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2024 Week 32: Five Rings to rule them all …

Posted on August 14, 2024 by mgbauer

Well not surprisingly I’ve got stratchy eyes from watching too much late night, early morning OLYMPICS. I know many people don’t like sport or just don’t understand the appeal. I’m really glad I’m not one of those people. I think … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged books, Eiffel Tower, Olympic Games, Paris, Reading, Sport, Writing | 4 Comments

2024 Week 31: Hitting the books.

Posted on August 9, 2024 by mgbauer

After about a month’s gap I have just posted Book #12 in my modest “24 in 24” Reading Challenge. Since it’s already August you can see that I’m well behind where I should be at this point in the year. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 11, 12, books, Judging, Queensland Premier's Literary Awards, Raeding Challenge, Shortlists | 1 Comment

2024 Week 30: You’ve got (more) mail.

Posted on August 2, 2024 by mgbauer

I mentioned in a recent post that I’d had surprising emails from a German school in Mexico and a French school in Vanuatu. In both cases their students were reading Don’t Call Me Ishmael. Since then I’ve had more writing … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged books, Don't Call Me Ishmael, education, International Youth Library, Internationale Jugendbibliothek, Ishmael and the Return of the Dugongs, Max Fatchen, Reading, Rodney Forgets It!, Rodney Loses It!, teaching, The Running Man, White Ravens Festival, Writing | Leave a comment

2024 Week 29: And the winner is …

Posted on July 26, 2024 by mgbauer

Once again I’m a little bit late with the weekly blog and my excuse this time is that we’ve been away spending a few days in … SYDNEY! The good news is that we had a lovely time with beautiful … Continue reading →