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SnS Book Club: The Rosie Project

How did you find this month’s book, The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion? Had you heard much about it before you read it? I hadn’t heard anything specific about this book before I read it, other than it...

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SnS Book Club: Burial Rites

Welcome to the March Edition of the #SnS Book Club. This month we are discussing Burial Rites by Hannah Kent, a young Australian author from South Australia. Burial Rites is her debut novel. And what...

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SnS Book Club: The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman

Welcome to this month’s book club discussion. This month we are discussing The Light Between Oceans, by M.L. Stedman, the debut novel of an Australian lawyer (now writer) who now lives in London. The...

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SnS BookClub: Boomer and Me by Jo Case

Welcome to this month’s book club discussion. This month we are discussing “Boomer and Me” by Jo Case. Are you a fan of non-fiction? Do you read it often? I love reading non-fiction occasionally,...

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SnS Book Club: Caleb’s Crossing

Welcome to the June edition of the SnS Bookclub, Caleb’s Crossing by Geraldine Brooks. How did you find this month’s book, Caleb’s Crossing? Have you read any of Geraldine Brooks’ books before? I am a...

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SnS Book Club: Seven Types of Ambiguity by Elliot Perlman

This month’s book club discussion has been written by my dear friend and fellow book lover Sarah Tidey. Sarah is also an author, having published a number of children’s books. She is currently working...

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Books & Flicks: What I’ve been reading and seeing lately

What have you been reading lately? Despite this year going on record as one of my crazy/busiest, over the past few months I have somehow managed to keep up with the Style and Shenanigans Book Club...

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What to Read in 2015

January means a lot of things to a lot of people. For me, it means slow mornings, no deadlines, commitments and guilt free reading. Yes, reading in the morning, during the kids’ rest time and at night....

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Books and Flicks: The January Wrap

If there is ever a month that I can hope to read more than my usual monthly quota, it’s January. It’s also the month in which I see loads of films. Well, three actually, but it’s all relative as this...

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The Top 10: My Favourite Books (Non fiction)

Reading about real people and real events can be interesting, inspiring and informative. After all, it’s one thing to watch the news or read an opinion piece. It’s another thing to step inside the...

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Book & Flicks: The June/July Wrap

It’s been a big couple of months of reading around here. I decided a couple of months ago that I was wasting a lot of time watching TV at night, time that could (and should) be spent reading. So I...

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How to Find Time to Read

The question I’m most regularly asked would have to be, hands down, ‘When do you find the time to read?’ It’s true that despite having three children, running a busy household and social life and...

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My Favourite Books of 2015

It’s been a good year in books around these parts. For one, I found some great books to read. The combo of my two book clubs plus some recommendations from friends saw me reading a variety of books,...

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What to Read in 2016

Looking for some reading inspo for 2016? Perhaps for an upcoming holiday, your book club or because you’re looking for something a bit different? Well, you’ve come to the right place. In today’s post,...

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Books & Flicks: The Summer 2015/16 Wrap

  One of the things I enjoyed the most about the Summer holidays (besides the lack of routine, lunch boxes extra curricular shenanigans) was the chance to really get stuck into some good books. When...

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Books, Flicks & Netflix: The February/March 2016 Wrap

Welcome to the latest books and flicks wrap here at Shenanigans Central. You’ll see I’ve decided to add Netflix in to the mix too as it’s my latest obsession. I think I love chatting about what I’ve...

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Books, Flicks & Netflix – The April Wrap

Well, it’s been another big month in the reading stakes around these parts. Slow mornings on the school holidays and a few days in Bendigo gave me some much needed down time and a chance to get into...

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Books, Flicks & Netflix – The May Wrap

Welcome to this month’s Books/Flicks and Netflix wrap. It’s been a good solid month of reading around these parts. I’m also pleased to report that I’ve mixed it up and read two fiction and two non...

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Books, Flicks & Netflix: August 2016

Well, it’s been Game of Thrones Central around here over the last little while, but in between beheadings and boobs I’ve managed to read some excellent books, including a fantastic debut novel by a...

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Books, Flicks and Netflix – The September/October 2016 Wrap

Welcome to my latest instalment of my latest book, flicks and netflix loves. It’s such a busy time of year isn’t it? I reckon without our quick trip to Noosa, I would not have read much over the last...

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