Um. Is this thing on? *taptaptap*

Oh, hi! My name is Cassandra and I’m writing to you as the first (alphabetically; I make no other claims) of the Aussie Owned and Read bloggers. You may be wondering why I’m qualified to write about books, especially young adult and new adult books in an Australian context. So here are a few random factoids about me, which may or may not reassure you. :p

I have a Bachelor of Arts in Communication, with a Professional Writing specialisation. I got my degree longer ago than I care to remember. And since 2007 I’ve been a professional editor  in the public service. (I live in Canberra; of course I’m a public servant!)

I may not be a teenager anymore (at least, I wasn’t last time I checked!) but I’ve been reading books with teenage and “new adult” protagonists for a long time—certainly longer than NA…