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Book Bites
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This blog will have reviews, keep a log of what we are reading, authors we like, share links, photos, jokes, comics and articles we come across in our travels. The majority of us read urban fantasy and paranormal romance, so the blog will have a leaning towards those genres.
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Romantic clinch covers: are they offensive?

Are you offended by clinch covers? I just did my sexual harassment training at work tonight, and such a point was raised. Apparently I cant read sexy books at work because Im harassing everyone who s...

1 day ago

What is Aussie Author Month, and Why Do I Support it?

The way I see Aussie Author Month is the more we, as a community and as individuals, talk about Aussie authors the better. Having a dedicated month to the cause only emphasises this need. I mean, the...

03 apr 12

Book Bites is BACK! Aussie Author Month, Writers Tea Party, and other news

Im baaa-aaack! *grins* I have my computer back, up and running, and I have a new job so Ill be buying books again. Be scared, be very scared! Although, for the moment, I may need to keep the blogging...

01 apr 12

New job = new books!

I finally have a new job! It is pretty scary, because Ill be looking after an office of 80-90 people - my previous office had less than 20. Also, I had to by a suit. I guess I am finally an...

02 mar 12

Survey XI

Hardback, trade paperback or mass market paperback? Mass market paperback. Reading hardbacks and trades hurt my hands. Waterstones, Borders or Amazon? None of the above. I shop at Galaxy, Abbeys, Dym...

05 feb 12

Did ya miss me?

This is just a quick hello. Im still without a computer and unable to blog frequently. I will however be trying to post a little bit of something on a more regular basis using library computers. I ca...

02 feb 12

Book Bites hiatus

Hello my lovelies! Gosh I miss you! And blogging! And ebooks! And everything about the internet that I cant do over my phone! I need to apologise! Three months and no word from me! :o I was on holida...

07 nov 11

Maria V. Snyder giveaway winner announced

The winner of the Maria V Snyder giveaway was entrant 14! Congratulations:  Pretty Lady! Your prize will be posted to you shortly! The giveaway was drawn by assigning numbers 1-38 to the 38 entr...

31 jul 11

Ashfield Librarys World Café Readers’ Evening 2011

What a brilliant night I had on Thursday! Ashfield Library had a World Café Readers’ Evening, highlighting the various special interest areas of the library. I had two friends speaking, Vassiliki the...

31 jul 11

Why it is worth entering competitions....

The moral of the story is enter any and every competition you would like to win the books for, because you may just win them. I know, it is strange to put the moral of the story at the beginning rath...

25 jul 11

Teaser Tuesday: Phoenix Rising by Pip Ballantine & Tee Morris

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: * Grab your current read * Open to a random page * Share two (2) “teaser” ...

19 jul 11

Maria V. Snyder book giveaway!

With the creation of the new Harlequin Teen Australia fanpage on Facebook and on the occasion of Maria V. Snyder touring Australia, Harlequin Teen Australia has kindly donated some prizes to Book Bit...

11 jul 11

Review: Stranded With Her Ex by Jill Sorenson

Stranded With Her Ex by Jill Sorenson Blurb from Goodreads: An exotic wildlife preserve is a dream come true for conservation biologist Daniela Flores. Until she finds out her ex-husband is leading t...

11 jul 11

Harlequin Teen have a comp to win an iPad2 and meet Maria V Snyder

Hi guys, Harlequin, the publishers of Mills & Boon now have a YA Fiction imprint called Harlequin Teen. Theyve published some books I really like, namely Rachel Caines Soul Screamer series which ...

08 jul 11

Sony cant keep up the the demand for the Sony Reader 650 & accessories

  So I wasnt able to buy the case I wanted. The Sony Centre in George Street had run out, and told me they had been discontinued. They are still listed on the website. I called Burwoods David Jo...

08 jul 11

Travelling, so Im off to buy a Sony Reader case with booklight...

As a change of plans, I am now going to be staying with my parents for a couple of weeks after I finish working. I am really looking forward to the peace and quiet (and puppy kisses) which I can find...

07 jul 11

The Rogue Gadda giveaway winner is...

The winner of the Rogue Gadda giveaway was picked at random by author Nicole Murphy this morning. The winner is: Sapphired Dragon Nicole will be in contact with you shortly to organise postal details...

06 jul 11

The Rouge Gadda giveaway ends in 9 hours!

The giveaway for Rogue Gadda ends at midnight Australian Eastern Standard Time tonight! That is in about 9 hours. It is open internationally, and all you need to do is tell Nicole Murphy and myself w...

05 jul 11

Guest post and competition: Nicole Murphy

One of the themes Ive been running with in my life lately recently is change and “fuck plan b”. The fuck plan b phrase comes from something Amanda Palmer (one of my inspirational idols) tweeted at a ...

30 jun 11

Teaser Tuesday: Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: * Grab your current read * Open to a random page * Share two (2) “teaser” ...

28 jun 11

Books are my cocaine

 So I just logged into my bank account and this shit just got real! I usually have about $200 of disposable income after I pay my rent and living expenses each fortnight, and I just tucked that ...

23 jun 11

Teaser Tuesday: Phoenix Rising by Pip Ballantine & Tee Morris

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: * Grab your current read * Open to a random page * Share two (2) “teaser” ...

22 jun 11

Change

In the words of Amanda Palmer, fuck plan b! Ive quit my day job! So, now it is official I can tell you that I resigned from my full time job last week. I’ll be looking for part time work as I want to...

22 jun 11

The future of the book shop: some thoughts.

This is purely an opinion piece based on my current inexpert knowledge and with my own personal experiences as a customer over the last 15 years. Ive been reading all these articles lately about the ...

16 jun 11

The Silence

I have some bit things happening in my personal life at the moment, and haven’t had time or attention to focus on reading or blogging. Sorry for the lull. I hope to make up for it with Supanova occur...

09 jun 11

Book Bites is now on Tumblr

Book Bites now has a Tumblr ^_^ It is a place for me to share and reblog quotes, book p0rn and bookshelf p0rn! Because, you know you want to… ;-p Ill still be uploading pictures to Flickr, so mostly ...

06 jun 11

Teaser Tuesdays: The Seventh Wave by Paul Garrety

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: * Grab your current read * Open to a random page * Share two (2) “teaser” ...

31 may 11

Aurealis Awards wrapup (finally!), Supanova, Flickr and Facebook

I am sorry I have been so slack with my blogging. Ive been under the weather, and had stuff going on in my personal and professional life that have prevented me from writing more than a few garbled s...

31 may 11

ARRC to Perth in 2013?

If you are a member of ARRA, you should check your email. There is a suggestion that ARRC 2013 could be held in Perth in conjunction with the RWA conference. It would obviously be cheaper for ARRA in...

30 may 11

Teaser Tuesday: Afterlight by Elle Jasper

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: * Grab your current read * Open to a random page * Share two (2) “teaser” ...

24 may 11

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