Aussie Rules

Hi folks, I‘ve just posted on the blog the new set of prompts for the Aussies Rule 2019 challenge.

Check it out here bit.ly/2SnoCTi

#aussiesrule2019

Just tagging a few of you who might be interested!

@GatheringBooks @Lauredhel @MandaChittles @CarolynM @ReadingDownUnder @JennyM

BookwormDownUnder Wow! I‘m using this weekend to decide my reading challenges. I‘ll see what I can do with this one! It will be a challenge for me as I‘m still firmly ensconced in my American tastes. But it will be a good way to expand my world. Lianne Moriarty started that for me in 2018! 🙂 6y

Sue I hope you decide to play along @ReadingDownUnder. There are so many AWESOME Aussie books and authors but our market swallows them in favour of the US and UK hits. Plus the Aussie names our publishers mostly get behind are white and straight. It makes me cranky. 6y

GatheringBooks aussie authors are the best! :) love the picturebook makers most of all! shaun tan will always be a personal favourite. will check the link out. we are doing a #WomenReadWomen2019 theme though, so this means I could only read female aussie authors/illustrators. 6y

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Sue @GatheringBooks Shaun Tan is amazing. Fortunately we have plenty of female authors and illustrators 😊 6y

JennyM Thanks so much for this @Sue. We do have so many great authors and I loved this challenge last year - it really pushed me to read outside my usual picks. 😘 6y

CarolynM I failed so spectacularly at the reading challenges I started this year I resolved not to do them in future. But I might take some cues from your challenge during the year🙂 6y

Lauredhel Cool! Just a heads up that a lot of us disabled people find "differently abled" to be a hideously twee euphemism. "Disabled" or "with a disability" are fine. (And despite the institutional push for 'person-first' language by nondisabled 'experts', there is a pretty strong move toward identity-first language in the disabled community.) 6y

Sue Thanks @Lauredhel , I‘ll fix that! 6y

Lauredhel @Sue cheers :) 6y

Izai.Amorim Happy new year! It must already be 2019 over there! 🍾 6y

Sue Happy new year @Izai.Amorim ! 2019 is 5 hours old right now 🎉 Best wishes! 6y

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Lizpixie

Aussie Rules | Jill Shalvis

@MrBook discussion question today got me thinking. How many Aussie Littens are out there? I‘ll tag the ones I know, in the comments any Aussie litten introduce yourself and tell us which part of Australia you‘re in. Same goes for the ones I tag. Let‘s see how many awesome Aussies we have here!🇦🇺🐨 Whoops, forgot to tell you where I‘m from! I‘m on the outer western edge of Sydney, at the base of the Blue Mountains.

emmanoble, Gillyreads, Sue, Brona, neet_reads, MrsMalaprop, Michelle_mck, McFarchie, TheWellAccompaniedBook, Joanne1, Jhullie, CarolynM, thegirlwiththelibrarybag, LeeRHarry, Marchpane, LazyOwl, Jeg, Ciara_Rosey, BookGoGo, tif

LazyOwl Thanks for the tag, I'm an Adelaide girl 😀 7y

neet_reads Thanks for the tag, I'm in the south-west of Sydney & work at the Whitlam Library Cabramatta 7y

emmanoble I‘m in Sydney, very close to the CBD..I‘m not a true Aussie but I‘m learning 😊 7y

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Jeg I‘m in Mt Hawthorn a suburb of Perth. 7y

MrsMalaprop What a brilliant idea @Lizpixie , bringing us Aussies together and showcasing us to the Litsiverse 😄👏. I‘m in Perth, Western Australia. 7y

TheWellAccompaniedBook I‘m in Ballarat, about 1.5 hours North west of Melbourne. Thanks for doing this! 7y

Carlie I'm in Caboolture, 1 hour north of Brisbane, Queensland. ☀☀ 7y

Michelle_mck I am in Five Dock - 15 minutes from the heart of Sydney (edited) 7y

McFarchie I‘m in Dromana on the Mornington Peninsula. About 80km south of Melbourne 🇦🇺 7y

Joanne1 Great idea, I've been trying to follow all the other Aussies I come across. Like @TheDoubleLetterThief I'm from Ballarat which is an hour or so west of Melbourne. Also tagging @Fernoppy and @Victoria_Clyne 7y

Michelle_mck @Katiesbookishlife is in Australia 7y

Michelle_mck @margreads 7y

Fernoppy I've often wondered this! We need to know our #auslittens. I'm from Ballarat also but grew up in Melbourne. 7y

CarolynM Thanks @Lizpixie I want to follow all the Australian Littens. I'm in Northcote, an inner north suburb of Melbourne but grew up in Adelaide and spent 10 years living in Canberra. Great to make contact with all of you I haven't encountered before.🙂 7y

Sue Great post Liz! I‘m in Brissy. @MandaChittles is also in Brissy. @SandiParsons (my amazing Secret Santa) is in WA 7y

Sue @Carlie We‘re practically neighbours! I‘m in Pine Rivers! 7y

MandaChittles Any other Brissy folks??? Let‘s do a book club!!! 7y

Marchpane I'm another from Brissy! Will see if I can think of other Aussies to tag 🤔 7y

