Taboo | 
pickThis book so well written I had to read it slowly in parts to really savour it. Such wonderful descriptions. Not surprised it comes up for prizes. Now want to read some of his other books. Very enlightening. @MrsMalaprop
pickI enjoyed this, although at times it was confronting. A great exploration of the mess Australia has made of our first nations cultures and the human toll of the gap between Indiegnous and non Indigenous people in this country. Scott has written some really beautiful, almost lyrical passages as well as some brutal truths.
pickAn excellent read. I appreciate the way Scott jams so much into his books. This story shows Tilly, raised by her white mother, discovering her Aboriginal heritage at the same time as her people are trying to ensure their culture doesn‘t die. (I can not do the plot of this book justice in so few characters. Just read it folks!)
#aussiesrule2018
Read the first ten pages in the bookstore and was hooked. I love to read texts by Aboriginal Australians. Scott writes beautifully, also he alternates in style and it grabs my attention, something about it! I just love it.
Starting off day 2 of the #24in48 with Kim Scott and some audio crochet.
#24in48ausnz
So I‘m kind of sucking with my reading goals for July. Thank goodness for the #24in48 this weekend! Who else is excited?
Also has anyone tried to explain the joy of a readathon to a non-reading friend or colleague? How did that go?
The Miles Franklin Longlist is out. How many have you read?
#aussiesrule2018
https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2018/05/23/108096/miles-franklin-...
Congrats on the milestone, @MrsMalaprop and thanks for hosting such an awesome giveaway!
I would love the chance to read some Australian fiction, and searching through your #ozfiction hashtag (thank you for that, by the way...my tbr has grown even more), there is something about the tagged book I kept coming back too. 😊
#ozfictiongiveaway
Thanks for the giveaway @MrsMalaprop and congratulations on your milestone! 🎉🎉 looking at my shelves I realised I don‘t have very many books by Australian authors, and I would love a chance to change that. The tagged book sounds really good, and I‘m crossing my fingers I‘m one of the lucky winners 🤞 #Ozfictiongiveaway
pickYep. Another accomplished novel from Scott. This time a contemporary novel about Aboriginal people, Noongars, from the south of Western Australia.
Massacres of Aboriginal people happened here and although this is a fictional account, it is a fascinating examination of varying perspectives: white Australians who‘ve lived on and owned land for generations, and Noongars whose ancestors lived here for 60,000 years.
#knowyourhistory #diversereads
So many Aboriginal languages lost 😢. My son is Noongar (Aboriginal person from south Western Australia). He knows 50 - 100 words. We wanted him to learn more. A wadjella (white fella) academic who‘d catalogued the language wanted payment to teach it to him.
Grrrr...wadjellas invade this country and decimate its first people so the language is lost & then want to charge Aboriginal people to get it back?! 😡😡😡
#checkyourprivilege
Happy to be starting this one by a local Noongar Miles Franklin winning author.
#currentlyreading #ozfiction
#setinyourstate #NewYearReads @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
Told my husband I didn‘t need any books for Christmas, so he just got me this little haul 😂😍.
Helen Garner & Kim Scott are speaking together at the Perth Writer‘s Festival in February. I was excited to see them both, but I went to buy tickets last week only to find their session is SOLD OUT! 😭.
On the one hand I‘m sad for me, but on the other I‘m happy about the fact that so many readers out there in my little city love Helen & Kim too 😊.
pickScott writes with the assurance of someone who‘s in no rush; it‘s pared back, allowing for gaps in what is said, & the characters follow a winding path, stopping to observe the trees, an eagle, tell stories. At times this felt contrived, but it‘s a vital history, told without judgment. It resists being a fast-paced read & instead gives honest characters (like Tilly, a flawed teen & resilient survivor) & an ancient culture. #ownvoices #Australia
My latest blog post on Australian books. Some early tips for November if you're doing #ReadAroundTheWorld #Auslit 🤓🇦🇺
10 New(ish) Australian Books – Books On The Go
https://booksonthego.net/2017/09/12/10-newish-australian-books/
Got along to hear Kim Scott talk about his new book Taboo tonight at @avidreader - Scott talked about the need for connection to precolonial land and language in order to begin healing the past and how he explores this in his Taboo.
