I knew I was having a busy month in May – but it was only when I sat down to post my list of reads for the months just ended that I realised just how busy it must have been – because I managed to finish only 10 books in May. I did finish lots of journal articles which I don’t really have allowance fr in my book tally, but even including those, my reading was certainly a little neglected in May, owing largely to football injuries (not mine, my kids), the release of new book, and day job commitments. Still the ten I did read were goodies. So here’s the list with, as usual, links to those I reviewed.
| Shallow Breath | Sara Foster | Bantam | Adult |
| Definitely No Ducks | Meg McKinlay | Walker Books | Children’s |
| Our War | Brian Lews | Penguin | Adult NF |
| Coonardoo | Katharine Susannah Prichard | A & R | Adult |
| Seadog | Claire Saxby | Random House | Picture Book |
| The Amazing Spencer Gray | Deb Fitzpatrick | Fremantle Press | Children’s |
| The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith | Thomas Keneally | A & R | Adult |
| Stagefright | Carole Wilkinson | Black Dog | Young Adult |
| Ferret on the Loose | Heather Gallagher | New Frontier | Children’s |
| Once Upon a Slime | Andy Griffiths | Pan | Children’s |