How I read so many books| Whats the secret to reading so many books?|Step-by-step tutorial Thirty Books 2021-06-22 | Ever wondered how people who review books, like BookTubers, manage to get all that reading done? In this first of a series of easy step-by-step tutorials, you'll learn how to get those books "read" the simple way. #ThirtyBooks #AustralianBooksYou can find me here as well:Twitter: twitter.com/StellaGlorie Facebook: facebook.com/thirtybooksInstagram: instagram.com/thirty_books/
BOOK UPDATE LOTS OF FABULOUS AUSTRALIAN AUTHORS PLUS MIRANDA JULYS ALL FOURS Thirty Books 2024-09-17 | Finally got some reading time and stopped overthinking making a video. BooksHospital by Sanya RushdiThe Hummingbird Project by Kate MildenhallMy Father and Other Animals by Sam Vincent The Monthly (magazine)Green Dot by Madeleine GrayThe Keeper by Graham NortonAll Fours by Miranda July You can find me here as well:https://thirtybooks.au/ Facebook: / stella.glorie / thirty_books
TALKING POETRY AND THE COSMOS Thirty Books 2024-07-27 | I chat with poet Alicia Sometimes and her superb poetry book Stellar Atmospheres I love how moved Alicia is about the wonder of the universe, astronomy, nature and science. The interplay of science and art/writing is ever present for her and as she tells us writers have the same motivations as scientists: curiosity, discovery and ourselves.I wish I had asked Alicia to read one of her poems! Stellar Atmospheres by Alicia Sometimes out by Cordite Books https://corditebooks.org.au/products/stellar-atmospheresAlicia Sometimes is a writer, poet and broadcaster. Her 2019 TedxUQ talk was called: Honouring your wonder: observing the world through art and science. In 2020 she won the Bruce Dawe Poetry Prize. In 2021 she was a City of Melbourne Boyd Garret recipient and completed a virtual residency with the Manchester City of Literature. In 2023 she was the recipient of the ANAT Synapse Residency working alongside Prof Tamara Davis and team at the University of Queensland. In 2023 she co-created ‘In This Room. Everywhere’ as part of Science Gallery Melbourne’s Dark Matters exhibition.
AUTHOR AMRA PAJALIC - BUILDING HER PUBLISHING EMPIRE ONE BOOK AT A TIME Thirty Books 2024-07-06 | Forget everything you thought you knew about self-publishing or independent publishing.-That's what I did anyway after chatting with Amra who maintains indie authors can absolutely earn a viable living through publishing their own work. Amra draws on her Bosnian cultural heritage to write own voices stories for young people, who like her, are searching to mediate their identity and take pride in their diverse culture.I had a great chat with Amra who generously shared her insights and knowledge as an indie author with a wealth of titles to her name, not to mention her own publishing press. Pishukin Press, an independent press that publishes underrepresented authors in fiction and nonfiction and is dedicated to accessibility with titles published in ebooks, paperbacks, hardbacks, large print, dyslexic font and audiobooks. Amra Pajalic amrapajalic.com/about-me.htmlTitles payhip.com/PishukinPress/collection/all?&page= Info for self-published authorsTo learn more about Morgana Best and her advice for selling direct.To learn about Phillipa Nefri Clark.To learn about C.J. Archer and her books.To visit Amra Pajalic’s independent press, Pishukin Press.You can find me here as well:https://thirtybooks.au/ Facebook: / stella.glorie / thirty_books
Meet Australias Bestselling Female Author: Sally Rippin, Queen of Childrens Literature Thirty Books 2024-05-24 | So good to catch up with Sally Rippin who is now not only Australia's Children's Laureate but a determined advocate for raising awareness about how learning difficulties and neurodivergence affect literacy.Sally is the author of over 100 books which include the Billie B Brown and Polly and Buster series. You can find me here as well:https://thirtybooks.au/ Facebook: facebook.com/stella.glorieinstagram.com/thirty_books
Stella Prize Shortlist Spotlight: The Swift Dark By Katia Ariel. Part memoir, part love letter. Thirty Books 2024-04-26 | What happens when, in the middle of a happy heterosexual marriage, a woman falls in love with another woman?The Swift Dark Tide by Katia Ariel is a story of selfhood and desire, of careful listening to an ungovernable heartWhat a privilege to have an excellent chat with Katia about her memoir which is also on the Stella Prize shortlist. Not bad for a debut author.I loved her book. There's something very abundant about Katia's writing, and you get the sense that this is who she is as a person . As writers shouldn't we all be abundant with words? Especially those writing about the body and personal life changes.This isn't to say the book is filled with purple prose or waffle because as an editor Katia knows how to control her words.The Swift Dark Tide by Katia Ariel https://gazebobooks.com.au/product/the-swift-dark-tide/ You can find me here as well: / stellaglorie Facebook: / thirtybooks Instagram:
DESCRIBE A BOOK IN ONE SENTENCE WITH AUTHOR LYN YEOWART Thirty Books 2024-04-14 | Author Lyn Yeowart, The Silent Listener, takes the challenge with eight books - the ones she hasn't packed for her upcoming house moving.The Silent Listener by Lyn Yeowart https://www.penguin.com.au/books/the-silent-listener-9781761046735The booksHow Fiction Works by James WoodWifedom by Anna FunderWhat Would I Do by Georgia HarperSave the Cat! Writes A Novel by Jessica BrodyEugenie Grandet by Honoré de BalzacThe Girls Who Went Away by Ann FeslerHow To Write Crime edited by Marele DayThe Thursday Murder Club by Richard OsmanYou can find me here as well: / stellaglorie Facebook: / thirtybooks Instagram: /
Literary Damage Control 101 Thirty Books 2024-02-05 | Have you recently been called out for you offensive comments? Remember, you're not racist or homophobic, it's just woke-ness gone too far. For context theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/jan/29/victoria-robinsons-bookshop-apologises-after-owners-call-for-more-white-kids-on-book-covers#ThirtyBooks You can find me here as well: / stellaglorie Facebook: / thirtybooks Instagram:
If famous books were pitched today. Thirty Books 2023-11-11 | MEANWHILE AT THE PUBLISHING HOUSE You can find me here as well:Twitter: / stellaglorie Facebook: / thirtybooks Instagram:
Why these kids books should be banned. Thirty Books 2023-06-27 | I'm outraged children's books are being banned in Florida...because they're banning the wrong ones.#ThirtyBooks You can find me here as well:Twitter: twitter.com/StellaGlorie Facebook: facebook.com/thirtybooksInstagram: instagram.com/thirty_books/
