I have been down with an awful chest infection which came with a bonus blinding headache for the past four days so this is going to be brief.
This is the shortlist for the 2016 Readings Prize (links are to Readings Bookshop):
Portable Curiosities by Julie Koh
The High Places by Fiona McFarlane
Music and Freedom by Zoë Morrison (see my review)
Wood Green by Sean Rabin (see my review)
Ruins by Rajith Savanadasa (see my review)
Salt Creek by Lucy Treloar (see my review)
To read more about the prize, the books and the authors, visit the Readings Blog.
I’m going back to bed…
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You are amazing Lisa to care enough to furnish this – an author’s best friend who goes above and beyond. Please take care and get well soon:)
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By: mairineilcreative writer on August 23, 2016
at 9:16 pm
All the very best – get better soon!
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By: Lynne Kelly on August 23, 2016
at 9:39 pm
Hope you get better soon. BTW I have just started listening to Salt Creek on audio – I can already tell I’m in for a treat.
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By: sharkell on August 23, 2016
at 10:24 pm
Get better soon 😀
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By: Belfast Child on August 23, 2016
at 11:04 pm
Hope you feel better soon lisa
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By: winstonsdad on August 24, 2016
at 2:41 am
Hope you get better soon.
We know when we’re really ill, don’t we?—when we don’t feel like reading.
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By: Jonathan on August 24, 2016
at 6:04 am
poor you, it sounds a miserable experience.
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By: BookerTalk on August 24, 2016
at 6:23 am
Thank you all for your good wishes (I didn’t mean to sound quite so sorry for myself!).
You are right Jonathan, not reading anything at all for three days is really quite strange…
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By: Lisa Hill on August 24, 2016
at 6:56 am
Hope you get well soon. xx
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By: Louise Allan on August 24, 2016
at 6:09 pm
Oh poor you Lisa. It’s one thing to have a chest infection, but headaches can be so debilitating. Hope you are up and at ’em again soon.
Must say I haven’t read any of these books, but really should, for a sort read, Salt Creek.
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By: whisperinggums on August 24, 2016
at 10:05 pm
[…] is the debut novel of Melbourne author Zoë Morrison, and it’s been shortlisted for the Readings Prize. It tackles the grim subject of domestic violence, but is surprisingly […]
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By: Music and Freedom, by Zoë Morrison | ANZ LitLovers LitBlog on September 5, 2016
at 1:15 am
[…] There were some fine books on the shortlist, you can read more about them and find links to my reviews here. […]
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By: 2016 Zoe Morrison wins the Readings Prize | ANZ LitLovers LitBlog on October 18, 2016
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