have changed dramatically for all of us in a very...
by Ashleigh Meikle | Apr 11, 2020 | Round-ups
Welcome to the March Round Up for Children’s and Young Adult books. We are standing steady with 6 books for young adults read and reviewed, and 8 for children and younger readers. We’ve had a few new names this month, but still fewer books here, and sometimes,...
by whisperinggums | Apr 8, 2020 | Round-ups
How quickly things change. Last month we were just getting a hint here in Australia that we might have to restrict our lives. A month later, and we are all au fait with flattening the curve, PPEs and Zoom meetings. We hope all our lovely challenge participants are...
by Mrs B's Book Reviews | Apr 6, 2020 | Round-ups
It gives me great pleasure to present to you the March 2020 Romance Round Up for The Australian Women Writers Challenge. Three cheers to our incredible reviewers who have been showing their continued support for the site by adding plenty of romance reviews to our...
by Rebecca Bowyer | Apr 4, 2020 | Round-ups
Welcome to the Australian Women Writers Diversity Round Up for March 2020 (albeit a few days late – in April!). It seems that our lovely reviewers have been working hard – we’ve had 5 more reviews of books this month than last month that have been...
