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Easing my way into the end of the week curled up and cosy with a copy of James Patterson’s 19th Christmas - the perfect thriller to get in the mood for all things festive. I love the unputdownable nature of the story and the way in which the author keeps the reader wanting more. The fusion of crime + Christmas makes it the perfect December read 🤓⠀
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What’s your favourite festive read?

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What are some of your fave reads of 2019?⠀
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Three stand-outs for me have been:⠀
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Three Women by @lisadtaddeo ⠀
Places I Stopped on the Way Home by @meg_fee (admittedly this was a re-read of a book that I read - and loved - last year)⠀
An American Marriage by @tayari ⠀
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These are three books I’ve picked as part of an ongoing collaboration with @west_hotelsyd as their Culturalist, which has involved me curating a selection of my favourite books for their guests to be able to order during their stay at the hotel. 📷 @nicklovinadventure

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Anyone else ever just bought a book because the cover goes with the background of your pic?! Asking for a friend here 🤪😂⠀
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In other news, I’m making a list of authors who I’ve been meaning to read forever but never quite got around to and who I’m determined to tick off next year. Thus far I’ve got:⠀
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* Virginia Woolf⠀
* Iris Murdoch (hence the purchase of this book)⠀
* Markus Zusak⠀
* Milan Kundera⠀
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Are there any authors you’re hoping to tick off in 2020?

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Tis a rather gloomy morning in Sydney today so I’m throwing it back to a sun-drenched stay at the stunning @deuxbelettes.
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What are you reading this weekend?

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Inspired by a recent post from @thereaderswardrobe, here are ten things that have been bringing me daily joy of late:⠀
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* Getting up at 4.30am - this definitely isn’t for everyone, but I’ve come to love my early morning starts.⠀
* A daily hour of uninterrupted reading time - I put my phone on aeroplane mode and limit all distractions so I get as much reading time in as I can⠀
* Watching the sun rise over the ocean: when I moved back to Australia in September, I promised myself I’d watch the sun rise as often as I could, come hangover, hell or high water⠀
* A daily swim in the sea: I either swim first thing in the morning or last thing in the evening; if I have time I’ll go twice⠀
* Reminiscing on a recent trip to Byron Bay⠀
* Dogs 🐕 ⠀
* Prosecco 🥂⠀
* My daily iced coffee from @gertrudeandalice⠀
* Making new friends - I honestly speak to everyone and anyone who crosses my path and my life is so much richer for it ⠀
* My colour co-ordinated bookshelves 😂🤓⠀
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What small things are making you happy right now?

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‘I’m happier than I’ve been for years.’ said F Scott Fitzgerald after arriving back on the French Riviera, a notion I couldn’t agree with more now that I’m settled back into beautiful Bondi.⠀
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Where’s your happy place?

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A question I’m always asked is how I make time to read so much (The White Album by Joan Didion will be the 80th book I’ve read this year), and while I often joke that all I do is read, drink Prosecco and sunbathe, I thought I’d share the ways that I maximise my reading time:⠀
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* I wake up super early (4.50am) so that I can get a solid hour of reading in before going on a sunrise coastal walk⠀
* I put my phone on aeroplane mode and keep it out of reach while I’m reading. This has been a game changer.⠀
* I carry a book with me at *all* times. I even had one in my handbag last night when I was at the rugby match in case I had a chance to read it at half time 😂🏉⠀
* I carve out time for reading in the same way that I plot time for blogging, exercise, catching up with friends etc.⠀
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Hope some of these might help those who want to up their reading game 🤓😂

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