Today's Thursday Temptations include a range of published and upcoming books - all of which frankly really appeal www.austcrimefiction.org/posts/thursd... #BookSky ⚡📚 #CrimeFiction #AusCrime

Thursday Temptations

This Thursday temptations post is upcoming releases, or books that are out now.

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"The major strength of The Choice of Civil War is how it analyses the historical development of neoliberalism and the attempts to implement it across the globe." Braham Dabscheck reviews Pierre Dardot et al The Choice of Civil War: newtownreviewofbooks.com.au/pierre-dardo... #BookSky 💙 📚️

Ordered a copy of this: www.booktopia.com.au/how-to-sell-... Still remember the carry on when a teacher back in our small regional High School handed out copies of Mao's Little Red Book with the reason: kids deserve to know all sides of an argument. Few parents needed a few classes with her.

How to Sell a Genocide

Buy How to Sell a Genocide, The Media's Complicity in the Destruction of Gaza by Adam H. Johnson from Booktopia. Get a discounted Paperback from Australia's leading online bookstore.

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“Our thoughts are with the footy ladder at this time" said one presenter chaser.com.au/general-news...

I see we are now at the sexual assault is going to ruin some player's season stage of reporting. Much like it appears some entitled scumbag's life has been ruined by locking him up just because he's a convicted rapist which, it seems, isn't good for him right now. And they wonder why ...

Today's #review is the first two books in The Retired Assassins Guide series from NZ www.austcrimefiction.org/review/the-r... Very much in YMMV territory, this cosy crime series comes with some surprising twists. #BookSky ⚡📚 #CrimeFiction #YeahNoir

The Retired Assassin's Guide to Country Gardening / Orchid Hunting, Naomi Kuttner

Despite these two books being part of a series called "The Retired Assassins Guide", these are cosy crime, with some surprising twists. Particularly when you consider that Dante has come to a small c...

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Today's #review is The Corrector by Kim Hunt www.austcrimefiction.org/review/the-c... Follower's of Hunt's work will know from her Cal Nyx series that she writes strong, capable, real female characters, with a great sense of place and plot momentum. #BookSky ⚡📚 #CrimeFiction #YeahNoir

The Corrector, Kim Hunt

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Today's #currentlyreading list includes the new standalone from Dinuka McKenzie She Lied First (brilliant btw) t.ly/gwaTe and the last fortnight: tinyl.co/4n18 #BookSky ⚡📚 #CrimeFiction #AusCrime

Friday Update: The Reading Queue (14th August)

#JustFinished A Spy in the Blood by Paul Warner (library ebook) #CurrentlyReading She Lied First by Dinuka McKenzie (Netgalley)

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As always, in the middle of some rather funny imagery (notebooks / dick drawings....) Ronni Salt actually nails the whole problem with politics these days. theshot.net.au/uncategorize... #auspol

Our politics is a farce and you’re paying for the tickets - The Shot

Those of you not into torturous, pantomime-level political inquisitions may not have been following recent events at the NSW Independent...

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This weeks' Thursday Temptations post includes a couple of books due out in November www.austcrimefiction.org/posts/thursd... #BookSky ⚡📚 #CrimeFiction #AusCrime #YeahNoir

Thursday Temptations

This Thursday temptations post is upcoming releases, or books that are out now.

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Today's #review is of The Ledge by Christian White tinyl.co/4opd This author is called the master of the unexpected for a very good reason... #BookSky ⚡📚 #CrimeFiction #AusCrime

The Ledge, Christian White

Christian White is an author who can always be relied upon to come up with an unusual scenario, great characters and a rollercoaster plot that will keep readers enthralled, and vaguely baffled from st...

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"Do I have an inner voice? Yes, it’s busy arguing with the authors throughout this book ... I am enjoying myself." Ann Skea reviews Rachel and Ross Menzies' Belief: Why it's harder to be human than a hamster or a herring: newtownreviewofbooks.com.au/rachel-e-men... #psychology #BookSky 💙 📚️

We've reached that point in the week where the Shakespearean insult mug appears

Today's #review is of the fun, clever, The Picasso Ransom by A.T. Prewett tinyl.co/4oKL ... this is serious mum, when it wasn't (TISM reference - read the novel). #BookSky ⚡📚 #CrimeFiction #AusCrime

The Picasso Ransom, A.T. Prewett

Back in 1986 I wouldn't have had as much understanding of the opening line of this blurb as I do have today, as 70 year old Phoebe and her two similarly aged friends Eva and Dave are escaping from the...