RICHARD FIDLERS FIRST ADULT BOOK & ASTRID EDWARDS LITERARY CATS Thirty Books 2023-05-05 | When I say "adult" I mean "grown up".What a treat to wrangle writer and broadcaster Richard Fidler and bibliophile and podcaster Astrid Edwards for a round of THE (LITERARY) SALAD SPINNER OF FEAR.They were both recent guests at the Vision Australia Library as part of the Melbourne Writers Festival discussing Richard's latest work, The Book of Roads and Kingdoms.Richard is a passionate, erudite and thoroughly entertaining historian and storyteller. Astrid is equally erudite, intelligent and thoughtful interviewer. AND her cats are called Margaret Attwood and Joan Didion!Richard Fidler http://www.richard-fidler.comAstrid Edwards astridedwards.com/judging #ThirtyBooks You can find me here as well:Twitter: twitter.com/StellaGlorie Facebook: facebook.com/thirtybooksInstagram: instagram.com/thirty_books/
STEREOTYPES ABOUT WRITERS / DARK MODE AUTHOR CHAT Thirty Books 2023-03-24 | Fabulous post-brunch chat with author Ashley Kalagian Blunt about her latest book, crime book Dark Mode. "A riveting psychological thriller drawn from true events, Dark Mode delves into the terrifying reality of the dark web, and the price we pay for surrendering our privacy one click at a time."Plus we play some Literary Salad of Fear! Hailing from Canada, Ashley has truly embraced Australian writing community, even though she revealed she'd not read any Australian books before moving here. This is Ashley's third book, each book widely different from the next.My Name is RevengeHow To Be Australian Find out more about Ashley here ashleykalagianblunt.com#ThirtyBooks You can find me here as well:Twitter: twitter.com/StellaGlorie Facebook: facebook.com/thirtybooksInstagram: instagram.com/thirty_books/
NUERODIVERSE FEMALE CHARACTER IS THE NEW BLACK/ CLEANING THE SHED Thirty Books 2023-02-25 | I'm cleaning out my sister's shed (while her husband is away) plus talking books, of course. It's all female writers - I only just realised- with some fabulous female characters. One thing that has steadily been on rise is the female character who has a personality quirk that renders her pathologically organised and unable to read social cues. Is this a trope or a symbol of diversity in literature? Books I discuss.The Getting of Wisdom by Henry Handel (Ethel Florence) RichardsonMy Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa MoshfeghLessons in Chemistry by Bonnie GarmusTuesday Evenings with the Copeton Craft Resistance by Kate SollyI'll Leave You With This by Kylie LaddThe Writer Laid Bare by Lee KofmanDetransition Baby by Torrey Peter#ThirtyBooks You can find me here as well:Twitter: twitter.com/StellaGlorie Facebook: facebook.com/thirtybooksInstagram: instagram.com/thirty_books/
WHAT TO PACK FOR A WRITING RETREAT Thirty Books 2023-01-15 | Full disclosure: I'm not actually going on a writing residency or retreat.#ThirtyBooks You can find me here as well:Twitter: twitter.com/StellaGlorie Facebook: facebook.com/thirtybooksInstagram: instagram.com/thirty_books/
WHY IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR ME TO READ SOME HARD BOOKS Thirty Books 2022-12-17 | I will say the books in questions were also beautifully written. Poetry written by three women who had some powerful messages. I explain in the video, I felt ill-equipped to talk about them at length.These books were important for me to read, as a white woman, to hear the experiences of black women in Australia. I also understand that I may not be the audience, which is humbling again. To read these books is a privilege, the poetry is remarkable. I was especially taken with Jazz Money's How to Make a Basket.Mixed in among the poetry is some riotous commercial fiction, a novel on grief and finding home and a delightful book about love and reckoning with turning .
WHEN WRITERS GO WOKE Thirty Books 2022-11-13 | Adopting a political position as performance. To be clear though, the term 'woke' in it's current use, has been co-opted by white people with its true roots in black American struggles obscured. 'To be woke'It was coined by a black American singer, Lead Belly, as early as 1938 - to be 'woke to white people'. Black Americans' need to be aware of racially motivated threats and the potential dangers of white America". Saunders Redding recorded a comment from an African American United Mine Workers official in 1940, stating: "Let me tell you buddy. Waking up is a damn sight harder than going to sleep, but we'll stay woke up longer."#ThirtyBooks You can find me here as well:Twitter: twitter.com/StellaGlorie Facebook: facebook.com/thirtybooksInstagram: instagram.com/thirty_books/
WHAT WRITERS REALLY WEAR Thirty Books 2022-10-14 | It certainly isn't a $7000 outfit. Currently doing the rounds on Twitter is an editorial spread from Elle magazine: How to Dress Like A Novelist. When they see this, most writers respond by spitting their coffee over their laptops and Kmart bought PJs...which they write in. I think the Elle piece is some years old, I can't be certain. However I thought a response was due. I bring you WHAT WRITERS REALLY WEAR#ThirtyBooks You can find me here as well:Twitter: twitter.com/StellaGlorie Facebook: facebook.com/thirtybooksInstagram: instagram.com/thirty_books/
WHAT IVE BEEN READING/ The Age of Fibs and other books/ Taking apart Fatal Attraction Thirty Books 2022-09-30 | The Age of Fibs by Beth Spencer is the most wonderful set of short stories, micro fiction and memoir vignettes. Stand out for me is the short story Fatal Attraction in Newtown which is an examination of the film Fatal Attraction. The Age of Fibs by Beth Spencer: bethspencer.com/blog/books/the-age-of-fibs -I also read:Milk Fed by Melissa Broder - brilliant. Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders - equally as brilliant. Especially the audio version.Excellent Women by Barbara PymThe Rector's Wife by Joanna Trollope Orlando by Virginia WolfAfter Story Larissa BehrendtYou can find me here as well:Twitter: twitter.com/StellaGlorie Facebook: facebook.com/thirtybooksInstagram: instagram.com/thirty_books/
IS THERE TOO MUCH DIVERSITY IN LITERATURE? SHOULD IT BE BASED ON MERIT? Thirty Books 2022-08-15 | Duncan Mess is the multi-prize winning mega best-selling Dusty Landscape series featuring outback hero and "every man" Dusty Baron. In the past twenty years Mess has been top of the Australian best seller list. Until now. He thinks it's a conspiracy. You can find me here as well:Twitter: twitter.com/StellaGlorie Facebook: facebook.com/thirtybooksInstagram: instagram.com/thirty_books/
