Australian YA (snapshot from my bookshelf)

Something that frustrates me about the internet is how easy it is to get stuck in an American centric place, particularly when it comes to book recommendations. The other night on Twitter I noticed a few people tweeting photos of their favourite Australian YA novels under #loveOzYA

I grabbed some of my favourite Australian YA authors off my shelves. Australia has a lot of talented authors, I couldn't recommend highly enough. I think I would probably frequently say Melina Marchetta is my favourite author. 

Of course there are heaps more amazing Australian authors who I don't happen to own.

I'm trying to work on increasing the number Indigenous books I read, I know this list is lacking in that. I hope to fix that in the future.

October Wrap Up

Read in October

Pookie Aleera is Not My Boyfriend - Steven Herrick

I highly recommend this children's book for everyone. Steven Herrick is an incredible Australian storyteller. He writes novels in verse, and this one follows the events of a sixth grade class using various characters perspectives. It is a warm, adorable story that manages to be exciting and intriguing by simply depicting every day life.

Ignite Me - Tahereh Mafi

This is the final book in the Juliette Chronicles, a dystopian triology that is beautifully written and has a fantastic female protagonist. Love it but the Australian cover really bothers me. Get the American one, it is incredible.

Bought in October

The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro
Blue Lily, Lily Blue - Maggie Stiefvater
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Last Gleamings (8.8)