Let’s look at 3 cosy murder mystery books! In this post we review ‘Murder She Wrote: Gin & Daggers’ by Jessica Fletcher, ‘We Solve Murders’ by Richard Osman, and ‘Kitty Peck and the Music Hall Murders’ by Kate Griffin
10 Books to secretly get you in the Christmas Spirit – A Santa Claus Book List! Let’s spell out Santa’s name with books and earn his trust!
It’s time to lock-in our books to read in November 2024! Crime, fantasy, and mystery fiction galore! Our Fishbird Central Book Club pick this month is ‘Outback’ by Patricia Wolf!
100 Blog Posts! Reflecting on our journey of creativity, exploration, and stories—100 posts and counting!
Spooky Reads: Haunting Books for Halloween! Sink your teeth into these spine-chilling stories for the perfect Halloween night!
Halls Gap Motel is calling your name! Book in for a holiday in the shade of the Grampians! Kangaroos, emus and you!
This spooky season, why not be one of the ghoul kids and fill your Halloween stocking with the 2023 Bram Stoker Awards Winners! There’s something for readers of every age!
It’s Love Your Book Shop Day on 12 October 2024! In this post I’ll let you in on the books I’m keeping an eye out for in the independent book shops!
Who let the dogs out?! Let’s howl at the moon with King, earn our PI stripes with Lochte, and enter the mind of a killer with Kukafka!
Amble at Hahndorf is the perfect place for a relaxed few nights in the Adelaide Hills. You don’t even need to pack your own birds!
Never mind Backstreet’s back, what about all these books with backs on the cover?! Grab your backiest backlist backfest and let’s get backing!
Let’s get cosy with 3 comforting reads about murder, witchcraft and haunted castles! Perfect cosy reads to pair with your hot chocolate, and fanciest detective hat.
Let’s choose some October reads! It’s time to stack your book trolley with spooky reads! Werewolves, creepy children and haunted houses!
It’s time to join us on a ‘100 Sketchy Faces’ challenge! Grab your favourite face, immortalise it in whatever medium you choose & then repeat 100 times!
Penguin Classic Reads: Timeless tales where mystery, mayhem, and murder are always in style. Let’s solve some vintage whodunnits!
From dinosaurs to dogs, dive into 14 wild reads with animals in the title! Flap, fly, slink, stamp or slither to your new favourite book!
Sketching animals is fun. It can also improve, extend and enhance your life. Science. Join us on our wrap up of the Sketchy Animals Challenge!
Even demons need a stack of ghoulish reads to see them through the midnight hours! Grab a coffee & let’s check out some Beetlejuice books.
Let’s wrap up our August reads for 2024! Award winners, gothic thrillers, ghost spotters and more! What did you read this month?
Wondering what to pack for an overnight trip? Worried no matter how many pants you pack, it won’t be enough? No fear! We made you a list!
It’s time to set our monthly TBR for September 2024! Aussie crime reads, comic fantasy, cosy mysteries and more!
Starting a new sketching adventure and unsure what to draw? Try out these 25 sketchbook ideas to spark your creative flow!
Why not celebrate Father’s Day with Papa Poe! Let’s look at the Edgar Award Winners for ‘Best Novel’ from 2015 to 2024!
Let’s visit the Monarto Zoo, only 60 minutes from Adelaide CBD! Monarto is the Safari Park of your dreams!
Partners in Crime: Celebrate Your Bookish Relationship with 7 Mystery and Suspense Fiction Reads. Bookish love is the best love!
The Barossa Pavilions! Where world-class wine meets breathtaking landscapes, all under the watchful eye of Maggie Beer! Your next unforgettable escape awaits!
Let’s wrap up our reading for July 2024! We read lots of small-town crime this month! Vampires, popcorn murderers, private detectives and haunted ships! Oh my!
30 Penguin Crime and Espionage Modern Classics! Grab your favourite green jacket and lets go nab some crooks!
Let’s explore 2024 Edgar Award Winners! Honouring the best in mystery fiction published or produced in 2023!
Let’s check out all the winners of the Ned Kelly Awards for Best Crime Fiction – from 1996 to 2023!
Check out our Monthly TBR August 2024! Hauntings, dinosaurs, secret service agents, cosy librarians with clever cats and more!
Calling all art lovers! Are you stuck in a creative rut, staring at a blank canvas, not knowing where to begin? Play a little game of Art Prompt Bingo!
The New York Times have released their list of 100 Best Books of the 21st Century! How many have you read?
Stay at Carolynne’s Cottages in Naracoorte, South Australia! Explore fossils in the Naracoorte Caves, check out a sheep or two and relax in comfort at the Cottages!