WHY WE LOVE LIBRARIES & Playing Literary Salad with Jock Serong and Angela Savage Thirty Books 2022-07-29 | What an absolute treat not to mention a ball of fun to catch up with novelist Jock Serong and novelist and head of Libraries Victoria, Angela Savage and the Williamstown Literary Festival. Although it was some time ago!We waxed lyrical about the importance of libraries. Here in Australia authors receive public lending rights (PLR...NOT PRL, which I say!). Angela shares a gorgeous story about her mother, we chat about her lovely literary critters (what a balm during lockdown) then we have a sterling game of literary salad.Jock SerongThe Rules of Backyard CricketQuotaOn the Java RidgePreservationThe Burning IslandAngela SavageMother of PearlBehind the Night Bazaar The Half ChildThe Dying BeachThe Williamstown Literary Festival https://www.willylitfest.org.au/ You can find me here as well:Twitter: twitter.com/StellaGlorie Facebook: facebook.com/thirtybooksInstagram: instagram.com/thirty_books/
PLAGIARISTS REVEAL THEIR TOP 10 REASONS FOR PLAGIARISING Thirty Books 2022-06-26 | With the recent kerfuffle around plagiarism and The Miles Franklin, I took it upon myself to conduct a survey with 2000 of the country’s top plagiarists.I think you’ll find the results illuminating.Thanks to the Daily Mail and the Institute of Creative Appropriation. And @theevildrgrub for insights into data analysis.For further info around the plagiarism scandal and Australia's most prestigious literary award read the Guardian article here. theguardian.com/books/2022/jun/18/literary-experts-find-john-hughes-plagiarism-defence-unconvincingYou can find me here as well:Twitter: twitter.com/StellaGlorie Facebook: facebook.com/thirtybooksInstagram: instagram.com/thirty_books/
WHAT DID STEVEN CONTE AUTHOR OF THE TOLSTOY ESTATE TELL ME? | Williamstown Literary Festival Thirty Books 2022-06-20 | You'll have to watch the video to find out what Steven Conte told me.It was so wonderful to catch up with Steven, having known each other way back when. He was appearing with Jock Serong at the Willy Lit Festival discussing Epic Fiction.Steven Conte was the the inaugural Prime Minister's Literary Award for Fiction in 2008 for his FIRST novel The Zookeeper's War. The novel tells the story of Vera Frey, a young Australian who marries the heir to Berlin Zoo just prior to World War II. As the zoo's workers are conscripted and replaced by PoWs, Vera and her husband Axel fight to maintain the zoo's standards and to survive as the world about them disintegrates.We discuss his second novel, The Tolstoy Estate: in the first year of the doomed German invasion of Russia in WWII, a German military doctor, Paul Bauer, is assigned to establish a field hospital at Yasnaya Polyana - the former grand estate of Count Leo Tolstoy, the author of the classic War and Peace. There he encounters a hostile aristocratic Russian woman, Katerina Trubetzkaya, a writer who has been left in charge of the estate. But even as a tentative friendship develops between them, Bauer's hostile and arrogant commanding officer, Julius Metz, becomes erratic and unhinged as the war turns against the Germans. Over the course of six weeks, in the terrible winter of 1941, everything starts to unravel...Steven also recommends two writing books:The Writing Life by Annie Dillard Stein on Writing by Sol SteinThe Williamstown Literary Festival https://www.willylitfest.org.au/ You can find me here as well:Twitter: twitter.com/StellaGlorie Facebook: facebook.com/thirtybooksInstagram: instagram.com/thirty_books/
Chatting with Lee Kofman | The Writer Laid Bare | Emotional honesty in writing Thirty Books 2022-06-11 | What a treat to spend time with writer Lee Kofman. Her new book The Writer Laid Bare: Emotional honesty in a writer's art, craft and life is for anyone who loves the craft of good writing -writing that is emotionally honest and authentic. Lee walks the talk as this book was born from her experience of dealing with writers' block for four years. Tame the lion, advises Lee and try and connect with your work every day. From Stephen King to Chekhov, Lee is extremely well read and her insights into the craft and process of writing is inspiring and gives all of us nervous writers out there hope I put her on the spot with my Literary Salad (thanks for the name Lee). Having this book on your desk is like having Lee in your corner while you write. It's also a brilliant memoir.The Writer Laid Bare by Lee Kofman Arts Hub Review by Nani Nott https://www.artshub.com.au/news/reviews/book-review-the-writer-laid-bare-lee-kofman-2541760/Lee Kofman is a Russian born Israeli-Australian writer who grew up in a communist dictatorship, in which reading was her refuge. Now a renowned author, poet, and mentor, Kofman shares where her inspiration stems from, what she feeds it, and how it grows in The Writer Laid Bare. Kofman’s multi-layered memoir / manual is a fascinating read; ripe with truth, experience, and actionable advice. This is no generic guide to word-spurtage, but a carefully constructed collection of writerly guidance and literary wisdom. The Writer Laid Bare draws figurative maps around writerly obstacles, highlighting routes for overcoming creative, emotional, and practical roadblocks, with an admirable emphasis on honesty, bravery and contemplation.From new-work jitters to first-draft paralysis, Kofman illuminates potential pathways for her fellow writers, even those who are full time workers / parents / procrastinators. Her practical writing tips include the calibration of minds through the act of writing, the psychological benefits of doing so, and the importance of knowing one’s beverage of choice. You can find me here as well:Twitter: twitter.com/StellaGlorie Facebook: facebook.com/thirtybooksInstagram: instagram.com/thirty_books/
