One of my goals in joining the Read 52 Books in 52 Weeks challenge was to read more books by Australian authors. Here’s a preliminary list of books I’m considering—at one a month this is about a 2½ year supply:
- Jessica Anderson: Tirra Lirra By the River
- Murray Bail: Eucalyptus
- Peter Carey: Oscar and Lucinda
- Peter Carey: True History of the Kelly Gang
- Marcus Clarke: For the Term of His Natural Life
- Jill Ker Conway: The Road from Coorain
- Bryce Courtenay: The Power of One
- Richard Flanagan: The Narrow Road to the Deep North
- Miles (Stella) Franklin: My Brilliant Career
- Anna Funder: All That I Am
- Kate Grenville: The Secret River
- George Johnston: My Brother Jack
- Thomas Keneally: Schindler’s Ark
- Joan Lindsay: Picnic at Hanging Rock
- Colleen McCullough: The Thorn Birds
- Sally Morgan: My Place
- Ruth Park: The Harp in the South
- Nevil Shute: A Town Like Alice
- Nevil Shute: On the Beach
- Craig Silvey: Jasper Jones
- Christina Stead: The Man Who Loved Children
- Christos Tsiolkas: The Slap
- Ethel Turner: Seven Little Australians
- Derek Walcott: Omeros
- Patrick White: Riders in the Chariot
- Patrick White: The Tree of Man
- Patrick White: Voss
- Tim Winton: Cloudstreet
- Alexis Wright: Carpentaria
- Markus Zusak: The Book Thief
The bold type indicates the choices for the first year (I've deliberately limited myself to one per author for this year), but, as always, the best laid plans are subject to change.
See later: The Best Laid Plans… The Lifeline Book Sale.
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