What’s on my kindle? Let’s check out 44 books that silently lurk on my e-reader! Together, lets bust some digital clutter!
Let’s set sail on another reading challenge! 10 Books with ‘Sea’ in the title! Mysteries, murder and mayhem with ties to the ocean deep!
Reading wrap June 2024! We solved some crimes, escaped an asylum, crossed the country on a zany heist, and met a grizzly Disney princess!
The Patti LuPone reading challenge! Let’s read books inspired by a Broadway great!
It’s time to choose the Monthly TBR for July 2024! Let’s read some crime, horror and mystery thrillers!
Explore the Roma Street Parklands and learn a little about the history of how Graham the Echidna blessed us all with park access.
Cosy up and chill out with these 5 books to read in Winter! Whether it’s mildly chilly, or the dead of winter – these reads will put a little frost in your fiction.
The Sheep’s Back Museum in Naracoorte – a woolly wonderland! Perfect for history buffs, sheep fiends and lovers of odd-looking mannequins.
Let’s investigate the first 15 Penguin Crime Classics! Sporting iconic green covers, these detective novels are an old-fashioned hoot!
In this post we visit the Julie-Anna Inn, Bendigo – where every stay feels like a storybook escape! Let your Victorian adventure begin!
The Agatha Christie Reading Challenge! Each letter of Christie’s name, a clue, leading you to discover some new favourite reads.
Reading Wrap Up May 2024! We read 14 books in May 2024! Dinosaurs, witches, spies and murderers – tips for the future, life on the land and a trip to the mountains!
Looking for a book that would drive a dinosaur to distraction? Check out these 5 Dinosaur Reads – T-Rex Style!
In this post, we’ll take you through 10 Australian Big Things we’ve visited, and 5 honourable mentions that may one day make the list. Disclaimer – Backstories in this post may have been altered for humorous purposes.
Let’s pick our Monthly TBR for June 2024! We’re doubling down on award winners this month, and also launching our Fishbird Central Book Club! Let’s read some Stephen King together!
Weaving your way to wonderful Wagga Wagga in NSW? Check out the International Hotel Wagga Wagga for a great place to stay!
Calling all readers! We challenge you to read a book with ‘Blood’ in the title! Check out these 3 books to get your blood pumping!
In this post, we’ll explore the nominees for the CWA Dagger Awards 2024! Six Daggers and over 60 books – Gold, Steel, New Blood, Historical, In Translation and Dagger in the Library!
Our ‘100 Animals in 100 Days’ sketchy challenge, has hit a new high! We’ve drawn 75 sketchy animals! Join us for Round 3 as we meet some new sketchy friends!
Society will have you believe that all mothers dream of socks and vacuum cleaners. False. They all dream of books. Check out these mother’s day bookish gift ideas to celebrate the mum you love!
Reading Wrap up for April 2024! Cosy mysteries, Aussie fiction, young adult and thriller reads! Have we found some new favourites?
One of the biggest crime fiction events in Europe – the 2024 CrimeFest Awards will be presented in May, 2024. Lots of exciting reads on the nominee lists to add to your TBR!
The 2024 ITW Thriller Award nominees have been announced! The ITW Thriller Awards celebrate the best thriller writers from around the world. Some great reads to add to your TBR Stack! Winners announced 1 June 2024!
Monthly TBR (To Be Read) Stack for May 2024! Will we stick to the books we’ve picked? Grab your favourite and read along with us!
Visiting Dubbo in NSW? We have just the place for you to stay! The Bluegum Dubbo Motel – comfortable, central and friendly!
Round Two of our Sketchy Animals challenge – draw 100 Animals in 100 Days!! 25 more sketchy animals! Toucans, crocodiles, budgies, whales and silly geese! Let’s make art!
Support Aussie authors and check out the shortlist for the 2023 Aurealis Awards! The Aurealis Awards celebrate Australian writers of science fiction, fantasy and horror!
Let’s check out the final ballot for the 2023 Bram Stoker Awards! The awards celebrate superior horror and dark fiction writing – oh my!
Looking for a relaxing place to stay in Armidale? Check out the wonderful Moore Park Inn! Guinea fowl, horses, birds amidst a rural green outlook.
The 2024 Edgar Award Nominees have been announced! Let’s check them out and find some new favourite reads! The awards honour the best in mystery fiction published in 2023. Winners to be announced 1 May 2024!
Let’s sketch 100 animals in 100 days! I have an alarmingly shaky grasp of exactly how many animals are in existence to begin with, but let’s get to work! Check out the first 25 sketchy animals!