The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld / Violent men and mad women/ Modern gothic Thirty Books 2022-06-03 | A common theme to many Gothic and Victorian novels is the threat posed by female characters whose behavior directly challenges then-contemporary social, behavioral and religious standards. Then we have the "mad woman in the attic". Think Jane Eyre. Evie Wyld flips this, yes there is a presence in the house but it's not a malevolent spectre. And the women in this novel have been deemed "mad" but we hear their voices and their stories. I don't know why I allowed two years to go by without reading The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld. It is excellent in so many way. It's a book about male violence and toxic masculinity. It's about sanctioned violence against children. It's also an incredibly fantastic deftly crafted novel that is chilling with moments of utter hilarity and quiet beauty. Check out a recent review: The Silent Listener by Lyn Yeowart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac9z4... You can find me here as well:Twitter: twitter.com/StellaGlorie Facebook: facebook.com/thirtybooksInstagram: instagram.com/thirty_books/
MEMORABLE MOTHERS IN AUSTRALIAN BOOKS Clapping back at trolls Thirty Books 2022-05-07 | In honour of Mother's Day I thought I thought it would be fun to take a look at some memorable mothers in Australian books. While I was thinking about the fabulous Molly Johnso A.K.A The Drover's Wife, I received a couple of racist comments on my review. Call it synchronicity. I've answered the comments in this video. Anyhoo...women and books mentioned in this videoLilly - Other Houses by Paddy O'Reilly Mumma - Harp In the South by Ruth ParkMolly Johnson - The Drover's Wife by Leah PurcellThe Mother - The Erratics by Vicki Laveau-HarvieMadelaine, Celeste, Jane - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty Mrs Cinque - Joe Cinque's Consolation by Helen GarnerNora - Monkey Grip by Helen Garner Jo - Mullumbimby by Melissa Lukashenko Mothers and Daughters by Kylie Ladd#AustralianBooks #AustralianAuthorsCheck out a recent review: The Silent Listener by Lyn Yeowart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac9z4... You can find me here as well:Twitter: twitter.com/StellaGlorie Facebook: facebook.com/thirtybooksInstagram: instagram.com/thirty_books/
PICKING UP BOOKS AT MY LOCAL LIBRARY Thirty Books 2022-04-29 | After almost two years of lock downs it's so nice to be back in my local library.I went in to pick up my reserved titles, two from the Stella shortlist, and then took a browse around the stacks.I'm Stella Glorie and remember it only takes 30 books a year to help Australian writers and our publishing industry to flourish. Why my channel is called Thirty Books https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odgmi... #AustralianBooks #AustralianAuthorsYou can find me here as well:Twitter: twitter.com/StellaGlorie Facebook: facebook.com/thirtybooksInstagram: instagram.com/thirty_books
MARCH READS & is it too early to pick the best book of 2022? STELLA PRIZE SHORTLIST Thirty Books 2022-04-11 | What I read in March. What I'm going to read this month and the book I'm currently reading (Don't tell me what happens!). Books I read in MarchRadio Girl by David DuftyQuestions Raised by Quolls by Harry SadlerHome Coming by Elfie Shiosaki The Luminous Solution by Charlotte WoodCurrent readBefore You Knew My Name by Jacqueline Bublitz TBR PileDinner With The Schnables by Toni JordanFound Wanting by Natasha ShollOther Houses by Paddy O'ReillyThe Quarterly Essay, Not Waving, Drowning: Mental Illness and Vulnerability in Australia by Sarah Krasnostein #AustralianBooks #AustralianAuthorsYou can find me here as well:Twitter: twitter.com/StellaGlorie Facebook: facebook.com/thirtybooksInstagram: instagram.com/thirty_books/
Bibliotherapy | The healing power of books Thirty Books 2022-03-26 | Books can be a great solace in knowing that we're not alone, that our predicaments are not unique. Someone else has trod the path we're treading and put the experience down on paper.I'm Stella Glorie and remember it only takes 30 books a year to help Australian writers and our publishing industry to flourish. Why my channel is called Thirty Books https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odgmi... #AustralianBooks #AustralianAuthorsYou can find me here as well:Twitter: twitter.com/StellaGlorie Facebook: facebook.com/thirtybooksInstagram: instagram.com/thirty_books
THE GOLDEN RULE EVERY SUCCESSFUL WRITER FOLLOWS Thirty Books 2022-02-24 | Take this advice every day.I'm Stella Glorie and remember it only takes 30 books a year to help Australian writers and our publishing industry to flourish. Why my channel is called Thirty Books https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odgmi... #AustralianBooks #AustralianAuthorsYou can find me here as well:Twitter: twitter.com/StellaGlorie Facebook: facebook.com/thirtybooksInstagram: instagram.com/thirty_books
AUSTRALIAN STORIES OF SUMMER Thirty Books 2022-02-18 | Generally when you think of summer in Australia you think of the beach. However, many of us spent our summers in back yard swimming pools or down at the local pool. The Memory Pool: Australian Stories of Summer, Sun and Swimming by Therese Spruhan is a delightful and nostalgic book of well known Australians reflections of their own swimming pool stories. The Memory Pool by Therese Spruhan https://unsw.press/news/diving-memory-pool/I'm Stella Glorie and remember it only takes 30 books a year to help Australian writers and our publishing industry to flourish. Why my channel is called Thirty Books https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odgmi... #AustralianBooks #AustralianAuthorsYou can find me here as well:Twitter: twitter.com/StellaGlorie Facebook: facebook.com/thirtybooksInstagram: instagram.com/thirty_books
WHY WOMEN LOVE CRIME | Author Karina Kilmore Thirty Books 2022-02-03 | Crime writer and journalist Karina Kilmore debut novel is Where the Truth Lies, a political who-done-it. Karina loves reading and writing about crime and says it's safe way to explore dangerous themes. Once the domain of male writers, women were shut out of the crime writing market but now there's a slew of new female crime writers who are taking on and changing the genre. Where the Truth Lies by Karina Kilmore https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/booksWhen investigative journalist Chrissie O’Brian lands a senior job at The Argus, she is desperate to escape the nightmares of her past. Her life has become a daily battle to numb the pain. But her job is something she can do better than anyone else – and the only thing that keeps the memories at bay.A face-off on the waterfront between the unions and big business is just the kind of story to get her career back on track. But after a dockworker who confided in her turns up dead, Chrissie becomes obsessed with unravelling the truth. When a gruesome threat lands on her desk, it's clear someone is prepared to do anything to stop her. But who is more dangerous – a ruthless enemy or a woman pushed to the edge? Used to fighting her own demons, this is one battle Chrissie is determined not to lose.Books mentionedMy Sister The Serial Killer by Oyinkan BraithwaiteThe Yield by Tara June WinchA Room Made of Leaves by Kate GrenvilleThe Rip by Mark BrandiThere Was Still Love by Favel Parrett I'm Stella Glorie and remember it only takes 30 books a year to help Australian writers and our publishing industry to flourish. Why my channel is called Thirty Books https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odgmi... #AustralianBooks #AustralianAuthorsYou can find me here as well:Twitter: twitter.com/StellaGlorie Facebook: facebook.com/thirtybooksInstagram: instagram.com/thirty_books
