It’s a new month which means time to share what I read in July. A very low total of four books finished, which doesn’t surprise me because I have returned to my full time academic role and been doing a lot of reading for the teaching semester which I’m not counting here. Still, now that semester is underway I look forward to grabbing a few more opportunities to read the fun stuff in August. Here’s the four I read in July.
Books for Young Adults
The Left-Handed Booksellers of London, by Garth Nix (Allen & Unwin, 2020). I am not sure why it took me so long to read this – I love Garth Nix’s way with words, and this took me into a magical version of London with action aplenty.
Jinx, by Margaret Wild (Allen & Unwin, 2001). Not the first time I have read this book, and won’t be the last either – this is the first verse novel I ever read and led to my fascination with the form and, of course, to me then writing them myself.
Books for Adults
Don’t Hang Up, by Benjamin Stevenson (Audible Original). I quite enjoyed this quick read, available only as an audiobook., and listened to it on one trip up and back to Perth. A midnight to dawn dj gets a call from a caller who threatens to kill a hostage if the dj hangs up.Secret Fleets: Fremantle’s World War II Submarine Base, by Lynne Cairns (Western Australian Museum, 2011). I bought this several months ago, because it overlaps with the research I’ve been doing for my current WIP, set during World War 11 in WA. Really interesting to learn about the submarines based in Fremantle during the war.
That brings my total to for the year to date to 74. I’d love to hear what you’re reading.