By Jodie McCarthy The start of a new year brings with it hope and new dreams and, after the epic marathon that was 2020, we are all in need of this. Yet, barely weeks into 2021, already there have been lockdowns in a number of states of Australia, and let’s not talk about how Christmas …
Tuesday Book Chat | Which Books or Authors Are You Most Looking Forward to Reading in 2021?
Welcome to Tuesday Book Chat. This is where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: Which books or authors are you most looking forward to reading in 2021? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on …
New Releases | January 2021 New Releases Plus Giveaway Winners
Welcome to January 2021 new releases. Congratulations to all who have new or recent releases this month. Please check the end of the post to see if you were a winner in December. Down by the Water – Jo-Anne Berthelsen Publisher: JMB Books, Date Released: 31 December 2020 In 1909, Meg Porter heads to Brisbane …
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Fiction Friday | Liana’s Dance by Rosanne Hawke
Rosanne Hawke is an award-winning Australian author, known for her young adult novels featuring young adults in difficult situations. Liana Bedford is half Australian and half Pakistani, and has spent most of her life in an international boarding school in the north of Pakistan while her parents work in the rural villages. She speaks the …
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The Benefits of Reading Outside Your Genre
By Nola Lorraine Do you read for fun? For self-help? To learn a new skill? To escape to another world? To inspire your faith? To challenge your thinking? All of these are valid; however, it’s easy to stick with what’s comfortable and read the same kind of books all the time. There’s nothing wrong with …
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Tuesday Book Chat | Have you set a reading challenge for 2021?
Welcome to the Australasian Christian Writers Tuesday Book Chat, where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: Have you set a reading challenge for 2021? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation in a comment on this post or in a comment …
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Tuesday Book Chat | What Questions Could We Ask in Our Book Chat Next Year?
Welcome to Tuesday Book Chat. This is where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: What questions could we ask in our book chat next year? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on the blog …
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Devotions: But still, Immanuel
"The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel" (which means "God with us") - Matthew 1:23 I love the name Immanuel. It's one of the names of Jesus and means 'God with us'. And we never hear Immanuel more than at Christmas, when we're reminded in Matthew …
Tuesday Book Chat | How Many Books Have You Read This Year?
Welcome to Tuesday Book Chat. This is where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: How many books have you read this year? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on the blog post shared in …
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Omega Writers | Looking Ahead to 2021
2020 is coming to an end, and I think we're all looking forward to 2021 and hopefully being allowed to leave the house whenever we want. Despite the challenges, 2020 has given Omega Writers the opportunity to try new things: We introduced our revamped two-yearly schedule for the CALEB Awards, considering published books in conference …