FIVE REASONS YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO AN AUDIO BOOK Thirty Books 2022-01-27 | And very excellent reasons they are too! Books mentionedMy Sister The Serial Killer by Oyinkan BraithwaiteThe Yield by Tara June WinchA Room Made of Leaves by Kate GrenvilleThe Rip by Mark BrandiThere Was Still Love by Favel Parrett I'm Stella Glorie and remember it only takes 30 books a year to help Australian writers and our publishing industry to flourish. Why my channel is called Thirty Books https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odgmi... #AustralianBooks #AustralianAuthorsYou can find me here as well:Twitter: twitter.com/StellaGlorie Facebook: facebook.com/thirtybooksInstagram: instagram.com/thirty_books
WHATS ON MY BOOK CART | When I decide to spray paint, what could go wrong? Thirty Books 2022-01-20 | Back by popular demand, me doing more painting! Plus books, of course.I've been so inspired by the fabulous Booktubers best of 2021 videos, and perhaps suffering FOMO, I've been at the library and my book cart is full to overflowing. So I decided it needed an over hall.#ThirtyBooks Books I talk aboutA Diva Was A Female Version of a Wrestler by Scarlett Harris fayettevillemafiapress.com/product/a-diva-was-a-female-version-of-a-wrestler Some Tame Gazelle by Barbara PymAnything Is Possible by Elizabeth StroutThe Year of Magical Thinking by Joan DidionJulia and the Shark by Kiran Millwood HargraveLolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend WarnerLives Lost by Britta Bolt Channels mentioned Katey One More Time youtube.com/channel/UC_qgDQimUQR7nUlq8Q0aKDgBritta Böhler (The Second Shelf) youtube.com/c/BrittaB%C3%B6hlerTheSecondShelf/videosI'm Stella Glorie and remember it only takes 30 books a year to help Australian writers and our publishing industry to flourish. Why my channel is called Thirty Books https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odgmi... #AustralianBooks #AustralianAuthorsYou can find me here as well:Twitter: twitter.com/StellaGlorie Facebook: facebook.com/thirtybooksInstagram: instagram.com/thirty_books
The Philosophy of Reading Tag | Should every book be enjoyable to read? Thirty Books 2022-01-13 | The philosophy of reading tag. Which, is my philosophy around reading books.I was tagged by Shawn The Book Maniac youtube.com/channel/UCXFFuV_loS97oL-UTCazcXA Original by Brandon of Brandon’s Bookshelf: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBdn7...The Questions-1. What's most important...a good character, plot, or message?2. Should one read books about ideas or opinions they disagree with?3. As tech advances, what do you think will be the role of books?4. How important are summaries, review, and art in your book choosing?5. Should one ever skim or scan a book?6. Should reading always be enjoyable?7. Is it important to be well-read?8. What is your book buying process?9. What is your reading process?10. How do you use what you read?11. If you could download a book to your brain, would you still read?12. What are your views on rereading a book?13. What makes a book good?14. What makes a book bad?15. How do you feel about not finishing a book?16. Should the author's personal life matter at all?17. If you could only read one genre for the rest of time, what would it be?18. Do you ever read a book without knowing anything about it?19. What author, genre, series, or culture can you just not get into? Why?20. Do you think everyone should read? Why?I'm Stella Glorie and remember it only takes 30 books a year to help Australian writers and our publishing industry to flourish. Why my channel is called Thirty Books https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odgmi... #AustralianBooks #AustralianAuthorsYou can find me here as well:Twitter: twitter.com/StellaGlorie Facebook: facebook.com/thirtybooksInstagram: instagram.com/thirty_books
What Ill Be Reading In 2022 Thirty Books 2022-01-06 | And what I've already read! I'm so excited to share my plans for my channel in 2022. Not to mention the new colour of my kitchen. I take a break from painting to chat about my reading and channel goals for the year. I'm still championing Australian books and authors, however I'm broadening my reading and including "overseas" books. Also, I'm going to be paying more attention to non-traditional published books. Plus four reviewsAndal's Garland by Helen Burns https://www.odysseybooks.com.au/titles/9781922311344/The Luminous Solution by Charlotte Wood Allen & Unwin bit.ly/3qWldNI New Animal by Ella Baxter allenandunwin.com/browse/books/fiction/New-Animal-Ella-Baxter-9781760877798Assembly by Natasha Brown https://www.penguin.com.au/books/assembly-9780241540473Books mentionedThe Yield by Tara June Winch https://www.penguin.com.au/books/the-yield-winner-of-the-2020-miles-franklin-award-9781760899462Channels mentioned Savidge Reads youtube.com/user/SavidgeReadsI'm Stella Glorie and remember it only takes 30 books a year to help Australian writers and our publishing industry to flourish. Why my channel is called Thirty Books https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odgmi... #AustralianBooks #AustralianAuthorsYou can find me here as well:Twitter: twitter.com/StellaGlorie Facebook: facebook.com/thirtybooksInstagram: instagram.com/thirty_books