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Today's #review is The Bathing Box Murders by Laraine Stephens - book 6 in the Reggie Da Costa series set in 1920's tinyl.co/4nt6 ... you may find yourself looking more closely at the beautiful bathing boxes that still line many of Port Phillip Bay's beaches. #BookSky ⚡📚 #CrimeFiction #AusCrime

The Bathing Box Murders, Laraine Stephens

Fans of historical crime fiction have hopefully caught onto the Reggie Da Costa series by Melbourne based author Laraine Stephens by now. Particularly readers who like a bit of dash, humour, romance a...

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Guess we're not going anywhere today (we weren't going anywhere today) over 120mls since yesterday... Seriously though lots off reports of flooding, fingers crossed everyone is safe And FFS do NOT drive through flood waters.

Got our first AgVic warning about bird flu today, not quite into our area yet but lockdown for flocks of 50 or more birds, so we're erring on the side of caution and hoping like hell for our beautiful beautiful Native species. It's just devastating to think of the suffering of all these birds.

www.theguardian.com/food/2026/au... Great to see a local product front and centre in one of these photos. Alas I can't eat them (have an alternative supply of GF oats) but himself loves Dad's Oats

Breakfast of champions: Australia’s best porridge makers cause a stir at inaugural national competition

On Saturday, a sold-out crowd cheered on as 15 contestants battled it out to claim the championship spurtle – with a pinch of Celtic salt the deciding factor

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The ABC’s intellectual and moral decline comes at the worst possible time theshot.net.au/uncategorize...

The ABC’s intellectual and moral decline comes at the worst possible time - The Shot

Of late, the ABC has been altering the way it sees the world around it. Bound by a national charter,...

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Today's #currentlyreading and some of the long lingering books have finally been ticked off tinyl.co/4n17 Also as always - the last fortnight which includes a heap of new books on the site and upcoming releases tinyl.co/4n18 #BookSky ⚡📚 #CrimeFiction #AusCrime #YeahNoir

Friday Update: The Reading Queue (7th August)

#JustFinished The Ledge by Christian White A Plot to Die for by Ardal O'Hanlon (audio version) The Picasso Ransom by A.T. Prewett

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Today's #review is of the chaotic, crazy fun Parrot Heaven by Jessica Howland Kany www.austcrimefiction.org/review/parro... "get the sense of humour and gentle love for this community at the core of these books, and a reader is in for a hell of a ride" #BookSky ⚡📚 #CrimeFiction #YeahNoir

Parrot Heaven, Jessica Howland Kany

Because I'd read (and loved) A RUNNERS GUIDE TO RAKIURA by Jessica Howland Kany first I was prepared for PARROT HEAVEN. Which was handy because the slightly chaotic styling of the first novel is rampe...

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Thursday Temptations - and a small selection of upcoming / new releases for your consideration. www.austcrimefiction.org/posts/thursd... #BookSky ⚡📚 #CrimeFiction #AusCrime

Thursday Temptations

This Thursday temptations post is upcoming releases, or books that are out now.

austcrimefiction.org

End of July newsletter that finally crawled into the light today. www.austcrimefiction.org/simplenews-n... As usual many many new / upcoming releases - we're out to those due in December now for those who really want to feel like the year is disappearing. #BookSky ⚡📚 #CrimeFiction #AusCrime

www.austcrimefiction.org/posts/just-f... Finally a post from the #CurrentlyReading and #JustFinished stacks #BookSky ⚡📚 #CrimeFiction #AusCrime #YeahNoir

Just Finished Reading

As expected, last week was chaotic, with absolutely no updates posted, one ailing pig plus a now ailing cat, as well as the new cat who is ... overactive, and two elderly dogs who insist on not being ...

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I feel attacked #booksky

Been a bit busy hereabouts so I'm late with posting everything: www.austcrimefiction.org/posts/just-f... #JustFinished #BookSky ⚡📚 #CrimeFiction #AusCrime #YeahNoir

Just Finished Reading

Whole household is still a minor chaos machine - with himself going to be away for 4 days at the end of this week putting a dent in any reading plans. But I persists .... Finished off: The Ledge by ...

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Stage 20 Le Bourg d'Oisans to Alpe d'Huez - That was a bit too close #letourdepoupees #couchpeloton #sbscycling #TDF2026

This world at the moment... This is such sad news #BookSky

Tom Mead@tommeadauthor.bsky.social · 3w ago

Rest in peace, the incomparable Keigo Higashino

Might have a campari and soda in honour of someone who came across as one of the truly nice blokes. Vale Bill Oddie. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Bill Oddie, naturalist and broadcaster, dies aged 85

Coming to fame in The Goodies, Oddie was later known for his wildlife expertise and presented BBC Springwatch

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We got our AusAlert thing - if you tap ok and then want to see what it said again - you've got to dig around in your phone settings to find the bloody thing. (Safety & Alert settings on my Google Pixel phone). There are options you can adjust in there like turning on text to speech.