*dances around in all the Aussie glory*


LOVE THIS.

I need to make a tick list. I have read most of them, I think.

Whoops.... "heard of" most of them.

Sorry. Just lying to you for no apparent reason. :)

Crikey! ;) Great work, Flann. The Kobo store has been my latest go to resource for Aussie ebooks. They have a ton of UQP titles. BN.com has a few too, like Brown Skin Blue and Loving Richard Feynman.

I want them allllllllllll.

I've read a ton of these books, and they're all terrific! I'm sure that you put a ton of time into this post. :)

Good Oil is gonna be published in the USA under the name 'Love and other Perishable Items' soon. :)

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13572835-love-and-other-perishable-items

Megan@<a href="http://thebookbabesreads.blogspot.com">The Book Babe</a>

Wow, there are so many I've read, and so many I've never even heard of! One thing is sure, I'll be coming back to check out this list very often! It's a good way to make sure I read at least one Aussie title every month. There are plenty to choose from.

As an avid lurker I finally feel compelled to comment. . . this is a fantastic list (I truly mean that, as a New Zealander I probably have more access to Aus YA lit than those in the states and have read quite a few of these), but Margaret Mahy is not Australian! . . .and quite possibly would have been quite offended to be called such

There are books on this list that even I haven't heard of... I need to make it my mission to read them all :D

Thanks for the shout out!

man, this is amazing.

i had a peek earlier but only just now catching up on commenting.

i love this, and it
's such an awesome resource.

also, i am shocked to realise i have pretty much read every book on this wall, lol. only a few to do (well, a couple of them i have half read and are just not my genre)

some of my all time fave books are on here. forinstance, i crazily LOVE raincheck on timbuktu. also, will by maria boyd is awesome. i've read it three times, although i dont know anyone else who has read it.

i also liked the blue water high book, felt a bit like dance academy but for surfer nuts (instead of dancer nuts). how did you even find out about that book?

You have just dramatically increased my TBR pile... all I can say to this is, THANK YOU! I even have a GR shelf dedicated strictly to Aussie authors. It's small now at 16 (including all of Melina Marchetta's books), but I have a feeling it will steadily continue to grow.