Coming Of Age Crime Thriller | Tank Water by Michael Burge Thirty Books 2021-12-28 | It was fabulous to chat with Michael Burge as part of Bad Sydney Crime Writers’ Festival earlier this month about his book Tank Water. I read the book it two big chunks, finishing it in two sittings, and was so immersed I called Michael his protagonist’s name. Michael talks about the inspiration for Tank water, and his research into gay hate crimes and how fiction allows us to say in way that non-fiction can’t.He also discusses his enormous respect for Agatha Christie. Thanks to the brilliant Abbey's bookshop in Sydney for letting me film amongst the stacks. About the bookCity journalist, James, returns to his rural home town to attend his cousin Tony’s funeral, who was found dead under a bridge. The news that Tony has left him the entire family farm triggers James’s journalistic curiosity – and his anxiety – both of which cropped up during his turbulent journey to adulthood. But it is the unexpected homophobic attack he survives that draws James into a hunt for the reasons one lonely Kippen farm boy in every generation kills himself.Standing in the way is James’s father, the town’s recently retired top cop, who is not prepared to investigate crimes no-one reckons have taken place. James must use every newshound’s trick he ever learned in order to uncover the brutal truth.A coming-of-age story and crime thriller with a large and gentle heart.Tank Water by Michael Burge midnightsunpublishing.com/2021/09/tank-waterAbbey's bookshop https://www.abbeys.com.au/abbeys/home.do;jsessionid=E0C0493A3944BD0D7913455D2E2767D5 I'm Stella Glorie and remember it only takes 30 books a year to help Australian writers and our publishing industry to flourish. Why my channel is called Thirty Books https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odgmi... #AustralianBooks #AustralianAuthorsYou can find me here as well:Twitter: twitter.com/StellaGlorie Facebook: facebook.com/thirtybooks
Host of Books and Writing Podcast, Dani Vee | Why I Love Writers Thirty Books 2021-12-07 | In only four years, Dani Vee has developed the Words and Nerds podcast into an institution. There are very few Australian writers who haven't graced her airwaves, she provides not just a vehicle for writers but for book fans and writers fabulous conversations and insights into the writing and publishing world. Dani loves books and thinks writers are wonderful magical beings trying to make sense of the world. It was such a treat to be able to talk with her at the Sydney Crime Writers Festival, Bad Sydney. Words and Nerds wordsandnerds.com #WordsAndNerds #CrimeWritersI'm Stella Glorie and remember it only takes 30 books a year to help Australian writers and our publishing industry to flourish. Why my channel is called Thirty Books https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odgmi... #AustralianBooks #AustralianAuthorsYou can find me here as well:Twitter: twitter.com/StellaGlorie Facebook: facebook.com/thirtybooksInstagram: instagram.com/thirty_books
Writing Advice You Cannot Ignore| Joy In Writing| Crime Writers Sulari Gentill & Robert Gott Thirty Books 2021-12-06 | What an absolute hoot to chat with crime writers Sulari Gentill, author of the charming historical Rowland Sinclair series and Robert author of William Power series of crime-caper novels. Amongst the mayhem though, they imparted some pearls of wisdom (albeit, polar points of view) about learning to love writing and not taking yourself too seriously as a writer. They were both guests of the Sydney crime writing festival, Bad Sydney. I interviewed them both at Abbey's book shop. Rowland Sinclair Mysteries by Sulari Gentill https://www.panterapress.com.au/product/the-rowland-sinclair-mysteries-new-2017-editions/ William Power series by Robert Gott https://scribepublications.com.au/books-authors/books/the-port-fairy-murders-9781925106459 I'm Stella Glorie and remember it only takes 30 books a year to help Australian writers and our publishing industry to flourish. Why my channel is called Thirty Books https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odgmi... #CrimeWritersYou can find me here as well: Twitter: twitter.com/StellaGlorie Facebook: facebook.com/thirtybooks Instagram: instagram.com/thirty_books
I Want My Readers to Care | Crime Writer Mark Brandi Thirty Books 2021-12-04 | It was a pleasure to chat with Mark Brandi author of Wimmera, The Rip and his latest novel The Others. Mark was a guest of Bad Sydney 2021 Crime Writers Festival.Mark is very deliberate about the ages of his protagonists. In his recent book, Jacob is 11 which Mark says is the golden age for discovering your independence and curiosity which makes the perfect set of circumstances for a crime novel. Plus there is the Writers Deck of Horror!I'm Stella Glorie and remember it only takes 30 books a year to help Australian writers and our publishing industry to flourish. Why my channel is called Thirty Books https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odgmi... #AustralianBooks #CrimeWritersYou can find me here as well:Twitter: twitter.com/StellaGlorie Facebook: facebook.com/thirtybooksInstagram: instagram.com/thirty_books
Can buying second-hand books support writers? Thirty Books 2021-11-26 | I love op-shopping (or charity shopping or thrifting). It's both the thrill of the chase and also sustainable. Most of my clothes are second hand, same with furniture, decor and kitchen ware. So why not books? Well, writers don't get any royalties for a start. And if you can't afford new, in Australia writers can still be supported through libraries with our public lending rights. However, can there be a positive flow on effect for writers by buying books second hand? Books I boughtCarpentaria by Alexis Wright giramondopublishing.com/books/carpentariaWhite Tiger by Aravind Adega simonandschuster.com/books/The-White-Tiger/Aravind-Adiga/9781416562603Burial Rights by Hannah Kent https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781743516966/Those Other Women by Nicola Moriarty penguin.co.uk/articles/2018/those-other-women-nicola-moriarty.htmlMy Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Barton penguin.co.uk/books/1291056/my-name-is-lucy-barton/9780241977101.htmlI'm Stella Glorie and remember it only takes 30 books a year to help Australian writers and our publishing industry to flourish. Why my channel is called Thirty Books https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odgmi... #AustralianBooks #AustralianAuthorsYou can find me here as well:Twitter: twitter.com/StellaGlorie Facebook: facebook.com/thirtybooksInstagram: instagram.com/thirty_books