Looking for luxury beachside accommodation at Cotton Tree, Maroochydore? You can’t go past Chateau Royale for a seaside stay!
The Australian Booksellers Association list of 100 must read Australian novels is here! Let’s check out the books & support Aussie bookshops!
We read 3 Aussie Crime Fiction books! ‘Hermit’ by S.R. White, ‘Peace’ by Garry Disher and ‘Resurrection Bay’ by Emma Viskic!
Looking for a camel adventure, but scared to go to the desert on account of giant sand worms? Check out QCamel on the Sunshine Coast!
We review 3 books with ‘Murder’ in the title! ‘The Strings of Murder’ by Oscar de Muriel, ‘The Christmas Murder Game’ by Alexandra Benedict, and ‘We Wish You a Murderous Christmas’ by Vicki Delany!
Stay overnight at the Ramada Hotel Ballina! Views of the Richmond River, walking distance to ice-cream, and you may even spot the Mentalist!
We review 3 books with ‘Road’ in the title – ‘Road of Bones’ Christopher Golden, ‘Bitter Wash Road’ Garry Disher and ‘Red Dirt Road’ S R White
Jurassic World has never been more of a BLOCK-buster! Grab your favourite dino-repellent and shake a LEGO® to go check out these amazing creatures!
2023 Reading Wrap Up! 100 Books Read! Some pearlers & some curlers – which ones have you read?
Treat yourself to a night or two at Dayboro Cottages! Cosy and comfortable chalets looking out over the Dayboro Valley. You may even see a llama!
Looking for some classic Aussie Fiction? This post will introduce you to a plucky pelican, a heroic homesteader, and a wandering waif!
We dare you to stay overnight in one of these haunted houses. Changing rooms, supernatural entities, and lots of unanswered questions!
Visit with a prehistoric dinosaur! Go on an African Safari or travel under the sea and swim with a whale at this virtual zoo!
Looking for Caloundra holiday accommodation? Check out the Watermark Resort! A range of unit options, and glorious views!
3 Fairy Reads to help you reconnect with yourself, the little folk and magical realms that are closer than you may think.
An ode to a posse of rainbow lorikeets who tried to muscle in on our hot chips. Respect, winged friends. Respect.
Looking for a devilish read to get you in the mood for the spooky season? We review 3 books with ‘Old Scratch’ vibes, to get you started!
We review 3 books with ‘Lady’ in the title. Books for Ladies! Also books for non-ladies that like ladies, or reading books about ladies!
Join us as we review 3 top reads from Australian women crime writers. Family intrigue, missing mothers and meta authors! Oh my!
It’s always only a few weeks until Christmas! Here are 3 Festive Books to get you in the mood for the season. Happy Reading!
April is a month for chocolate, adventure and creating artistic habits! Join us as splash some paint around & sketch some new friends.
A rainforest retreat only a short drive from Brisbane. Treat yourself to some luxury accommodation at Kondalilla Eco Resort, Montville!
Want to be the Queen of Dragons, but hate all the political intrigue? Visit Roma Street Parklands on a sunny day, and you’re in for a treat!
Marching into madness with a daily art habit! An ill-proportioned Bill Murray and a cat in an overcoat – oh, my! Happy Sketching!
Maleny Botanic Gardens & Bird World is the place to be! Picnic with some feathered friends, and enjoy glorious views of the Glasshouse Mountains!
Come and marvel at the ocean, relax and escape the bustle of everyday life in a glorious seaside escape! You’ve earned it!
Join me on a creative journey, and enjoy the crazy characters I created in February. Some days are hits, some days are misses – all days are an achievement. Some days the birds even wear hats.
Looking for a creative outlet, or the courage to put pen to paper? Let’s create together and sketch each day!
Join us as we wrap up the books we’ve read in the month of May. Detectives, Dracula and David Hasselhoff haunting the Scottish moors!
Wanting a coastal holiday, complete with a giant prawn and a comfortable bed? We’ve got the perfect Ballina accommodation for you!
Looking for an activity the whole family can enjoy, that also involves ‘serial killer’ glow worms in a mock rainforest environment?
Scared that a celebrity chef will knock on your door and ask to make a meal from your leftovers? Let’s freshen up that fridge together!
Getting the itch to declutter your home? Moving house and need some tips on how to cope with an avalanche of stuff? We’ve got you.
Wondering what to draw? Love the alphabet, and have a long list of favourite actors? Well have we got a sketchy challenge for you!
Looking for your next favourite read? Check out Rosetta Books, in Maleny Queensland. Wonderful staff, fantastic reads and coffee too!