Same for me

I mean games, tv, movies all have some sort of rating system so you don’t really have to spend a lot of time reviewing the content for your kids. Seems like a gap that this doesn’t exist for books.

Credit to the Australian members of parliament who haven’t let this go:

[Prime Minister Anthony] Albanese has said he raised the matter directly with the US, including with the president, Joe Biden, during his visit to Washington in October 2023.

In February this year, Albanese and cabinet members supported a motion put forward by independent MP Andrew Wilkie urging the UK and US to allow Assange to return home to Australia.

The attorney general, Mark Dreyfus, said he also raised the matter with his US counterpart, Merrick Garland, during a meeting in January this year.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/article/2024/jun/25/julian-assange-australia-reaction-wikileaks-founder-plea-deal

Beach Read by Emily Henry. Both protagonists are authors.

That is amazing.

Does not look happy! Hope she’s a keeper :)

Their faces say “but we haven’t had any food in like… hours!”

That’s why my shoes all wear out so soon now!

This is how Silo started. Just saying.

“Before going into beta” is HIGHLY optimistic lol

Good to hear!

For sure, good luck!

The kindle fee is 13.99 aud/month for me which is pricy by my standards. The library however is totally free but it doesn’t have every book I want. So it’s either wait for a physical copy at the library, just buy it outright, or take it off the reading list.

I tried KU for a month or two but I couldn’t find enough good books to read to justify the cost. Instead I just got a digital library subscription and read on my phone/tablet.

Mass produced Knick knacks. Those useless ornaments that just seem to accumulate on bookshelves, fireplaces and cabinets.

I was wondering who else counted the words lol

I’ve always heard Wodehouse mentioned in the context of other authors like Pratchett and Adams.

What book would you recommend as a good starter?

It was definitely togs in Qld when I was growing up. Might be the old potato cake/scallop debate all over again.

I have to admit to giving up on the Fifth Season as well but I’m going to make another attempt soon!

110F = 43.33C if anyone else was wondering.