The Best Thing I Learnt About Pitching My Novel with author Jacquie Byron Thirty Books 2021-11-19 | It was so much fun chatting with debut novelist, Jacquie Byron and her novel Happy Hour. Franny Calderwood has so much to teach us about not aging gracefully (whatever that means). And Jacquie has so much to teach us about writing a cranky character who you grow to love and cheer on and the keys to pitching your novel and getting published as a debut author.Jacquie had a wonderful lockdown good news story in 2020 with securing and agent and a publisher. Jacquie is a true professional in her approach to writing and has spent many years developing her craft and skills. She loves crime fiction and gives us her most recent Australian reads and her all time favourite Australian book and Australian writer. Earlier review of Happy Hour by Jacquie Byron youtube.com/watch?v=KM96XRN6JLg&t=2sHappy Hour by Jacquie Byron https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/...I'm Stella Glorie and remember it only takes 30 books a year to help Australian writers and our publishing industry to flourish. Why my channel is called Thirty Books https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odgmi... #AustralianBooks #AustralianAuthorsYou can find me here as well:Twitter: twitter.com/StellaGlorie Facebook: facebook.com/thirtybooksInstagram: instagram.com/thirty_books
From Darkness by Kate Hazel Hall: a sapphic love story where girls save the world. Thirty Books 2021-11-14 | Saving the best until last, ironically as Kate Hazel Hall was my first interview at the Port Fairy Literary weekend at Blarney Books and Art (way back in June). I loved chatting with Kate, but don’t be fooled by her seemingly sweet nature because there lurks a dark mind and she encourages girls to be witches! While From Darkness is young adult and a romance it’s one set in the underworld and is a “genre-bending sapphic love story about girls saving the world, and each other, from the powers of darkness.What I particularly loved about doing all these interviews is hearing about writers I wasn’t familiar with. Kate mentions: The Changeover by Margaret Mahy The Nancys by R.W.R McDonaldFrom Darkness by Kate Hazel Hall store.interludepress.com/products/from-darkness-print-edition
When Men Write Women Thirty Books 2021-11-12 | Sometimes I wonder if some male writers have ever even met a woman. Image description: Green book case full of colour-coded books, and large leafy green plant. I pop up in front of screen and pull various faces accompanying screen titles.1) When men write women (2) Madonna whore 2) "Not like other girls" 3) Saintly mother 4) Absent mother 5) Dead mother 6) Substituting appearance for personality 7) Messy buns! Flicky hair! 😎 Erect nipples 9) Talking breasts 10) Youth 11) Bitchy friendships with other women 12) To be continued...Thanks to Scott and Nelle over @GunPowderFictionAndPlot - their discussion on "Can We Find 10 Men Who Can Write Women" inspired me. I love Nelle's take on things so much. youtube.com/watch?v=EDslJC55XjM I'm Stella Glorie and remember it only takes 30 books a year to help Australian writers and our publishing industry to flourish. Why my channel is called Thirty Books https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odgmi... #AustralianBooks #AustralianAuthorsYou can find me here as well:Twitter: twitter.com/StellaGlorie Facebook: facebook.com/thirtybooksInstagram: instagram.com/thirty_books
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart by Holly Ringland Thirty Books 2021-11-01 | This novel caught me unaware. It was nothing like I thought it would be. I came late to The Lost Flowers by Alice Hart as it was published in 2018 and want a success it is and more power to Holly Ringland. I decided to read it as it's currently being filmed as a series (with the brilliant Sigourney Weaver no less). This is commercial women's fiction and I am completely supportive and in praise of this style of writing and genre. It places women front and centre of the story, it tackles hard issues and themes within the plot and character development and, most importantly, offers hope to the female protagonist at the end of the novel. Is there anything more feminist and empowering than giving choice and hope to a woman? I stand by this.I also bought my copy from an opshop - which is the topic of an upcoming video.The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart by Holly Ringland https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9781460754474/the-lost-flowers-of-alice-hart/I'm Stella Glorie and remember it only takes 30 books a year to help Australian writers and our publishing industry to flourish. Why my channel is called Thirty Books https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odgmi... #AustralianBooks #AustralianAuthorsYou can find me here as well:Twitter: twitter.com/StellaGlorie Facebook: facebook.com/thirtybooksInstagram: instagram.com/thirty_books
Author Chat with Michelle Scott Tucker Thirty Books 2021-09-24 | What an honour, not to mention fun, to chat with Michelle Scott Tucker about her book Elizabeth Macarthur: A Life at the Edge of the World – a fascinating biography of the woman who established the Australian wool industry (although her husband received all the credit).Michelle’s passion and insight into non-fiction is inspiring, she places high importance on writing the truth but as she says “there is no one truth”. She’s also thrilled to be working on her second book “ghost” writing Aaron Fa’Aoso’s upcoming autobiography, So Far So Good.Michelle's BooksElizabeth Macarthur: A Life at the Edge of the World. https://www.textpublishing.com.au/books/elizabeth-macarthur-a-life-at-the-edge-of-the-worldSo Far So Good https://www.panterapress.com.au/pantera-press-acquires-debut-memoir-by-aaron-faaoso-in-six-figure-deal/Books mentionedDancing with Strangers by Inga Clendenin https://www.textpublishing.com.au/books/dancing-with-strangersWatchin Tench 1788 https://www.textpublishing.com.au/books/1788I'm Stella Glorie and remember it only takes 30 books a year to help Australian writers and our publishing industry to flourish. Why my channel is called Thirty Books https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odgmi... #AustralianBooks #AustralianAuthorsYou can find me here as well:Twitter: twitter.com/StellaGlorie Facebook: facebook.com/thirtybooksInstagram: instagram.com/thirty_books
When a writer gets feedback Thirty Books 2021-09-17 | Writers are a tricky bunch.I'm Stella Glorie and remember it only takes 30 books a year to help Australian writers and our publishing industry to flourish. Why my channel is called Thirty Books https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odgmi... #AustralianBooks #AustralianAuthorsYou can find me here as well:Twitter: twitter.com/StellaGlorie Facebook: facebook.com/thirtybooksInstagram: instagram.com/thirty_books/
