Reviews
Reviews for You've Got To Be Kidding - A Shedload of Wine and a Farm Full of Goats
"Hilarious and heartfelt... from cover to stunning cover, it's a read that will have you constantly laughing out loud" - Better Reading
"Related with honesty and self-deprecating humour, You’ve Got To Be Kidding is a sincere, funny, warts-and-all expose of country living" - Book'd Out
"If you are after a real feel good story that captures the very essence of the old adage ‘be careful what you wish for’, Todd Alexander's You’ve Got To Be Kidding, strips the ‘dream’ bare, with heart, honesty and hilarity" - Blue Wolf Reviews
"Filled with laughs and comical reflections, his second book is an honest account" - Newcastle Weekly
"Finding positivity and humour in the most dire of times is something this tree-change author is brilliant at doing, and the adventure continues." - Out in Perth
"From the opening pages, [Todd] makes sure readers get lots of laughs. Amid the laughter, though, is the cold hard reality of country life." - Newcastle Herald
"Delightful" - Herald Sun
"Alexander relays his experiences with an ever-present sense of humour" - Dungog Chronicle
Reviews for Thirty Thousand Bottles of Wine And a Pig Called Helga
"A thoroughly charming must-read" - Good Health Magazine
“Delightful, funny and no-holds barred honest memoir” - Monica Dullard ABC Radio Melbourne
"Made me laugh out loud" - Maggie Beer
"Joyfully honest... a hilarious and captivating tale... will have you laughing til it hurts" - Better Homes & Gardens
"Sure to induce belly laughs" - NZ Booklovers
"A funny, poignant, sharply observed story" - Visit Vineyards
"A colourful and charming portrait" - GlamAdelaide
"Alexander's light and funny memoir... captures a sense of adventure" - Sydney Morning Herald
Listed as one of the funniest books of 2019 - Bookbub
"The captivating tale of Todd, Jeff and their menagerie of lovable animals will have you laughing until it hurts!" - Dymocks Booksellers
"A marvellous story... I loved every moment" - Out in Perth
"Honest and hilarious" - The Chronicle
Listed as one of the best new release books to read over Easter - Herald Sun
Reviews for Tom Houghton
"a very accomplished and captivating new Australian novel" - DNA Magazine
"Todd Alexander has created a protagonist who evokes genuine readerly fondness" - The Australian
"a finely paced emotional journey" - Melbourne Review of Books
"it becomes easy to be absorbed into Tom’s world" - Readings
"The thing that stood out most for me while reading Tom Houghton was the realness of it, and there’s an intimacy to it that comes from being able to look so closely at a person’s life" - BitsnBooks
"Cleverly crafted and with characters that walk straight off the page, Todd Alexander’s second novel is a masterpiece of self discovery" - Better Reading
"frank and tender... Alexander writes convincingly and emphatically" - Gleebooks
"Such is the life Alexander has breathed into his characters, I found myself thinking of him when I wasn’t reading the book and he stayed with me long after I finished. Tom Houghton truly is an inspiring read" - CargoART Magazine
"one of the finest Australian novels I've read this year" - Bookseller & Publisher
"a humorous, easy-to-read page turner" - The West Australian
"A powerful, breathtaking new novel" - Australian Independent Bookseller
"a fascinating story" - Out In Perth
"a captivating read with echoes of a confronting and heartfelt Christos Tsiolkas" - Book Bonding
"Confrontational, riveting, emotional and totally engrossing" - Blue Wolf Reviews
"encourages introspection in ways not seen for quite some time" - Student Edge Book Club