All posts by Team Booko

Books of the world: Talking To My Country.

July 20, 20202020, Australian Stories, Books of the World, Ideas, Learning, New authors, New Release, Personal development, Recommended, Top Books#Bookoaustralia, #BOTW, #imclever, #ourworld, #stories, #worldbooksTeam Booko

Today’s Book of the World is an extraordinarily powerful and personal meditation on race, culture and national identity. It’s Stan Grant’s Talking to My Country. Have you read it?

Monday Inspo

July 20, 20202020, Author, Change, Ideas, Learning, Monday Inspo, Personal development, QOTD#qotd #books #reading #monday #inspo #imclever #bookoaustraliaTeam Booko

This week on the blog we’ll take a closer look at the Inky Awards, share a great Ted talk and we’ll be asking about your hypothetical book writing plans. But to start the week off, we have this little gem for you.

Books of the World: Salt

July 17, 20202020, Australian Stories, Books of the World, Recommended, Top Books, Writing#Bookoaustralia, #BOTW, #imclever, #ourworld, #Reading, #stories, #Topbooks, #worldbooksTeam Booko

We have another Australian book for today’s Book of the World. It’s Salt by Bruce Pascoe who is the author of Dark Emu. This is a collection of essays and short stories. Definitely worth a read.

Happy Weekend

July 17, 20202020, Weekend#friday #weekend #friyay #relax #endoftheweek #staysafe #readingtime #imcleverTeam Booko

Cue a round of applause: we have all safely made it to the end of the week! Woohoo!Now it’s time to take a break, read a book, take a walk and if you can chat to friends and family.

Books of the World: Stephen Fry in America

July 16, 20202020, Books of the World, Recommended, Top Books, Travel, Writing#Bookoaustralia, #BOTW, #imclever, #ourworld, #Reading, #stories, #Topbooks, #worldbooksTeam Booko

Because we can’t travel, let’s live vicariously through others. Today’s Book of the World is Stephen Fry in America. Have you read it?

Books of the world: Down Under

July 15, 20202020, Books of the World, Funny, Recommended, Top Books, Travel, Writing#Bookoaustralia, #BOTW, #imclever, #ourworld, #Reading, #stories, #Topbooks, #worldbooksTeam Booko

Today’s Book of the World is a cheerful and amusing story of Bill Bryson travelling around Australia. It’s Down Under. Have you got a favourite Billy Bryson book?

What our language habits reveal

July 15, 20202020, Ideas, Learning, Recommended, TedTalks, Top Tips#communication, #imclever, #language, #minds, #ted, #tedtalk, #thoughtsTeam Booko

In an exclusive preview of his book ‘The Stuff of Thought’ Steven Pinker looks at how language expresses what goes on in our minds and how the words we choose communicate much more than we realise.

Books of the world: The Only Way Is West

July 14, 2020Books of the World, Friendship, Funny, Personal development, Recommended, Top Books, Travel, Writing#Bookoaustralia, #BOTW, #imclever, #ourworld, #Reading, #stories, #Topbooks, #worldbooksTeam Booko

The Only Way is West is a travel book that draws you in from page one. It’s a story of befriending fabulous people and witnessing the kindness of humans. Do you have a favourite travel book?

#tuesdaychat

July 14, 20202020, Art, Top Books, Tuesday Chat#covers, #imclever, #tuesdaychat #authors #books #bookaddict #dreaming #reading #ilovebooks #ilovereading #whataboutyouTeam Booko

We have all, quite rightly, been told not to judge a book by it’s cover as you never know what wonderful stories are waiting for us on the inside. So now it’s confession time, have you actually ever judged a book by its cover?

Books of the world: Eat Pray Love

July 13, 20202020, Books of the World, Goals, Ideas, Learning, Recommended, Top Books, Writing#Bookoaustralia, #BOTW, #imclever, #ourworld, #Reading, #stories, #Topbooks, #worldbooksTeam Booko

I remember when this book came out, it took the world by storm, everyone was reading it and made many think about their life choices. It’s Eat Pray Love. Which was your favourite part?