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Hi there! My name is Julia and I am from a town in the Hunter Valley called Maitland (about 30 minutes from Newcastle).

I mostly post about books on Instagram: julias_reading and I am an avid reader of Australian female authors.

I am really excited about joining this reading group! I try and read as many of the Stellar prize longlist as I can and have a few of the titles from recent years sitting on my shelves unread. So I am looking forward to each monthly read and discussing with you all.

Welcome, Julia! So glad to have you with us.

Just to let everyone know, we're trialing a new way of discussing books this month. In addition to our discussion here, we'll also have a group chat running on Instagram. It's up to you which you want to join, or if you want to be in both. If you do want to be included, let either Emily or I know and we can add you in!

Yes count me in for the Instagram discussion as well please! :) J

Julia wrote: "Yes count me in for the Instagram discussion as well please! :) J"

Happy to! Drop me a DM (@em.isreading) and I'll add you in :)

Thanks for inviting me Emily. What a great idea.
I always mean to read the Stella longlist (or even the shortlist) and never manage more than one book!

Hey guys! The poll for our October read is sitting pretty even for both Anchor Point and The Misogyny Factor, so if everyone is ok with it we might do another double read.

You can opt to read one, or both or another choice. I will post discussion posts for both books, and you can pop in and out of those as normal.

Happy reading!

Em xx

Thanks Emily! I have both ready to go!

Sue wrote: "Thanks Emily! I have both ready to go!" Same!!

Guys! We are now on Facebook!



Discussion threads are live there too, please feel free to join in on either platform.

Hi everyone, I’m Danielle and I’m from Perth. I’m always looking for reading challenges to help motivate me to read more widely, and this project sounds perfect 😊

I’m looking forward to reading and chatting with you all 🤗

Danielle wrote: "Hi everyone, I’m Danielle and I’m from Perth."

I am also originally from Perth, although in Melbourne now. Is this the part where we compare where we went to school and how many people we have in common as is tradition when Perth people meet?

Hi, I’ve been a miscellaneous blogger and Australian fiction reader-reviewer for several years but only recently joined Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ. I am looking forward to discussing books and sharing thoughts on our great Aussie authors! Bye, Gretchen.

Gretchen wrote: "Hi, I’ve been a miscellaneous blogger and Australian fiction reader-reviewer for several years but only recently joined Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ. I am looking forward to discussing books and sharing thoughts on o..."

Welcome! If you've read Mateship With Birds by Carrie Tiffany, head on over to the discussion post and let us know your thoughts. Its been a contentious read this month!

Welcome Laura! We read the Natural Way of Things last year, but all our discussion posts are still live. Jump on in and share your thoughts on any of those. We are also on Instagram, if you have that. Follow @stella__project

Chat soon!
Em