Follow my journey through the AWW 2013 challenge here
It seems like I’ve really jumped quickly out of the gate on this one – which is how I tend to approach things at the beginning of the year. It’s possible that things will slacken in a month or two. Alternately, because I’m keeping a public record, I might actually be able to keep this up all year.
This week, I completed and reviewed four AWW books for myself, and read three AWW books to Squirm. The books for Squirm were completely coincidental – they just happened to be books I’d borrowed from the library before Christmas, which were written by Australian women. There are a lot of excellent picture books by Australian women writers and illustrators – there’s the big names of Mem Fox and Jackie French, of course, but I’m also coming across other familiar names like Tania Cox (her With Nan is still a big time favourite of mine) who I enjoy reading very much.
For my own reading, I found that the challenge has already moved me out of my ‘traditional’ comfort zone, and I’ve read two speculative fiction books! I also read a contemporary adult book and a contemporary young adult book. Out of the fours books, one was disappointing, but I enjoyed the other three very much (and I’m really looking forward to a reread of one.)
Subversive Reader Books Read and Reviewed
- 1. What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
- 2. Love and Romanpunk by Tansy Rayner Roberts
- 3. Team Human by Justine Larbalestier
- 4. Cathy in Washington by Penny Tangey
Squirm Books Read
- 1. Baby by Tania Cox
- 2. A Giraffe in the Bath by Mem Fox
- 3. Harriet, You’ll Drive Me Wild by Mem Fox
Great progress already! I loved Love and Romanpunk, and Team Human is on my want to read list. Hopefully, since you enjoyed them, you might consider reading more speculative fiction over the year
I think I will
I have a few more Twelfth Planet books ready to read. I think I’ll read some crime as well 
Good grief – 4 books for the challenge already – and that’s not counting the ones for your kid! Very impressive. I have only just started my first one
I’m pretty lucky though because my husband’s been at home to help with baby wrangling. Next week will probably be harder
Wow that’s some speedy work! I look forward to more of your reviews. I received a Kindle for Christmas and have read more in the last week than in the previous 3 months!
I love the e-readers because I can trick myself into reading more
I got an ipad 1 back a couple of Christmases ago, and it’s been brilliant when I feed Squirm