Brona's Books

Following on from my recent post featuring several fabulous Australian junior fiction titles, I thought it was time to venture further afie...

I started the Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson as part of my #readathon session. I had a lovely 15th anniversary edition of this mo...

The books that comprise The Lord of the Rings  are usually presented as a trilogy, but it was in fact designed by Tolkien to be one single ...

Karen Foxlee has a way about her. Her words weave magic. She draws you in, she makes you believe, she makes you feel brave. A Most Magic...

Danny the Champion of the World is a homage to good parenting, especially good parenting by a loving father. It's also about courage,...

Mrs Dog by Janeen Brian and illustrated by Marjorie Crosby-Fairall touched me to my childhood bones. Growing up in rural NSW meant that...

Another Night in Mullet Town by Steven Herrick is a verse novel for teens set in a small coastal town with lots of fishing references. ...

One of the many pleasures of being a bookseller, is meeting the authors and attending their book launches. I've known about this li...