Five Australian books to read when you dont feel like reading Thirty Books 2021-09-03 | Let's face it, sometimes life stinks. With both Victoria and NSW living in extended lockdown, climate change dread and horrific news from overseas so many of us are finding it hard to find the head space to read. Reading doesn't always have to be about challenging ourselves, sometimes what we need is comfort, whether that be through sheer entertainment or an inspirational and uplifting read that puts ourselves in someone else's shoes: the literary equivalent of a "sad song". So here are five funny and uplifting easy to read books for when everything just feels a little too overwhelming.The Great Escape from the Woodlands Nursing Home by Joanna Nell bit.ly/3mZFlOTbit.ly/3mZFlOTThe Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams bit.ly/3kPK6b0 In My Defence I Have No Defence by Sinead Stubbins https://affirmpress.com.au/publishing/in-my-defence-i-have-no-defence/Their Brilliant Careers by Ryan O'Neil https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/their-brilliant-careersLost & Found by Brooke Davis https://www.hachette.com.au/brooke-davis/Happy Hour by Jacquie Byron allenandunwin.com/browse/books/fiction/Happy-Hour-Jacquie-Byron-9781761065132I'm Stella Glorie and remember it only takes 30 books a year to help Australian writers and our publishing industry to flourish. Why my channel is called Thirty Books https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odgmi... #AustralianBooks #AustralianAuthorsYou can find me here as well:Twitter: twitter.com/StellaGlorie Facebook: facebook.com/thirtybooksInstagram: instagram.com/thirty_books
Author chat Nicole Kelly her novel reimagines iconic Australian history Thirty Books 2021-08-23 | It's not every debut author who decides to write a "what if" scenario about folklore hero Ned Kelly. Self-confessed history nerd, Nicole (no relation) Kelly has done just this with 'her Ned' building himself a new life after the siege at Glenrowan.I chatted with Nicole at the Blarney Books and Art at the Port Fairy Literary weekend.Lament by Nicole Kelly bit.ly/3D8UUZY I'm Stella Glorie and remember it only takes 30 books a year to help Australian writers and our publishing industry to flourish. Why my channel is called Thirty Books youtube.com/watch?v=Odgmi5zfJgw #AustralianBooks #AustralianAuthorsYou can find me here as well:Twitter: twitter.com/StellaGlorie Facebook: facebook.com/thirtybooksInstagram: instagram.com/thirty_books/
Nicki Greenberg, multi talented children and junior fiction author and illustrator Thirty Books 2021-08-01 | Is there anything Nicki Greenberg can't do? What a delight to chat with Nicki about her most recent works, I'm Fabulous, Crab! and The Detective's Guide to Ocean Travel. Her books touch on the themes of the joy of being your true self - which is what every child needs to hear. She's also adapted The Great Gatsby into a graphic book, she's a true artist. These a just some of her publications, the list goes on...PLUS she can rollerskate! I'm Stella Glorie and remember it only takes 30 books a year to help Australian writers and our publishing industry to flourish.#AustralianBooks #AustralianAuthorsNicky Greenberg nickigreenberg.com I'm Fabulous, Crab! https://affirmpress.com.au/publishing/im-fabulous-crab/ You can find me here as well:Twitter: twitter.com/StellaGlorie Facebook: facebook.com/thirtybooksInstagram: instagram.com/thirty_books/
June book feast | A little bite of everything | What is my favourite book so far? Thirty Books 2021-07-21 | June was a fantastic month of reading for me. I kicked off with Wayne Marshall's set of satirical short stories Shirl, followed by the fabulously out-there Grimmish by Michael Winkler. I also read Aravind Adiga's Amnesty, which (so far) is my favourite read for 2021. Oh my God, I loved it. I read it really quickly and had to stave off finishing it so I could sit on the couch with a coffee the next morning. I was over the moon to get into Nancy Business, the gorgeous follow-up to The Nancy's by R.W.R McDonald. I delved into a wonderful young adult historical fantasy When Days Tilt by debut novelist Karen Ginnane. I'm currently reading the lovely chuckle-worth set of essays, In My Defence I Have No Defence by Sinead Stubbins.Remember, all it takes is thirty Australian books a year to support our publishing industry and our writers. #ThirtyBooks #AustralianWritersShirl by Wayne Marshall https://affirmpress.com.au/publishing/shirl/Grimmish by Michael Winkler https://www.michaelwinkler.com.au/grimmishNancy Business by R.W.R McDonald allenandunwin.com/browse/books/fiction/Nancy-Business-RWR-McDonald-9781760878870When Days Tilt by Karen https://www.penguin.com.au/books/when-days-tilt-9781760895037Amnesty by Aravind Adiga https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781509879045/In My Defence I Have No Defence by Sinead Stubbins https://affirmpress.com.au/publishing/in-my-defence-i-have-no-defence/
Author chat Jock Serong| The Burning Island| Scariest Australian book Thirty Books 2021-07-10 | What a treat to talk with author Jock Serong about his newest release The Burning Island. Jock's book has been described as 'epic storytelling' and it's a follow up from the previous work Preservation. We chatted at the Port Fairy Literary Weekend 2021 (at Blarney Books and Art) which is also where Jock lives. Our conversation ranged from being a writer in a small town, description versus dialogue and his favourite (or most influential) Australian book. #AustralianAuthors #AustralianBooksThe Burning Island by Jock Serong https://www.textpublishing.com.au/books/the-burning-islandA father’s obsession. A daughter’s quest.Eliza Grayling, born in Sydney when the colony itself was still an infant, has lived there all her thirty-two years. Too tall, too stern—too old, now—for marriage, she looks out for her reclusive father, Joshua, and wonders about his past. There is a shadow there: an old enmity.When Joshua Grayling is offered the chance for a reckoning with his nemesis, Eliza is horrified. It involves a sea voyage with an uncertain, probably violent, outcome. Insanity for an elderly blind man, let alone a drunkard.Unable to dissuade her father from his mad fixation, Eliza begins to understand she may be forced to go with him. Then she sees the vessel they will be sailing on. And in that instant, the voyage of the Moonbird becomes Eliza’s mission too.You can find me here as wellYou can find me here as well:Twitter: twitter.com/StellaGlorie Facebook: facebook.com/thirtybooksInstagram: instagram.com/thirty_books/
