Queensland Reviewers Collective Reading

Just by chance one afternoon I came across a wonderful website which I can recommend.
The readers review many book genres from Australia and overseas on Queensland Reviewers Collective.

They also list current awards, the Australian Prime Minister’s Literary Awards, Ned Kelly Awards and more. They offer reviews for various categories from crime to historical and literary as well as children’s books. Plus there is a Readers Choice which was a landslide win for Emily Maguire – ‘Rapture’ (Allen & Unwin)

Prime Minister’s Literary Awards 2025

Writing Australia announced the winners of the 2025 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards. Two of the winning titles, chosen by an independent panel of judges from shortlists announced in August are:

Fiction – ‘Theory & Practice’ (Michelle de Kretser, Text)

Nonfiction – ‘Mean Streak’ (Rick Morton, Harper Collins Australia)

The awards were presented at a special event, which was live streamed, at the National Library of Australia in Canberra on Monday, 29 September 2025. More information is available on the Creative Australia website.

Ned Kelly Awards 2025

The Australian Crime Writers Association has announced the 2025 Ned Kelly Award winners. The winning works in each category, chosen from shortlists announced in August are:

Best crime fiction – ‘The Creeper’ (Margaret Hickey, Penguin)

Best true crime writing – ‘A Thousand Miles from Care’ (Steve Johnson, HarperCollins)

Best debut crime fiction – ‘All You Took from Me’ (Lisa Kenway, Transit Lounge)

Best international crime fiction – ‘A Case of Matricide’ (Graeme Macrae Burnet, Text)

The winners were announced via a live-streamed video on the Australian Crime Writers Association website on Thursday, 26 September 2025. More information about the Ned Kelly Award Winners is available on the Australian Crime Writers Association website.

Great ideas for Aussie book club reads and also visit Sisters In Crime Australia. Now all I need to do is track down copies of each book then read and review on (whisper) Goodreads.
Whatever you read, enjoy your reading!

📚 With thanks to QRC 💗 Gretchen Bernet-Ward 2025

What happened to the knitter? Created by Michelle Hutton of Beenleigh Quilters, Brisbane Craft & Quilt Fair Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre 2024 © photo Gretchen Bernet-Ward 2024

Top Ten Reader On Goodreads!

Totally surprised by this information from Goodreads. Yes, I do read a lot but when I saw it all laid out like this, well, it was a pleasant shock to read the stats.

I did not realised that I had read such a varied collection of good books over one year. Perhaps many other Goodreaders were sent a similar result? Maybe we should form our own book group? Either way it is nice to think the algorithms ‘liked’ me enough to let me know.

In the back of my mind I am torn between being happy and being dubious about having my reading habits logged so meticulously when only a handful of books were absolute standouts for me. Only a few are loved unconditionally!