Category: For Readers

• My Favourite Five Reads – 2016

  

  Five books I read and loved in 2016. Maybe you’ll love them too!

  Ali Stegert

  December 3, 2016

  For Readers, Reviews & Recommendations

  Cloudstreet, David Copperfield, Dickens, Echo, End of year reading favourites, Favourite Five, Francis Hardinge, gaslamp fantasy, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, magical realism, Susanna Clarke, The Lie Tree, Tim Winton, tragicomedy, Victorian literature

• Three Things Dickens Taught Me

  

  Three good reasons to read Dickens. As if you need any…

  Ali Stegert

  April 22, 2016

  For Readers, For Writers

  Charles Dickens, David Copperfield, reason to read Dickens

• Top 5 Unforgettable Mothers in Literature

  When I saw Random House AU's blog post, The Top 5 Best Mothers in Literature, I quickly tried to compile my own list before I read the article. Sad to say, the first mother characters who came to mind were of the wicked step-, absent/dead, and dysfunctional, mommy-dearest types. How weird that mothers are so…

  Ali Stegert

  May 10, 2014

  For Readers

  A Prayer for Owen Meany, Beloved, Most Unforgettable Mothers in literature, mother’s day post, Random House Australia, The Book Thief, The Far Pavilions, The Red Tent, Top 5 list of mothers, unforgettable mother characters

• Why Audio Books Are Awesome

  Here are my 3 reasons why audio books are awesome: One: The Performance Factor Adding audio books to my repertoire has only enriched my reading life. The performance almost always enhances my enjoyment of the book. Check out two of my favourites, the Amelia Peabody mystery series, which feature Barbara Rosenblat’s hilarious vocal characterisations and…

  Ali Stegert

  March 30, 2014

  For Readers

  Amelia Peabody mystery series, apps for readers, Audible.com, audio books, audio books and exercise, audiobooks.com, awesome audio books, Barbara Rosenblat’s audio performances, Book recommendations, Books on the Nightstand podcast, Colin Firth’s audio performancee, The End of the Affair

• The Peculiar Joys of Book Stalking

  I’m not a big shopper. I know some people are energised by it. Not me. Maybe I’d like it more if I could zip through malls on a suped-up Segway, but as it stands, shopping sucks the joy out of my marrow. Unless we’re talking about book shopping. Now there’s a blood-pumping, spirit-lifting outing if…

  Ali Stegert

  February 8, 2014

  For Readers

  Black Cat Bookshop, Black Cat bookshop supports local writing, book stores, City Lights Bookstore San Francisco, Corelli Books Mooloolaba, GoodReads app, GoodReads TBR list, hunting for books, independent bookstores, palatial bookstores, Pavilion of Women, Pearl S. Buck, Riverbend Books, second-hand bookstores, why independent bookstores are great