Sue Also tagging @Missusb 7y

Sue @margreads 7y

Missusb Hey there, I am Brissie too, but I am also a southsider. I also think @thegirlwiththelibrarybag is Aussie. I seem to only have time to read YA. Great thread. 7y

Marchpane @Abailliekaras @KerriNTurner @Lauredhel @JennyM @TheSloanRanger 7y

thegirlwiththelibrarybag @Missusb, correct! Melbourne ☺️ 7y

Marchpane @KirstieE @Utopiyll ? 7y

Utopiyll I'm literally about to follow all these littens 😂 I'm from Melbourne, not too far from the city!! 7y

MandaChittles @Utopiyll - me too 😂🇦🇺 7y

KirstieE @Utopiyll I love we get tagged together 😂 I'm from Sydney x 7y

KerriNTurner @Marchpane thanks for the tag! I live in Sydney and have done for 6 years. I grew up in Yeppoon in Central Queensland, and have also lived in Brisbane and Townsville. Hello fellow Aussies! 7y

SandiParsons Thanks for the tag @sue I'm from WA and @4ravens (also from WA) has just signed up 👍 7y

Sue Welcome @4ravens ! 7y

4ravens Thanks @SandiParsons I'm in Esperance, WA 7y

Lizpixie Welcome @4ravens I‘m so happy to meet all my fellow Aussie Littens!🇦🇺💚💛💚 7y

Lauredhel I'm out west! Near the coast in Perth. 7y

Michelle_mck @Fernoppy I had blanked on your litsy name 🤦‍♀️ can‘t wait to open my gift from you on Christmas - I‘m saving it. You are getting a New Year gift 🤣 7y

Michelle_mck @CarolynM I loved in Northcote for 2 years before I came home to Sydney! Love it there 7y

Jhullie I‘m a Brissie girl. South side in Edens Landing. (edited) 7y

MrsMalaprop @McFarchie I was just in Dromana for my nephew's wedding 2 weeks ago! 😊 7y

LeeRHarry Hey @Lizpixie 😊I'm in Melbourne - yay for more Aussies I need to follow! 😆 7y

margreads I'm in Melbourne. Born in Perth, spent a long time in Adelaide but Melbourne is home 7y

Carlie @Sue Hi neighbour. Just a river or two between us 😀 7y

TheWellAccompaniedBook Maybe we can organise an Aussie bookmark swap or some such? Anyone else keen? Oh and maybe a Melbs meet up one day for those of us close enough to there! 7y

McFarchie @MrsMalaprop it is a great part of the world 🌎 7y

Fernoppy @Michelle_mck jeez, you're good! Only one more sleep 😴 my US pen pal is getting a New Years present as well 😝 7y

Fernoppy Has everyone else just followed a bunch of new Littens? Can't wait to see what you're all reading 😊 7y

Sue @TheDoubleLetterThief That‘s an awesome idea! 7y

Sue There‘s a bunch of us in Brisbane - maybe we could do a Litsy meetup? @Marchpane @MandaChittles @Carlie @Jhullie @Missusb (Did I miss anyone?) Anyone keen? 7y

Jhullie @Sue great idea, I am keen. 7y

Missusb I'm in. 7y

Gillyreads Inner west of Sydney 😊 originally from Hobart, Tas 7y

CarolynM @TheDoubleLetterThief would love to join in with both of those ideas 7y

CarolynM @Michelle_mck we love it here but you can't beat Sydney in the sunshine! 7y

Victoria_Clyne Like @Joanne1 @TheDoubleLetterThief and @Fernoppy I'm in Ballarat not far from Melbourne. Would love to catch up with other readers. 7y

MandaChittles @Sue I‘m in! 7y

MrsMalaprop @McFarchie So beautiful! That‘s why I was so cross that it rained and poured the whole 2 days we were there 😞. There‘s always next time 😊... 7y

Fernoppy @quinas is a Melbourne girl too. 7y

Fernoppy And @farmstro 😊 7y

Katiesbookishlife Hello ! I‘m from south west WA. So nice to see so many fellow Aussie‘s on Litsy. 7y

Lizpixie Wow. I didn‘t realize there was so many of us! Green&Gold represent💚💛It seems like we have more in Melbourne/Victoria than anywhere else. Thanks to you all for introducing yourselves and giving me so many more Littens to follow🙌🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺 7y

Abailliekaras Gday from Adelaide South Australia! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 7y

TheSloanRanger Ohh I just saw this! I'm a Brisbane, Queensland gal (well, as of 2011 of course!) 😁 I'd be super keen for a Brisvegas meet up! 7y

Brona I‘m in Sydney - Balmain - but spend a lot of time in rural NSW with family & friends. Great to see so many Aussie Litsers! Great idea to round us all up 😊 7y

Brona @rivercityreading @earlgreyediting 7y

Brona @Knowledgelost 7y

Knowledgelost @Brona I‘m here from Townsville, Queensland 7y

earlgreyediting Hi everyone! I'm from Canberra. Thanks for the tag, @brona! 7y

MandaChittles Any Brisbanites going to the Lifeline Bookfest??? Kicks of 20 January 😊 7y

BookwormDownUnder @Lizpixie I‘m new! From Denmark, WA 6y

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